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Hosted Jackpot, Treasure Hunt, and took over in the second season of The New Chain Reaction.
Showing posts with label game show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label game show. Show all posts
Friday, March 7, 2014
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Brandi Sherwood (Cochran), Come on Down!
Link.
The actual retail price of the winnings is $777,000! (insert random TPIR 'clangs and whoops' sound)
Actually, this is the umpteenth time the current version of TPIR has been hit with a lawsuit since the show got reincarnated in 1972 as The New Price is Right. Three original Barker's beauties, then a couple others since. Something is in the water there at TPIR.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
'Pyramid' Returns Labor Day!
In a year where old TV favorites return (see Dallas), another old favorite returns Labor Day.
After eight years in hibernation, Pyramid returns, but not with Donny Osmond, because a new host is at the helm. The host for the new Pyramid is famiilar to the game show community-because Mike Richards is currently executive producer of Let's Make a Deal (Wayne Brady), a role that he currently has since the show's return in 2009 on CBS daytime. Pyramid is exclusive to GSN, at 5pm Central (6pm Eastern) Labor Day, so once you're finished watching the U.S. Open on CBS and CBS Sports Network, flip over to GSN!
By the way, Bob Stewart, the show's original executive producer, passed away earlier this year at age 91. Michael Davies of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? fame is executive producer (he was also EP of Chain Reaction with Dylan Lane-which also is (or was?) on GSN) of this version.
Here's a preview of what you'll see beginning Labor Day:
Here's your first subject...GO! I'm hoping 7-11 (all 7 right for $1100) and Mystery 7 (all 7 right wins a prize) will return as well.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Bob Stewart Died.
The creator and executive producer of Pyramid, Chain Reaction, Jackpot and Your Number's Up, passed away on Friday. He was 91 years old. He started out his career with Goodson-Todman and developed Password and The Price is Right among the list of projects he has accomplished while at Goodson-Todman before leaving on his own in the late '70s.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Dick Clark, a Retrospective: Part 2.
As you all know by now, Dick Clark died yesterday at age 82 because of a heart attack. A true blue legend of daytime television.
We all love (not everybody) Dick Clark because of his emceeing skills as host of the Pyramid, American Bandstand and Rockin' New Year's Eve just to name a few.
This is a following clip from the syndicated Challengers series from 1990-91, an updated version of the Who, What and When? Game from the 1960s (or 1970s). Here we see a contestant going for the $60,000 Ultimate Challenge. Will he pull it off?
This is from early in its run.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Watson to finally take the JEOPARDY! challenge!
Don't miss the JEOPARDY! episodes beginning Monday 2.14 until Wednesday 2.16. On those episodes, two champions go up against IBM's newest weapon-Watson.
It's an historical first (probably) for the game show industry to have a computer against human opponents. Here's a promo from IBM on the powers of Watson:
Again, the episodes of J! will come on this Monday until Wednesday. Check local listings.
It's an historical first (probably) for the game show industry to have a computer against human opponents. Here's a promo from IBM on the powers of Watson:
Again, the episodes of J! will come on this Monday until Wednesday. Check local listings.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
On This Day 6 January
25 years ago today (1/6/86)-three game shows premiered during a "crossroads" season of sorts of the game show genre at the time (1985-86). One was a revival, another introduced a UK host to US television and another offered the first million dollar prize!
The first one that I want to mention is the US debut (?) of UK game show host Bruce Forsyth. Here's a guy that hosted the UK versions of Card Sharks and The Price is Right among others. His US series called Hot Streak premiered on ABC on this day, and ran until April.
Another game show that premiered on this day was the first and the only one at the time with the "richest prize in television" of one million dollars (and I do remember vaguely). I am talking about The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, which catapulted Jim Lange to return as a game show host since Name that Tune was cancelled after the 1984-85 season. The show, with the letter and puzzle guessing elements, had the feel of Wheel of Fortune. The format and elements of the show changed during season 2, with $1 million not just in cash, but also prizes were added, including Mazda cars and trucks (a couple season two episodes are on YouTube), and the addition of Karen Thomas as Lange's sidekick for that second season. The show, which spawned nine millionaires throughout its run, ran in syndication until September 1987.
Finally, on this day in 1986, after 4 1/2 years on hiatus, Goodson-Todman's Card Sharks returned, but this time on a new network, with Bob Eubanks at the helm as host (he also was busy with The New Newlywed Game at the time), and two new dealers, new to the franchise. Like the Jim Perry NBC daytime version (1978-81), the Money Cards was the endgame, until a month into season 2. That is when the car game for this and the syndicated version (hosted by Bill Rafferty of Blockbusters and Every Second Counts fame) were added. A week dedicated to teens called "Young People's Week" featured a trip to Hawaii (in season 2 and the lone season of the Rafferty version). In the final season of Eubanks' run, a "range game" was the car endgame, involving the audience poll members. That aformentioned CBS daytime version was cancelled in March 1989, and ironic that production moved over the following week to the revival of another G-T show, Now You See It, which lasted about a few months at that timeslot CS occupied during its run on CBS daytime.
The first one that I want to mention is the US debut (?) of UK game show host Bruce Forsyth. Here's a guy that hosted the UK versions of Card Sharks and The Price is Right among others. His US series called Hot Streak premiered on ABC on this day, and ran until April.
Another game show that premiered on this day was the first and the only one at the time with the "richest prize in television" of one million dollars (and I do remember vaguely). I am talking about The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, which catapulted Jim Lange to return as a game show host since Name that Tune was cancelled after the 1984-85 season. The show, with the letter and puzzle guessing elements, had the feel of Wheel of Fortune. The format and elements of the show changed during season 2, with $1 million not just in cash, but also prizes were added, including Mazda cars and trucks (a couple season two episodes are on YouTube), and the addition of Karen Thomas as Lange's sidekick for that second season. The show, which spawned nine millionaires throughout its run, ran in syndication until September 1987.
Finally, on this day in 1986, after 4 1/2 years on hiatus, Goodson-Todman's Card Sharks returned, but this time on a new network, with Bob Eubanks at the helm as host (he also was busy with The New Newlywed Game at the time), and two new dealers, new to the franchise. Like the Jim Perry NBC daytime version (1978-81), the Money Cards was the endgame, until a month into season 2. That is when the car game for this and the syndicated version (hosted by Bill Rafferty of Blockbusters and Every Second Counts fame) were added. A week dedicated to teens called "Young People's Week" featured a trip to Hawaii (in season 2 and the lone season of the Rafferty version). In the final season of Eubanks' run, a "range game" was the car endgame, involving the audience poll members. That aformentioned CBS daytime version was cancelled in March 1989, and ironic that production moved over the following week to the revival of another G-T show, Now You See It, which lasted about a few months at that timeslot CS occupied during its run on CBS daytime.
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