27Jul2010
Chris Tarrant and Bob Barker Talk About “Millionaire” and “Price”
Chris Tarrant of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Bob Barker, formerly of The Price is Right, were both caught in front of cameras recently talking about their respective shows. Chris talks about the big changes to Millionaire and Bob discusses how he feels about Price currently. Read on for all the information.
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More Lifelines, More Excitement, and More Suspense on “Millionaire” Starting September 13
Who Wants to be a Millionaire comes back for its ninth season on September 13th. Fans of the show get ready...the season debut of Millionaire is going to be a real game changer. The show will essentially remain the same Millionaire you know and love but with some new twists and turns added to bring you more suspense, more excitement, and more strategy than the show has had before. Millionaire will also be adding a brand new Lifeline to the show. Not only that, the road to winning $1,000,000 is going to be a bit shorter. All of this means becoming the first person to beat the game since 2003 becomes an even greater possibility. New twists, turns, risks, challenges, and fun comes September 13th on the new season of Millionaire. Read on for more information, news, and inside information as to what to expect in September. Photo courtesy of Valleycrest Productions Ltd.
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UK Millionaire’s New Format
Throughout the past few months there has been much speculation on the original version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? with the format having a revamp. TV listings have now confirmed the new format will appear on ITV1 from Tuesday 3rd August at 8pm. This has posed questions from the broadcaster that the 8pm Tuesday slot hasn't been performing well in recent months. Having a revived format being launched in the summer in a non-performing slot clearly shows that ITV are no longer interested in the twelve year old show. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, hosted by Chris Tarrant peaked at 19.2 million viewers in 1999, while in recent months the show has now dropped to around 3-4 million. The new format features some elements from the US
Read MoreView Comments (3)19Jul2010
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.
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Set Report for Orlando “Family Feud”
If you're a reader you inevitably know that Family Feud, the long-running syndicated game show hosted by Steve Harvey, is moving from its Los Angeles base to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. We gave you an exclusive first look at the set yesterday. That was courtesy of a reader, Brent. He was nice enough to email me a report along with some other pictures of the updated set. He also gave a pretty glowing review of host Steve Harvey. Read on to see what he had to say and for a cleaner image of the set.
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First Look at the New “Family Feud” Set
One of our readers, Brent, went to the first taping of the brand new season of Family Feud today. The show moved to Orlando and got a new host, Steve Harvey. The show also got a new set. New is a bit of a stretch. Slightly updated is better. The board and family area and basic backdrop is the same. They just did away with the classic looking Face Off podium and family podium and made them slightly more modern. Also, the audience-in-the-round is gone. Check out a large image of it after the break.
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Rumor Control: “5th Grader” Lowering Number of Questions?
Quick blurb from an audience report of the new season of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? from Hollywood Junket. They say the format is the same, letting players go for up to $250,000. However, they are allegedly lowering the number of questions. If this report is correct then the fifth grade questions from the main game have been removed but the fifth grade Bonus Question is still there. Like in the first season there are two first grade questions worth $500 each and two second grade questions worth $1,000 each. However, the two third grade questions are apparently now worth $3,500 and the two fourth grade questions are worth $7,500 each for a grand total of $25,000. A wrong answer wipes your bank to $0. If you want to gamble your money you can risk it all on one final question, a fifth grade question, for ten times your money. What do we think, if this is all true?
Read MoreView Comments (7)07Jul2010
The Final Answer for “Millionaire”
The Walt Disney Company lost a $270 million jury verdict for "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," in favor of Celador. The case was first filed way back in 2004. Celador claimed that ABC and Buena Vista Television violated a complex deal to produce and distribute "Millionaire" in North America by brokering deals among themselves that cheated Celador out of its share of millions.
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“Fifth Grader” Adds Celebrity Shows; “Baggage” Needs an Audience
Two small audience notices for you this morning. Hey, GSN's listening to one of the few complaints we had about their hit dating show Baggage. The show was incredibly quiet and needed the audience to make some noise and laugh at the contestants to really drive the point of the show home. Jerry Springer, the host, really needed something to play off of also. He's incredibly talented and a huge showman. Luckily GSN is adding an audience for the second season of the show. Also, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader has been taping its second season which comes out in September. Country bands and popular personalities will appear this season.
Read MoreView Comments (1)30Jun2010
“Millionaire” Road Auditions Begin July 12th
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira will be holding auditions in LAS VEGAS, CLEVELAND & SEATTLE! Go to http://www.dadt.com/millionaire/special/road/index.html for all the details!!! DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO BE THE NEXT MILLION DOLLAR WINNER!
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The British are Better Than Us: Dramatic UK “Deal or No Deal” Finish
Time for another installment of our most popular series: The British are Better Than Us. We're going back to a show we haven't seen in quite some time. The British version of Deal or No Deal is still going strong. This past Sunday's episode was, in particular, a very dramatic ending. The main part of the show ended when the contestant took a £7,000 Deal with the third highest figure on the board, £75,000, still available. They play out the rest of the game to see what could have happened and...well, just watch and see what happens. It's pretty great that even this far into the series the show can still create dramatic moments the US version could never dream of. If there's one giant example of a show that the British have stomped
Read MoreView Comments (14)29Jun2010
“Millionaire” Holds Auditions in Cleveland, Seattle, and Las Vegas
Attention all Who Wants to be a Millionaire fans: the first batch of annual road audition locations have been announced. The show will be traveling to the west coast for all of you not near New York City, and to some pretty popular cities, so that's nice. The first stops will be in Las Vegas, Cleveland, and then Seattle. Tests for both the regular shows as well as Million Dollar Movie Week will be given so you've got two shots. Check out the show's website for information on all the road auditions. Read on for all the specifics.
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Weekend Replay: “Hot Seat” For $50,000
Any time I've posted a video of the hit Australian game show Hot Seat, a pretty good spin off of Millionaire, it's typically a $1,000,000 moment and it's pretty well known it's going to be a loss or it would have been known by someone. Let's try to mix it up. The contestant at the end of this clip faces one question for $50,000. Will the contestant win it, or will they be leaving with $1,000 instead? Check it out after the break. It's an exciting finish.
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Review: Wheel of Fortune Platinum for iOS
Wheel of Fortune has seen about 450,000 different iterations of at-home play. From the Nintendo Entertainment System to desktop models to the PS3 and your local casino, people love playing Hangman for money. The iOS version of America's Game for the iPhone and iPod Touch was released not too long ago, and it is one the better iterations of a game show on the App Store, far surpassing the lazy hack job of the first Wheel of Fortune iPhone game.
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“Who Wants to be a Millionaire” NOW CASTING
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE with Emmy Award-winning host Meredith Vieira is NOW holding auditions in NYC and will be holding NATIONWIDE auditions throughout the SUMMER! Go to millionairetv.com for all the details!!! DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO BE THE NEXT MILLION DOLLAR
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