27Jan2012
Report: “Baggage” Cleared for Syndication in 70% of the Country
It's been a slow news day and an incredibly busy day, personally, for all of us. Luckily we found something interesting for you. According to Marc Berman and TV Media Insights, Sony Pictures Television's Baggage looks to be syndicated full time starting Fall 2012. According to TVMI, the Jerry Springer-hosted dating show has been cleared in 70% of the country. Baggage began a syndication test run in January 2011 throughout ten markets, where it saw ratings hovering around 0.8 to 1.0. These are off-network reruns of the GSN version which has been silent for months. Click here to check out a fun moment from the show.
Read MoreView Comments (9)06Jun2011
Season Premieres of “Baggage” and “Lingo” Tonight; Write Your Review
Two season premieres are tonight on GSN. The first is Baggage which will largely stay the same. That season debut is at 7:30PM ET. 8:00PM ET will be the one more of us will be paying attention to, though. It's the season debut of Lingo. It's almost enough to be a series debut. After a long break the show has a new set, new rules, new host, new music, and new top prize of $100,000. We've shown some previews, clips, and reviews and reception has been lukewarm so far. However, what do you think of the full episode? Be sure to tell us what you think in the comments.
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Morning Buzz for May 20, 2011
Good morning, everyone. Thanks to Nick for doing the update yesterday. I'm back in town, and here's the first updates for the day. This morning's updates include information about a brand new Only Connect game for iPhone and iPad, a way to play Only Connect right now, audience listings for shows like It's Worth What?, Family Game Night, and Baggage, plus a look at a US fan favorite from a foreign perspective. All that and today's short game show schedule. Click here for all the stories.
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Morning Buzz for May 17, 2011
Good morning, everyone. Here's this mornings stories. We've got updates on ABC's Shark Tank, a look at the family behind Deal or No Deal's £250,000 jackpot winner, Baggage's season debut, a show I can't believe GSN is attempting, audience tickets for BBC's Secret Fortune, and today's schedule. Click here for the full story on each.
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Morning Buzz for May 16, 2011
I hope everyone is attempting to have a good drive to the office this Monday morning. Here are some morning updates to start your week off. In this morning's Buzz, we've got information about ABC's summer game shows such as Wipeout and 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show, information about being a paid audience member for Baggage, logos for Million Dollar Mind Game and The $500,000 Pyramid, an interview with the newest Deal or No Deal jackpot winner, and the location of Family Feud's new season. Click here for the full story on each.
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Morning Buzz for May 10, 2011
Are you a disappointed Nashville Predators fan after their loss to the Vancouver Canucks last night? Try to erase it from your memory and change the topic but getting some genre updates. Here's your Morning Buzz for May 10, 2011. We've got a video from yesterday's The Price is Right, a casting notice for Baggage, another casting notice plus a small rant about potential laziness for NBC's Still Standing, and audience information for MTV2 and The Newlywed Game. We've also got some information on Meredith Vieira and her status with Millionaire. Click here to get the full story on each item.
Read MoreView Comments (9)16Feb2011
GSN Announces New Spring Originals
GSN's got a big Spring for game show fans. A new season of a favorite and two brand new series will debut in April, along with a schedule shuffle. As previously stated in advertising from the network's website, Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza will debut April 11th at 8:00PM ET.
Love Triangle, the new talk/dating game show, will also debut April 11th. The show, hosted by Wendy Williams, shows potential daters information about their past, present, and future. It will air weeknights at 7:00PM ET. The Newlywed Game will debut its new season, the second with current host Sherri Shepherd, on April 18th at the new time slot of 6:30PM ET. Click here for more information and the new Spring schedule.
20Jan2011
Video for the Day: Jerry Springer Will Do Anything on “Baggage”
It's a bit of a slow news day so I'm pretty happy GSN passed along a video my way. Baggage has been doing relatively well in syndication and it is showing no signs of ending any time soon. The Jerry Springer hosted show has been so popular because it's pretty bizarre and outrageous, which makes it very funny. You can't argue with the numbers they get for it. Occasionally some nutcase comes on the show and basically shows off what makes Baggage so popular, especially with the younger crowd. I think this lady who spoon feeds her dog showcases it pretty well. I think it also showcases that Jerry Springer will literally do anything. Though given his talk show I doubt this is the most disgusting bodily fluid he's been that close to. Take a look at the video by clicking here. You voted it as one of the top shows of 2010, so I'm sure many of you want to see it.
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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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“Baggage” Begins Syndication Test Run January 10th
Fans of GSN's hit original show Baggage are going to get another chance to check it out. The Jerry Springer hosted dating game show, previously only seen on GSN, will be going into a syndicated test run starting Monday, January 10th. The test run will only be in ten markets around the country, but if it does well it could expand wider. This is GSN's first series to be syndicated since it began operation in 1994. Click here to see the station list.
Read MoreView Comments (14)01Nov2010
New Episodes “The Newlywed Game” and “Baggage” Start Today on GSN
Regular GSN viewers will want to be sure to check two of the network's most popular originals today. New episodes are coming your way. The biggest is definitely The Newlywed Game. Old host Carnie Wilson is out and taking over is The View panelist and actress/comedian Sherri Shepherd. Then, at 6:30PM ET, new episodes of GSN's most popular original, Baggage, begin. Read More for more information, and tell us what you think about Sherri Shepherd today.
Read MoreView Comments (3)29Sep2010
GSN’s “Baggage” Starts a Themed Week on October 4th
We've got a lot of fans of GSN's hit original Baggage around here. This one may interest you. For the past few weeks you've seen every day people spill their dirtiest and most bizarre secrets for the chance at a date on national television. However, next week, Baggage will up the ante and begin a week long stunt of themed shows. Each episode will air at 6:30PM ET Monday, October 4th, through Friday, October 8th. The entire lineup is after the break. Read More to find out all the information.
Read MoreView Comments (1)16Aug2010
New Seasons of “Catch 21″ and “Baggage” Today at 5:30PM ET on GSN
Small alert to remember the season premieres of Catch 21 and Baggage on GSN today at 5:30PM ET and 6:30PM ET, respectively. Alfonso Ribeiro and Mikki Padilla return in the trivia blackjack game Catch 21 hoping to give a contestant $25,000. The show is now shot in HD. Baggage is back with Jerry Springer looking at people's deepest, darkest secrets before the date happens.
Read MoreView Comments (3)03Aug2010
New “Catch 21″ and “Baggage” August 16th on GSN; Other Schedule Changes
Here's an alert about a few minor upcoming GSN schedule changes in the future. However, I first just want to note about new shows. Catch 21 comes back from a rather long break in a new time slot of 5:30PM ET, being the new lead-in for The Newlywed Game. Actually it probably has the nicest slot that network can give any show right now...sandwiched between the highly rated Deal or No Deal and the highly rated Newlywed Game. Alfonso Ribeiro returns as host, as does the dealer Mikki Padilla. The show will rerun at 8:30PM ET. I'm hearing 130 episodes have been ordered, which is the largest order GSN has ever given to an original series. Usual orders are 65 episodes, so this is a long six months of new episodes which is good news. Read about more changes after the break.
Read MoreView Comments (9)26Jul2010
“Catch 21″ and “Baggage” return Monday, August 16
On August 16, "Catch 21" will usher in its fourth season. The blackjack-themed game show has been doing very well for GSN, and quite frankly, it's a fun game to play along with. A new batch of contestants will play the game for a chance to win up to $26,000, in a test of trivia, skill and luck of the cards. It's one of GSN's better shows, and I'm glad to see it back for another round.
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