Syndicated “Fifth Grader” and “Deal or No Deal” to Air in Primetime on MyNetworkTV

If you don’t get to see the really good half hour syndicated edition of Deal or No Deal, or if your market won’t be carrying Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? when it moves to daytime in Fall 2009, you’re in luck.  MyNetworkTV, in an attempt to cut costs and revamp itself as a programming service, has picked up both game shows to air in primetime in Fall 2009, starting September 28th.  Looks like we will have new game shows in primetime somewhere afterall.

Both shows will air on Tuesday nights.  An hour (two episodes) of the new Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, will air Tuesdays from 8:00PM ET to 9:00PM ET.  After that an hour (again, two episodes) of Deal or No Deal will be seen at 9:00PM ET to 10:00PM ET.  Fifth Grader will evidently be from this first season because they have no where else to go.  No word as to what season of Deal will air.  The first season is coming to a close, and the second season which moves to Connecticut will start  taping soon.

The rest of the MyNetworkTV lineup gets a shakeup as well, for those who actually watch the network.  Mondays will see two episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Wednesdays have The Unit, Thursdays are movie nights, and Fridays are for wrestling if you’re in to that sort of thing.  So hey, two hours of game shows on Tuesday nights on MyNetworkTV!  Looks like I actually have a reason to turn that network on for the first time.