GSN Schedule Worries

Well, with the new schedule changes happening today, I've been beginning to worry about some things. Here is what I wrote:

As I said earlier, I'm very excited for this schedule, and will enjoy it.

But, I don't see it lasting long. Why?!? Here's why:

Recently ratings have been sucking. Those bombs that made it suck are almost gone. However, shows like Engvall Lingo and Sherri's Newlywed Game have done rather well, even by recent standards. Engvall's Lingo has produced some good ratings. What does that mean? R-E-N-E-W. It's probably gonna get a second season, whether you like it or not, it's probably gonna happen. They'll tape Engvall's second season. Where to put it? In Primetime, probably to replace Regis. Regis will probably replace the Pyramid hour. They'd probably give it an afternoon showing or rerun his first season, so Whammy! would be cut back to weekends, or moved to daytime, meaning, an older show would be the sacrificial lamb. Hey, I expect Sherri to get another season. That has to go somewhere too. This change is probably a temporary thing until they're ready to debut new seasons of high-rated originals.

Another thing. I'm worried Regis might not do very well. Face it, the show is 10 years old. Most viewers think older=bad. It got 435K on that marathon. But, because it's on everynight, it could bomb. And as I said, Engvall will probably be back.

Also, the older shows are losing some appeal, (new episodes probably wouldn't help). I remeber watching Match Game last September and thinking "Dayum, this show is REALLY old. They're just losing appeal. I'd expect them gone pretty soon. Hey, maybe Whammy! And Who Wants To Be a Millionaire will turn up in the morning when new episodes of the originals arrive.

Well, you have to expect with a post like this, you'll receive criticism. Here is what a few posters said:

Whatever.

They have figured out that those high-cost originals haven't been delivering, for the most part...think Drew, Wendy, and Poker, in particular. I would expect to see classics airing from 8-2, and a shakeup in late night. I would be willing to bet that Password will return in some form in the next 6-12 months. We might even see MGPM at some point, since we know they more than likely have the rights to air it. That leaves plenty of time for the newer shows in the evenings, where they belong. Given that they've had three shows debut and BOMB in the last year or so, they may want to cut their losses and pick up some newer acquisitions, like Harvey Feud.

This is what I have been saying to you for months. Why do you think MG is "losing appeal" ? You see the same ep's over and over. Twice a day. Yes, it becomes "oh , yeah...funny. Saw that"....or " I just saw this a few weeks ago ( when it was actually months)." But as far as losing appeal, the ratings for MG a few months ago...not September....were pretty darn good . 300 plus 11 AM for a bit. That isn't losing appeal. BTW, old show 25K Pyramid certainly hasn't lost viewers. Just the opposite, in fact.

One thing I don't get with you. Over and over, you keep posting "be glad you get MG, stop complaining about the same ep's..."But now, you are saying you think MG has lost its appeal since "LAST SEPT..". That is sort of contradictory.....please explain.

To try and back my theory up, I posted some hourly averages. The daytime ratings have not been doing too well. Maybe that was a bad week, who knows.