Comments on: “The Rich List” is now Unfinished Business

By: Mark "The Hobo" Watson

Mark "The Hobo" Watson — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:25:27 +0000

Why did ABC pull the plug on Show Me the Money? What about The Rich List? Darn!

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:13:24 +0000

It’s a pure shame that Fox is just going to let this one go to waste. WHAT WAS FOX THINKING?

And a note to ITV in the UK, which did a pilot, please do not see Fox’s low numbers as a sign that the show itself is going to be a trainwreck waiting to happen, please.

By: Pierre Kelly

Pierre Kelly — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:56:18 +0000

Had it been to Syndication, put Layla Kayleigh in as host, have a cash limit of up to $1,000,000, have the other team steal 1 answer not mentioned by 1 team, and it would’ve been a hit on us.

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:57:22 +0000

I have been disappointed by almost all prime time programming lately. There hasn’t been a single series this season that I have cared about following. But after having seen the premiere of the Rich List, the entire following week I was looking forward to seeing it again. The only show on FOX that I find halfway decent is House. And I believe that House has a strong enough following that if they altered the time that show aired and had the Rich List follow, then it will get a stronger rating. (I hear Prison Break is good too, but I have never seen it.) It’s really frustrating because everytime I look for something to watch, I find reality shows and detective shows, which are all the same. I miss sitcoms and gameshows (that involve real trivia, not just picking a number between 1 and 100). Television is an entertainment industry, and I’m not being entertained anymore.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:20:40 +0000

Scott, I agree with you. I think maybe Fox should at least give the show one more chance. Before this rerun is aired, however, there should be a message explaining why Fox originally cancelled this show. Then, in the speech, announce that after the show, depending on what viewers really thought of the show. If viewers like it, then maybe the other episodes might air, but I think Fox was wrong to kill the episode after just one show.

By: Scott Meckley

Scott Meckley — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:20:26 +0000

I agree with you Brandon to put it against Lost and Criminal Minds was stupid. I think Fox should have maybe tried it for a week Mon- Fri at 8 p.m. CST. If it didn’t do good after a week or two then i could understand the cancellation. Fox didnt even give this show a chance to build an audience maybe Fox should just stay away from game shows if they dont want to keep them on very long. Greed which was great and thinks it should get revived or picked up by another network. Greed i heard did decent in its friday night at 8 p.m. CST. I think Fox should at least give this show another chance and try it in a different timeslot or bring it back after American Idol starts up. I loved the returning champ mode and wish more gameshows would do this if its at least a two contestant or more.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:50:11 +0000

Y’know, the show wasn’t perfect, and honestly had no business being a prime-time multi-million dollar game show, but that doesn’t mean yank it after one episode. I know FOX usually doesn’t give their shows a chance to find an audience, but to yank it after the premiere is just ridiculous. Then they try to play the ratings excuse…well, let’s see, the competition was Lost and Criminal Minds…did they REALLY expect this show to win the time slot.

Idiots.

By: Cosmic Jester

Cosmic Jester — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:04:04 +0000

I got to see the episode last night, and I think it boils down to one thing. The Fox execs don’t like running game shows. I remember back when they pulled It’s Your Chance Of A Lifetime and took Greed with it. As far as I know, nothing in Greed’s old time slot has pulled in nearly as good of ratings.

There is precisely one thing they need to do to fix the show: Cut the audience applause after every single correct answer. Eamonn does an incredibly good job as host, the idea of strangers working together works much better than I anticipated, the show just moved too slow because there was five seconds of applause when someone named something on the list.

By: David Davenport

David Davenport — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:54:14 +0000

Yikes. Hopefully GSN would pick it up.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:39:05 +0000

Folks, I’ve noticed in this comments section wonderful reviews from just about every one of you. Good for you for liking this show. I can understand how heartbroken you are, and how you all think it deserved a longer run. Just keep a couple of things in mind:

1. I saw advertisements for The Rich List, and noticed that the top prize of $250k wasn’t anywhere near the limitless prize mentioned in the promos.

2. My guess as to why Fox not only put the show against the Biggest Loser and Dancing with the Stars, but had Bones as their lead-in is the same reason that NBC put LMaD ’03 against American Idol in March 2003. IMO, Fox had very little, if no hope for the Rich List.

By: Scott Meckley

Scott Meckley — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:17:28 +0000

maybe it should have been tried for a week first maybe a Mon- Fri at 8 p.m. CST first and then from the nite or nites that had the highest ratings put it on either one or two nights a week. why can’t game shows seem to last long on Fox?

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:09:47 +0000

I agree. Give me The Rich List over The Bachelor any day. I know that structurally, The Rich List doesn’t have much going for itself. It’s just a glamorized version of the board game Outburst. Just reading about it, I wasn’t even sure I was going to watch it. However, there was something about it that I found fascinating. Maybe it was the team mechanics of two people who had never met before. I also liked the idea that the teams couldn’t see each other. It gave me, as the viewer, an interesting “omniscient” view that the players themselves didn’t get. Of course, Eamonn held the whole show together perfectly. Somehow Fox was actually able to turn a basic game into something that was interesting to watch.

By: jen

jen — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:05:14 +0000

This show is so much better than DEAL OR NO DEAL. The contestants are required to use their brain a little. It’s nice to see something a little different. Getting so so tired of reality shows. ( Survivor, Amazing race, Big Brother, Real World, Average Joe, The Bachelor) They ALL need to be cancelled!!!!

By: Doug Morris

Doug Morris — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:15:26 +0000

That is a shame. It was entertaining to see a Fox show that really doesn’t fit the “Fox mold” (read: nothing mean-spirited, no reason to issue a “Viewer Discretion Advised” disclaimer, no participants going through some sort of torture a la “The Chamber).

Fox picked a bad time slot to air this. I want to echo an earlier sentiment in that it would probably work out to air “The Rich List” right after AI. Putting on “Unan1mous” after AI’s results show’s probably the only reason why the bunker-based reality show lasted its full run.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:57:05 +0000

Add this to other shows that deserved better, like Greed or It’s Your Chance Of A Lifetime, and you’ll find out that Fox tends to pull shows that deserve a shot while keeping inane shows on forever.

The show was NOT that bad. Mend it, don’t end it.