06Jan2012
Check Out a Video Preview and Photo Gallery of ITV’s “The Exit List”
We've got another big quiz show coming to television soon. ITV is debuting their newest, the memory-infused quiz The Exit List, on Tuesday, January 10th, at 8:00PM UK (3:00PM ET). The Exit List, hosted by Matt Allwright, puts two people into a maze. Each room is filled with cash, but each new room they enter adds more items to the "Exit List", which they must recite to win their bank. One room at the end is worth a big £100,000 for teams smart and brave enough to go that far. The show reached out to us with some pictures of the set that can only be described as incredible, a video preview of the show, plus what host Matt Allwright thinks about his upcoming gig. Click here to see them all.
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Preview Next Week’s “The Price is Right” Celebrity Week
Next week is going to be an interesting one for the long running CBS game show The Price is Right. Drew Carey, George Gray, and the rest of the cast will invite celebrities to play along with regular contestants for the first time ever. Celebrities will be playing to win money for charity while the players will compete like always. They've got an interesting lineup ranging including Snoop Dogg, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jenny McCarthy. CBS released some previews of the upcoming week. Find out what some of the more anticipated celebrities have to say about participating. Click here to watch and to see some pictures of the special week.
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Photo Gallery of NBC’s “Who’s Still Standing?”
NBC is gearing up for the debut of their new quiz show Who's Still Standing? on Monday, December 19th, at 8:00PM ET. It'll run through Thursday that week at that time before settling into a Monday at 8:00PM ET time slot on December 26th. The show pits one person, the Hero, against ten strangers in a series of against-the-clock one-on-one trivia competitions. The loser falls through a hole in the floor. If the Hero can beat all ten people that person will win $1,000,000. Click here to see some stills of the show and the set, and what we think of it.
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Photo Gallery and Sample Questions for ABC’s “Million Dollar Mind Game”
ABC is debuting its long delayed quiz show Million Dollar Mind Game this weekend, Sunday, October 23, at 4:00PM ET. The Vernon Kay-hosted Russian import quizzes a team of six in various brainteasers for up to $1,000,000. It's sadly being regulated to Sunday afternoons, opposite football, so I wouldn't be expecting a long, healthy life. However, for those of you that don't like football this is a nice alternative. For others like me, it'll make great DVR-playback material later that night. ABC provided a few pictures of the set and host Vernon Kay. Not only that but ABC gave us five sample questions. Can you answer these and beat the game? Click here to see the questions and the pictures. How well do you do?
Read MoreView Comments (39)30Aug2011
Behind the Buzzer: Report and Interviews from the Set of “Scrabble Showdown”
One thing we, at BuzzerBlog, are incredibly lucky to be able to do is go behind the scenes of some your favorite game shows, or maybe some that are coming in the future. A few months ago we were given the chance to visit the set of The Hub's Scrabble Showdown. The new show pits a team of family members against another in a game of words to win a trip anywhere. The series, hosted by Justin Willman, has a sneak preview on Saturday, September 3rd, at 4:30PM ET and officially debuts September 17th at 6:30PM ET. Our correspondent, traveling Wheel of Fortune road host Marty Lublin, visited the set for us. Click here to read exclusive interviews, see exclusive set pictures, and get more information about the show from his experience on set.
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Morning Buzz for August 25, 2011
Good morning. I hope you all lived through the Great East Coast Earthquake (more like an earth-jostle?) of 2011. And I hope you're all safe during the Hurricane Irene conditions. We have a few small stories from all over the world to kick off your Thursday morning. Updates this morning include a new guest appearance for The Price is Right, and old school 80's game returns to Let's Make A Deal, a debut date and trailer for ITV's Red or Black, and a look at Meredith Vieira on SyFy's Ghost Hunters. Click here for all the stories.
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“The Price is Right” 40th Season Premiere on September 19th
Television's longest running game show is back for another season of prizes, cash, and cars. The Price is Right returns with new episodes on Monday, September 19th, on CBS. Drew Carey and George Gray are back for another year of games. This season features some set upgrades like a large new monitor and new lighting. Games like Punch-A-Bunch have been upgraded for bigger cash and prizes. The show has also scheduled its first guest of the season. Comedian and former talk show host George Lopez will appear for a Showcase on September 30th. George lost a bet regarding if Lebron James would leave Cleveland, which we've all been made very aware of the fact that he did, so he's on the show doing a Showcase. Click here to see some pictures of the new season.
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New Season of The Hub’s “Family Game Night” Debuts September 2nd
The Hub's highest rated and fan favorite game show Family Game Night is back! The show which puts families in larger-than-life versions of their favorite board games begins its second season on Friday, September 2nd, at 7:00PM ET with two back-to-back episodes. Emmy nominated Todd Newton hosts the hour-long game show based on Hasbro's large board game library. This season features new games, big cash and prizes, and new ways for the viewers to interact and win prizes of their own. Click here for descriptions of the new games, exclusive pictures, and ways to interact with the show and win big cash and prizes.
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Photo Gallery for ABC’s “Take The Money and Run”
I finally got to see the first two episodes of ABC's upcoming game show Take The Money and Run and I'm pretty impressed. It's very different than anything on television today and it was only until recent previews when that vibe was given off. The show, from Wild Rover, has a very unique spy-vibe to it. You're instantly placed into this very thematic scenario where a team is given $100,000 to hide, are then arrested and locked up for 48 hours, and interrogated while real law officials try to find it to claim the money for themselves. It's very different and I liked it.
We'll have a full review and hopefully some clips for you soon, but for now ABC has released some photos. Take a look at the gallery to check out what to expect by clicking here. You definitely get a sense of the tone through the pictures we chose.
08Jul2011
Morning Buzz for July 8, 2011
Good morning, everyone. I'm sure you're as happy as I am that it's Friday and the weekend is just around the corner. Let's start off the end of the week with some quick stories. Later today we'll give you a review of ABC's Take The Money and Run which I enjoy quite a bit. But for now, stories include an audience member's first-hand review of this season's The Price is Right, a picture from the set from host Drew Carey, more information on NBC's upcoming It's Worth What?, game show casting information, plus a look at a million euro question from this past weekend's Dutch Millionaire. Click here to read over all the stories.
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Morning Buzz for June 24, 2011
Good late morning to everyone. I hope you had a great week so far...I know I have. Here are a few smaller stories to end the week. Stories include pictures of Meredith Vieira at the Daytime Emmys for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, ratings for 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show and Wipeout, updated GSN schedules, casting notices, plus a new look at NBC's upcoming Who's Still Standing?. Click here for all the stories.
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Photo Gallery and Video Preview of ABC’s “101 Ways to Leave a Game Show”
I joke around with our recurring popular segment "The British are Better Than Us." I think we've got one on them. I had a love/hate relationship with the the original BBC version of ABC's upcoming 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show. I hated it because it was probably the slowest thing I've ever seen (up until that point; nothing is slower than Million Dollar Money Drop). The only thing I really enjoyed were the various exits. However, they all basically boiled down to, "We'll throw you in a pool."
ABC's upcoming version, debuting June 21st at 9:00PM ET, has released some pictures and videos and I have to be honest: I'm back in. I'm really looking forward to it. Click here to see some video and pictures of ABC's new series.
16May2011
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 11, 2011
Update: Added information for NBC's It's Worth What?. We've got a a few small stories this Wednesday morning. Family Feud is making yet another move. Last season it went from its Los Angeles base to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. This season it's moving up the country. Next, we posted about the new version of GSN's Lingo. We've got a clarification of our opinions plus a pretty interesting picture of the show from a reader. Learn about the "Trivia Championships of North America." Plus check out our new daily schedule to see what game shows will be on tonight. Click here to learn more about each story.
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Morning Buzz for May 6, 2011
Hopefully you've having a good Friday so far. Here are some stories to help you recover from your Cinco de Mayo hangover. Updates include a video game adaptation of The Hub's popular game show Family Game Night, a big win on Family Game Night, a preview of the new Lingo set, and Channel 5's new game show Impossible. Click here to read more.
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