13Dec2011
“The Exit List” Debuts January 10th on ITV
Interesting scheduling news coming from ITV. Their new quiz show, The Exit List, had a quick turn-around and is debuting January 10th. The bad news? That's a Tuesday. For ITV that's essentially a burn-off day. Their big ticket shows like The Cube or anything else they felt remotely positive about has gone on Saturdays or Sundays. The Exit List was bound for Sunday but something happened and ITV decided no. The current show in the slot is ITV's burn-off High Stakes which has been seeing small audiences of less than two million viewers. What could have happened? Click here to find out.
Read MoreView Comments (5)30Nov2011
News Flashes for Wednesday, November 30th
We haven't done one of these in a while. Relatively slow day to close out November but there are a few smaller things that may interest you. Here are some news flashes for Wednesday, November 30th. Today's headlines include the ratings for ABC's You Deserve It and why you may not be seeing it for much more, a set report of ITV's The Exit List, and debut dates for Winter Wipeout and Shark Tank. Click here for the full story on each.
Read MoreView Comments (10)22Nov2011
GSN Acquires “Dancing With the Stars” Reruns for January 2012
Today GSN announced it has acquired the exclusive off-network rights to ABC's popular dancing game show Dancing With the Stars. GSN will be the only network to air the reruns of the celebrity dancing game hosted by Tom Bergeron which last night alone saw over 20 million viewers, many in GSN's core demographic. The network has picked up the rights to series four through 13, the current season which concludes tonight. They also have the rights to the upcoming 14th series. Season four includes former GSN host Shandi Finnessey. Former GSN's 1 VS 100 host Carrie Ann Inaba is a judge on the series. Click here to learn more about GSN's big ticket pickup.
Read MoreView Comments (62)14Nov2011
BuzzerUK: What’s on This Week
Ever wondered what shows you could watch this week. Here are our recommendations. Classic Deal or No Deal (Challenge, 6pm & 6.45pm Weekdays) Challenge continues to air the first series of Deal or No Deal from 2005. After last week, they have moved the double bills from 8pm to 6pm. So please note the new time. This week's repeats feature some amazing shows, the ones to watch out are. Adrienne (Tuesday 6pm), Madie (Tuesday 6.45pm), Jennifer (Thursday 6pm) and Len (Friday 6.45pm). Only Connect Children in Need Special (BBC Four & BBC HD, 8.30pm Monday, repeated BBC Four 12,30am and available on BBC iPlayer) The fifth tournament of Only Connect takes a break this week to celebate the BBC annual telephon, Children in Need. To
Read MoreView Comments (1)09Nov2011
GSN Brings Back 50s and 60s Game Shows on December 12
For at least the week of December 12th, fans of the classic black and white game shows from the 50s and 60s get a chance to see some of their favorites again. GSN will be airing the classic panel games What's My Line? and I've Got A Secret late nights for at least the week of December 12th. What's My Line? will air at 3:00AM and I've Got A Secret at 3:30AM. They have not released schedules after that date so there's no indicator what happens then. This continues GSN's recent dig into their archives, as the network has started "Flashback Fridays" each Friday at 7:00PM ET. The shows will air at 3:00AM ET, so set your DVRs early. Click here for the full episode listing, including the original airing date, host, and celebrities who will be appearing.
Read MoreView Comments (14)01Nov2011
ABC Premieres “You Deserve It” on November 21st
Just a day after NBC announced the debut of their new quiz show Who's Still Standing?, ABC has announced the premiere date of their newest quizzer You Deserve It. The charity-based game will debut Monday, November 21st, at 9:01PM ET, following Dancing With the Stars. The show is a twist on the traditional game show format, because contestants will not be playing for themselves. Each contestant plays for someone else they know who deserves the cash. Chris Harrison of The Bachelor and Brooke Burns of Dog Eat Dog host. Click here to read about how the show works.
Read MoreView Comments (8)01Nov2011
Challenge Picks Up “Deal or No Deal”; Adds “1 VS 100″ for November Run
Viewers of the British game show channel Challenge are in for a few new and returning shows in November. First, the popular Channel 4 daytime game show Deal or No Deal debuts for the first time ever on Monday, November 7th. Another popular Endemol show is making its way back to Challenge for the first time since it's become Freeview. BBC's 1 VS 100 will start Monday, November 21st, at 9PM. Two older series are being showcased as well. Click here to read about all the shows and when you can see them.
Read MoreView Comments (6)31Oct2011
NBC Slots “Who’s Still Standing” For December Run
This came out of no where. It's time for the annual mid-December game show burn off festival. NBC has scheduled its long delayed quiz show Who's Still Standing. The Ben Bailey hosted quiz show debuts as a week long event starting December 19th through December 22nd at 8PM ET before settling into a regular Monday 8:00PM ET time slot starting December 26th. Who's Still Standing? is a fast paced quiz show pitting one person against ten others for a chance at $1,000,000. Be careful, though, if anyone cannot answer a question, they are eliminated from the game by dropping through a hole in the floor. Click here to read more about the show and see a bit of it in action.
Read MoreView Comments (8)28Oct2011
ITV Schedules “Celebrity Millionaire: Remembrance Special” For November 9th
ITV is bringing back the long running quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, hosted by Chris Tarrant, for another of its sporadic celebrity specials. This time they will be doing Celebrity Millionaire: Remembrance Special. The Remembrance Special will air Wednesday, November 9th, at 8:00PM. Members of the Royal Navy, Royal Army, and Royal Air Force will team up with some of the UK's favorite celebrities to win up to £1,000,000 for the Forces Benevolent Fund. The previous celebrity specials were live, though there is no indication whether this will be. Click here for more information on the special and a look at the most recent live celebrity edition of Millionaire.
Read MoreView Comments (3)25Oct2011
GSN Features Different Programs Each Night Starting November 7th
GSN is revamping their recently struggling primetime lineup starting November 7th. Instead of featuring the same shows night after night, GSN will showcase different programs, both old and new, from 7:00PM ET to 12:00AM ET. These shows carry on at least through the week of November 14th. We don't have schedules after that, so if shows rotate after that it's not known. If you're a fan of the old shows, you may want to watch Fridays to show the network you want to see more of these shows. Click here to read about all the new schedule changes.
Read MoreView Comments (43)20Oct2011
“Fear Factor” Revival Set to Debut December 12th
NBC's upcoming revival of Fear Factor has a debut date. The new series will start on Monday, December 12th, with a two hour premiere. The show tests people's abilities to cope with their fears in physical, mental, and emotional challenges. The eventual champion will win $50,000. Producers are promising all new modern stunt technology, a new HD look for the show, and bigger and better challenges. Joe Rogan returns as host. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, NBC alternative chief Paul Telegdy said, “The fans of the original show are not going to be disappointed and Rogan is exactly the same — it’s classic, it looks amazing. I had forgotten why this show has the best title in TV — fear is a primal instinct that you rarely see engaged on television.” Are you looking forward to seeing it again?
Read MoreView Comments (10)19Oct2011
UK News Flashes: “The Cube” Returns and Celebrity “Chase”
Two exciting pieces of news for two of England's best game shows. We've got news on the debut of the fourth series of The Cube, ITV1's hit game show. It's been a long time since we've seen new episodes. We're getting ready for the new series by showing you our favorite moment of series three. Plus we've got information on special celebrity episodes of ITV's daytime quiz show The Chase, including a comprehensive list of the celebrities who will be taking on one of the four Chasers for charity and quizzing glory. Click here to learn more about both stories plus videos of both shows.
Read MoreView Comments (7)18Oct2011
GSN Acquires “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader”; Debuts November 6th
GSN has acquired the rights to the hit Fox game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader. The Jeff Foxworthy hosted quiz show, which tested adults on material that appears somewhere in fifth grade text books, will begin airing Sunday, November 6th, at 7:00PM ET on GSN. Fifth Grader ran from 2007 to 2009 on Fox in primetime and from 2009 to 2011 in syndication as a half hour version. The Hub currently airs the half hour syndicated episodes. GSN has not indicated yet if this will be the hour long million dollar edition or not, but given the half hour edition airs with The Hub and both the syndicated half hour episodes of Deal or No Deal and Millionaire never did that well for them, I'd guess it would be the primetime episodes. We'll let you know as soon as we find out. Click here to watch a trailer GSN released.
Read MoreView Comments (11)05Oct2011
ABC Schedules “Million Dollar Mind Game” For Sunday Afternoons Starting October 23rd
This is incredibly bizarre, but enjoy it while you can. ABC is effectively burning off the long-delayed Million Dollar Mind Game on Sunday afternoons starting October 23rd. Yes, you read that correctly: Sunday afternoons. According to Sitcoms Online it airs at 4:00PM ET/2:00PM PT. Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that a commenter connected to the show leaked this to us yesterday. I pulled the comment until I could get verification. It's apparently true. No idea what they are expecting to do at 4:00PM ET, but it's a treat for us game show fans. Click here to learn more about the show and what to expect.
Read MoreView Comments (36)30Aug2011
Fall 2011 Game Show Season Debut Dates
We've got some cool features on The Hub's Family Game Night and Scrabble Showdown coming soon. However, when discussing some things with readers on Twitter this morning, I got a lot of questions regarding when your favorite game shows would be debuting. The usual debut month is September, and with that quickly approaching I thought having a run down of the new debut dates and what to expect would be smart. Click here to read about all the debut dates.
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