Contrary To Popular Belief

Well, everyone has their opinions. I have mine, and others do. And most of them are different. That is awesome, because it adds a lot of different views.

However there are some opinions, that everyone has, and it's heresy if you disagree. Here are 3 of them, that is "dangerous to disagree with"

• Ray Combs is the best host of Family Feud, and Karn sucks
• Meredith Vieria is a better Who Wants To Be a Millionaire host than Regis Philbin
• British Game Shows Beat American Game Shows

I'll look at the first one. Ray Combs, who hosted Family Feud from 1988-1994. I used to think Combs was awesome. But over time, as I got older (I'm 17 now), I found his jokes not to be funny (but I still find Dawson's funny, and they're really out of date), and tasteless, and his style quickly wore off on me. Yes, I am glad GSN no longer (and probably never will again) carries the show. Plus his exit on his last show, the way he acted, was just unprofessional. Dawson's return seemed so much better to me. Although, the rest of Ray's life at this point, was very tragic. Suicide is not a good thing. He probably had his brain chemicals out of whack, and I understand that happens to some people, but if he had gotten some help, things probably would've been different. As for Karn, I used to hate him, but some how I grew to appreciate him more. He wasn't that bad.

The 2nd one. Meredith Vieria has hosted Who Wants To Be a Millionaire for 10 years and counting. Regis only did 3. Personally, I couldn't really get into Meredith, no matter how much I tried. She wasn't bad, but her style wasn't my favorite (no it has nothing to do with the fact she's a woman). Regis' style suited my tastes better, and seemed to fit the show perfectly, but that's just me. But in all fairness, Meredith has done the show for 10 years, and has kept the show successful so, she does get credit for that.

The last one, The British are Better Than Us. I disagree. Shows like The Exit List, The Cube, Countdown, Cleverdicks, and the British versions of some shows. I just didn't like them that much. Sorry, and plus I think some people act like they're the best thing that's ever happened in existence (OK, it might be an over-exaggeration). Although, I will admit, I do have a soft spot for Family Fortunes, and Blockbusters (with Bob Holness, and Simon Mayo) and thought the concept of The Colour of Money was pretty awesome.

These are just my opinions. Keep your own, and hope I didn't offend too many people.

What Works? Somebody tell me

Well, another week of GSN ratings has come in. For the week of June 11-17, GSN averaged 347K/265K in primetime/total day ratings. That's awesome. It ranked 39 in both areas based on other networks ratings. That's actually pretty good. Harvey Feud is the thank for this. There's a reason it gets multiple slots during the week. Well, of course people (sometimes myself) like to speculate, and chat. Well, here's some of this from the GSN board.

Poster #1: Hopefully GSN won't take the approach this Fall of airing The Newlywed Game and The $100,000 Pyramid after 8pm. They are going to do the best at 6 and 6:30pm, so that's something to think about for the Fall.

Poster #2 replied:  Why would they do best at 6 & 6:30PM? New originals have aired at 7PM or 8PM and have done just fine. If Harvey keeps those numbers up at 6PM, I'm sure they won't be replacing him in that hour.

Poster #1 returns and says:  The Newlywed Game and Baggage were killed there last Fall because that's when J!/WOF air on most affiliates. Most people would rather watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.

Poster #3 replies:  It's always Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune huh? Because they air at 7pm they kill GSN's ratings? Let me tell you something, when Deal or No Deal was new and airing at 7pm on GSN years ago, it did quite well if I recall. That's not a GSN original, but it's just an example.

 Not to mention not everyone lives on the east coast. (For me, WOF and J! always come on at 10:00pm EST yeah I'm really far on the west coast), so around here, that excuse doesn't work. It's 4:00PM over here when that happens.

Poster #1: It's almost better if GSN didn't air anything except a new acquisition that would do well in the 7pm hour, maybe Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (half hour)

 Considering the fact Meredith bombed last time, I wouldn't expect to see her back. I can't explain why 7:00pm gets bad ratings (WOF/J! may be part of the problem).

You know thinking back, when Lingo with Chuck debuted with Shandi, they aired new episodes at 7:30pm with a previous season repeat at 7:00pm. Can't see why that wouldn't work, also considering Lingo had various lead-ins when it was there.

However, I don't see GSN moving Harvey out of the 6:00pm slot for awhile.
There's more there. Here's that thread if you want to read.

My Personal Top 10 Favorite Game Shows

1. Match Game 1973-1982 versions. Loved it, very funny, amazing host, announcer, gameplay and it was just funny.

2. Card Sharks (Perry/Rafferty) 2 best versions, the 1978 version was the best, Perry was a great host. Rafferty did good too. Loved the gameplay, it was fun.

3. The Price is Right with the exception of Davidson's version, this is a very good show. Each one is great, and each host contributed something great to put on the table

4. Family Feud (Dawson/O'Hurley/Karn/Harvey) Great hosts (listed in order of favortism) fun show, surveys, been around a long time. Sorry, Combs and Anderson sucked at hosting this show.

5. Password (All Versions). Fun word game to play. Allen Ludden was an awesome host. All other hosts did good too, especially Regis.

6. Let's Make a Deal - Monty Hall did great on the original 1963 version, that was a great team. The current version also is good too.

7. Pyramid -  With the exception of the John Davidson sorry revival, this show was amazing, an extension of password. Very fun. The 1980's versions were the best. Donny Osmond did OK, and the 70's versions vere fun too, not as exciting, but it was just getting started. Cullen did good too.

8. Press Your Luck - I have always found the whammies fascinating. This was a fun show for me, and Peter handled it well.

9. Blockbusters - This was also a fun quiz show IMO. Both Bill's did well. Bob Holness was amazing, and the UK version is great

10. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire (The Regis Years) - Regis was the best. I love the show, and I thought he handled it well. I never really got into Meredith. Yeah she's lasted longer, but my heart belongs to Regis (when it comes to Millionaire)


Other shows that I enjoy. Deal or No Deal, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, 1 vs. 100, Russian Roulette

Changes For Everynight

Sorry, I've been busy, with school starting and the sudden death of a friend of mine, it's been busy, except doing online picks of the week. But here I am with more stuff. GSN is doing some changes with its schedule. Here they are

Monday
7:00pm - Million Dollar Password
8:00pm - The Power of 10
9:00pm - 1 vs. 100
10:00pm - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
11:00pm - Deal or No Deal

Tuesday: The Newlywed Game 7pm-12am

Wednesday: Baggage 7pm-12am

Thursday: Deal or No Deal (NBC) 7pm-12am

Friday
7:00pm - Match Game 74
8:00pm - The $25,000 Pyramid
9:00pm - Card Sharks (Eubanks)
10:00pm - Family Feud (Dawson)
11:00pm - The $100,000 Pyramid

Saturday: Family Feud (Karn/O'Hurley)7pm-12am

Sunday: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader 7pm-12am

Other Changes

Weekdays
2:30pm - Deal or No Deal SYN
6:00pm - The Newlywed Game
12:00am - Lingo (Engvall)

Weekends
3:00pm - Whammy!
3:30pm - Chain Reaction
4:00pm - Family Feud (Karn)



Sunday

Too Old For Primetime

As of this last Monday, Regis' Who Wants To Be a Millionaire was removed from the primetime lineup. In all honesty the ratings weren't that great. Engvall did so much better there. It was nice to see something different for a change of pace, but in reality, the remainder of the GSN audience didn't. Oh well, maybe Engvall could do the numbers again there right? No. The not-so-better Deal or No Deal that followed Regis at 9:00pm gets the 8:00pm slot. Why I didn't agree with this. Didn't we just get out of that Howie multiple times a day era on GSN? I guess not. It was nice just having a 2-3 a day. 4 is way too much. His numbers weren't that great either. Sherri did better in that slot. While it was nice to see some non Originals in primetime, it just doesn't work. Those people who love the dirty raunchy stuff and care about people's sex lives are the hugest audiences for the network. The ratings showed it. Of course, Karn's primetime episodes are from 2003-2004 which is pretty old, but newer episodes of Feud do real well for GSN. Oh well, hope they give it more weekend exposure in the place of poker. Yeah the demos are amazing, but the ratings stink. Time for it to go. Good thing it's out of prime time.

A New Season

Ah yes, A New Season was one of my favorite Peter Koppes songs from the band The Church. But many game shows will experience this next month. Here is what to see.

Monday September 5th - Millionaire with Meredith Viera

Monday September 12th - Family Feud with Steve Harvey, in Atlanta Georgia

Monday September 19th - Wheel of Fortune with Pat Sajak, and new Announcer Jim Thornton
Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek
Let's Make a Deal with Wayne Brady
The Price is Right with Drew Carey and George Gray's first full season as an announcer.

Hope you enjoy them. I'll post reviews for most of them, except Millionaire. I will be returning from Idaho.

August 29th GSN Schedule Changes

Well, last time I went camping for a week earlier this month and Jeopardy! returns to GSN. I go to that same place for a few days and see another good change. This schedule change is full of things I thought would never happen. Here they are

2:30pm - 1 vs. 100 (Inaba) (Replaces Chain Reaction)
3:00pm - Whammy! (Replaces Engvall Lingo)
3:30pm - Chain Reaction (Replaces 1 vs. 100)
6:00pm - Lingo (Engvall) (Replaces Baggage)
6:30pm - Baggage (Replaces Newlywed Game)
7:00pm - The Newlywed Game (Replaces Love Triangle)
8:00pm - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire (Replaces Engvall Lingo)
9:00pm - Deal or No Deal (Replaces Newlywed Game)
11:00pm - The Newlywed Game (Replaces Engvall Lingo)
11:30pm - Baggage (Replaces Improv-A-Ganza)
2:00am - The $25,000 Pyramid (Replaces Engvall Lingo)
2:30pm - The $100,000 Pyramid (Replaces Improv-A-Ganza)


My thoughts;

• Interesting to see Engvall get cutback to 1-a-day. Also interesting to see Sherri out of primetime.
• Improv getting cut is no surprise. Baggage getting a 4-a-day is interesting too.
• Whammy! Back in afternoons is a pleasant surprise.
• Regis in Primetime is Awesome!!! Unexpected buy great. Howie is in Primetime too. Primetime seems perfect!
• Pyramid in Latenights is also good. Didn't expect to see it again, especially the hour. Nice!!

Maybe weekends will get some changes.

The PDF's were updated. $100,000 Pyramid will start at episode #399, which aired in October 1987.

O'Hurley will air Saturdays at 4:00pm instead of Sherriwed. Love Triangle remains

Sundays also see some changes

2:00pm - Deal or No Deal SYN (Replaces Engvall Lingo)
8:00pm - Deal or No Deal (Replaces Improv-A-Ganza)
11:00pm - Catch-21 (Replaces (Improv-A-Ganza)
11:30pm - Chain Reaction (Replaces Improv-A-Ganza)

Big (And I Mean Big) Money Sunday

I guess Drew ain't doin so hot? Wait, I already knew that. I guess this is a marathon they're trying this Sunday

7:00pm - Deal or No Deal
8:00pm - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire
9:00pm - Million Dollar Password
10:00pm - Power of 10
11:00pm - 1 vs. 100 (Saget)

Nice! That could do good ratings. Baggage I guess gets a marathon on the 21st