21Jun2011
Morning Buzz for June 21, 2011
Good morning, everyone. There are a few smaller stories floating around today that don't require their own large post. Lots of interesting pictures and reports of forthcoming game shows are in today's Morning Buzz. This morning's updates include a look at the all new The Price is Right set, a preview of ABC's You Deserve It!, Don't Forget The Lyrics! coming to Netflix, and ratings for cable and syndication. Click here for all of this morning's updates.
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“Don’t Forget The Lyrics!” and “Fifth Grader” Cancelled
The writing has been on the wall for a long time but it was made official this week. Syndicated game shows Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? and Don't Forget The Lyrics! have been canceled. Fifth Grader lasted two seasons in syndication, and this was the first and only season for Lyrics!. Both are former Fox game shows which made the jump, similar to Deal or No Deal. Click here for detailed information on both shows and why they aren't returning.
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Ratings Report: “Money Drop” Stabilizes
We're now completely out of any form of 2010 ratings for syndication. Updates for both last night's Million Dollar Money Drop and all of syndication for the week ending January 9th are in. There's some relatively decent news for Money Drop. Its ratings seemed to have stabilized and the viewers who like it are sticking with it. Last night's show, with a record $300,000 win, got a 3.4/5 rating. On the surface, yeah, it's not the greatest rating on the planet, but it's pretty close to Minute to Win It which gets touted as the greatest thing to ever happen to game shows, and Money Drop is cheap enough. Click here to read more about the ratings for network and syndication game shows.
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Ratings Report: “Family Feud” Hits Another High; “Baggage” Debuts OK
The ratings for the week ending January 2nd, the final week of 2010 before the new year, are out. For the holidays, fans of Family Feud should have been sending cards and presents to host Steve Harvey for saving the show. It's becoming a recurring theme around here, but yet again Family Feud hit a season high. The rest of the syndicated shows, except for one, also saw an increase. Next, GSN's Baggage entered a ten market test run this past Monday. The ratings are out for the first two days and while it's not lighting the world on fire, in the grand scheme of things it's doing fine. We've also got the ratings for Million Dollar Money Drop, with more to come. Click here to read about all the ratings and what they mean.
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Ratings Report: “Million Dollar Money Drop” Stays Level; “Family Feud” Continues to Impress
We've got lots of ratings for broadcast, syndicated, and cable shows, not to mention results of how the black and white shows GSN added for a two week trial period are doing. But first, Million Dollar Money Drop had its first winner last night, giving away $80,000 to a couple. The ratings stayed relatively level due to a weak lead-in. Next, GSN recently added black and white game shows to the overnight 3:00AM hour for a two week period. If classic fans wanted them to stick around then people needed to watch. They're apparently doing so. And in syndication, for the week ending December 12th, Family Feud continues to be in the forefront this season. Click here to read more about the ratings.
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Ratings Report: “Family Feud” Hits Season High
New ratings for the the week ending November 21st are in, and the sweeps period was very good to games. In particular, Family Feud is riding a high wave of critical praise and increased ratings since Steve Harvey took over as host. The week ending the 21st saw Feud increase by 6% to a new season high of a 1.7. It's slowly marching towards the 2.0 rating and I don't know when the last time that's happened for the show. Most impressively Feud has increased by 31% season to date. Looks like we'll be seeing Family Feud for some time to come. Click here to see the rest of the ratings for the week and see what shows are in danger.
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Ratings Report: Syndication and “1 VS 100″
It's Wednesday so we've got some ratings to toss to you for the syndicated game shows and GSN's new 1 VS 100. Syndication stayed pretty level during the week ending November 7th. The only sign of life came from Wheel of Fortune. All the other syndicated shows stayed flat. Also, GSN's season debut of 1 VS 100 looks to be attracting some big viewers. It was GSN's most watched show of the day. Read More to see all of the numbers.
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Fall 2010 Season Debuts, Part Two: Voice Your Opinions
t's the second week of the Fall 2010 television season, and even more game shows are coming out today. The Price is Right, Let's Make A Deal, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, and Don't Forget The Lyrics! start new seasons today. Be sure to let us know what you think of each show. Let your voice be heard.
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News Flashes: Syndication, Videos, and More
Nothing big today beyond the very exciting Jeopardy! from last night, so here are a few news flashes. As a teaser, by the way, we'll have exclusive interviews with @Family_Feud host Steve Harvey and Who Wants to be a Millionaire executive producer Rich Sirop coming very soon. In this news flash we look at the final ratings for the summer season, a behind the scenes video of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, a small 1 VS 100 update, and the return of two popular British shows. Read more to find out everything.
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MySpace Named Official Casting Partner of “Don’t Forget The Lyrics!”
Don't Forget The Lyrics! has been getting ready for its syndicated season debut in September and Twentieth Television, the company behind the show, made a big announcement today. Twentieth Television announced on Tuesday that MySpace has been named the official casting partner of the show. As we previously announced when we had a preview of what to expect for the show, MySpace is also the official music engine of the show courtesy of the MySpace Karaoke. The show lets people try to complete the lyrics to songs that cut off suddenly for a chance to win up to $50,000. Basically if you want to be a contestant you can give it a shot on the Don't Forget The Lyrics casting page on MySpace. You can visit the page by clicking here. Click here for more details and a statement from MySpace.
Read MoreLeave a Comment19Jul2010
News Flashes: Celebrities, Yambo, and New “Price” Game
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, which uses a large number of celebrity contestants a season, is adding on another celebrity game. And finally it's not someone from freaking country music. Joan Rivers will appear on the Jeff Foxworthy hosted quiz show. Meanwhile, Don't Forget the Lyrics! first syndicated season will add at least one celebrity game. Mark McGrath, the new host, will welcome the popular 90s boy band Backstreet Boys to the stage. Not a lot is known yet but The Price is Right is getting a new pricing game and get ready...it's Yambo time. More information and news after the break. Click Read More.
Read MoreView Comments (7)19Jun2010
Syndicated “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” May Be a Bit Too Streamlined
Info courtesy of Hollywood Junket. As we previously reported, the new syndicated edition of Don't Forget the Lyrics! is coming this September to syndicated stations as a companion show to Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?. It's also going to air on MyNetwork and VH1. This new version, hosted by former Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath, has been streamlined to fit the half-hour syndicated model much like Fifth Grader was. The issue is Lyrics may be just a bit too streamlined. The game play is the same as before. A song stops in the middle and you have to complete the next line of lyrics without messing up. The money chain on this version starts at $1,000 (which is the least someone leaves with) and goes to $2,500; $5,000; and finally $10,000. If the player can get the $10,000 Lyric correct he or she has the option to go for the bonus "Encore" category to turn that into $50,000. If a player misses a song at any time he or she isn't out of the game but the Encore category is gone.
Read MoreView Comments (17)15Jun2010
“Pyramid” And Fall 2010 Shows Need Audiences
The Fall 2010 television season isn't too far away and some of your favorite game shows, including new comers, need an audience. These are mostly all Los Angeles based so if you're in that area you're in luck. The news most people are waiting for (and quite a few apparently on verge of a nervous break down to hear about given the comments everywhere) is Pyramid. The audience notice is out now, and you can get tickets here. As we reported a few days ago by us the taping will be for an hour-long show. I just want to make sure to warn those foaming at the mouth...the show hasn't been picked up yet. It's just a pilot. Don't jump to giant conclusions. I heard from multiple people a big reason the last pilot didn't sell was the tone was incredibly different from The Price is Right and they wanted something that was more of a companion show. I don't know what they are specifically looking for this time.
Read MoreView Comments (3)09Apr2010
Open Casting Calls for “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!”
Want to be a contestant on the upcoming season of Don't Forget the Lyrics!, entering syndication in September? In addition to the Craigslist posts we've gone over there are lots of open casting calls going on as well. The most recent is going to be in Los Angeles. Specifically at the ESPN Zone at LA LIVE. It'll be on Saturday, April 10th, from 12:00PM to 4:00PM. All you need to do is be able to at least have a slight amount of musical sensibility, lots of energy, and song knowledge and you could be playing for $100,000. Being over 18 and attractive doesn't hurt either. From the show's website, here are the rest of the casting calls in the area. LOS ANGELES Saturday, April10th 12-4pm ESPN ZONE @ L.A. LIVE 1011 S, Figueroa Stree
Read MoreLeave a Comment30Mar2010
News Flashes: Lyrics, The Hub, and Family Feud
*Twentieth Television's syndicated edition of Don't Forget the Lyrics! is still casting for its first daytime season. It's been off of Fox's primetime lineup for around a year now. The top prize will be $100,000; and it's hosted by former Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath, taking over for Let's Make A Deal host Wayne Brady. Be sure to know all the music you can: from the 50s to current hits. All you have to be is at least 18 years old. Have a great, fun personality and love to sing and you've got a shot at being on. Click here to apply. I'd be expecting it to be a retread of the primetime version, and that's fine by me. Oh, Fifth Grader was also renewed but we already knew that. *Hasbro's takeover of Discovery Kids, called The Hu
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