01Apr2013
“Let’s Ask America” Officially Renewed for Second Season
We've got some good news to start this morning and it's not an April Fool's Day joke. The syndicated game show Let's Ask America has officially been renewed for a second season. There were previously conflicting reports where we weren't completely sure if it was or not, but it's become official this morning. Let's Ask America, which BuzzerBlog readers voted as the "Best New Game Show of 2012," airs daily on Scripps networks across the country. Each episode sees contestants, who are playing at home via Skype, answer survey questions to win up to $50,000. The Kevin Pereira-hosted game currently airs on eight Scripps-owned stations. This Fall it will expand to two more markets: Detroit and West Palm Beach. All 13 Scripps markets air the weekend edition. Click here to read more about the renewal, to learn what to expect in season two, and to let us know what you think of the show.
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Updates While We Were Away
Apologies for the slow few days. We've been away and incredibly busy. Luckily there hasn't been a lot going on. We do have a few small updates you may be interested in, though. What you may also be interested in is we'll be on the set of Wheel of Fortune next week so watch out for some cool features then. Until that time, though, here's what we missed while away. We've got updates on The Price is Right, Robot Combat League, America's Got Talent, CBS's upcoming import of The Great British Bake Off, ITV's Tipping Point, and UK Millionaire. Click here for the full story on each.
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“The Cube” Returns for Sixth Series on March 2nd
Does anyone have what it takes to beat The Cube? We'll find out in just a few weeks. ITV has announced the sixth series of the futuristic stunt game hosted by Phillip Schofield will begin on Saturday, March 2nd, at 8:15PM UK (3:15PM ET). Each episode sees contestants try to complete seven seemingly easy games to win £250,000. However, nothing is easy once inside The Cube. The last series ended December 2012. Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah became the first person to beat The Cube and take home the jackpot. Can we get the first civilian winner this time? ITV has recently renewed the series for a seventh series which begins recording next month. This will take The Cube, which began in August 2009, to over 50 episodes in the course of four years. Mo Farah's jackpot win was voted the best game show moment of 2012 by BuzzerBlog readers during the Best of 2012 countdown.
Read MoreView Comments (1)13Feb2013
MundoFox Renews “Minuto Para Ganar” for Second Season
The Minute to Win It format looks like it has a lot of life left in America. Just over a week since GSN announced its upcoming revival, MundoFox has announced it is bringing back the Spanish-language version, Minuto Para Ganar, for a second season. MundoFox is a Spanish-language American broadcast network headquartered in Los Angeles. Marco Antonio Regil is set to return as host. Each episode sees a team of contestants play for up to $100,000 by competing in ten simple challenges made from household objects. Casting is currently underway. The biggest change this season is production will move from Los Angeles to New York City. There's no indication if this will affect GSN's version at all, if it was sharing studio space with MundoFox's version to begin with. Click here to let us know what you think of the renewal and to see a small glimpse of this version.
Read MoreView Comments (1)07Feb2013
The CW’s “Oh Sit” Season Two Debuts April 15th
Last summer's remarkably enjoyable game show, The CW's Oh Sit!, is back for a second season. The high-octane version of musical chairs will debut its newest series of episodes on Monday, April 15th, at 8:00PM ET. Each show sees twelve contestants race around the track, dodging obstacles, and banking cash for each lap. When the live band stops playing the players have to race to the center, through the moat, to one of the chairs. At the end of the show only one person will survive and will take home everything they banked. Over $25,000 is up for grabs. This season features new bands, new obstacles, and new stunts for players to cross. Click here to learn more about the show and to play the all new iOS app game.
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ITV Brings Back “The Cube” for New Series; Now Casting
Last year Olympic champion Mo Farah became the first person to ever beat The Cube, ITV's critically acclaimed futuristic game hosted by Phillip Schofield. Do you think you have what it takes to beat The Cube and be the first civilian to win £250,000? You have your chance. ITV is bringing the show back for a new series. They are now looking for contestants. If you live in the United Kingdom and are over 18, click here to email the casting department. The last series of The Cube started in April 2012 and ended in December with a celebrity edition. It averaged around three million viewers. Click here to learn more and see a recent clip of the show.
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UPDATED FEB. 4: “Minute to Win It” Being Revived for GSN
UPDATE, February 4th: GSN formally announced this via a press release today. Additional information to note is that the program's top prize has been lowered to $100,000. Shine America, the new name for one of the show's original production companies, will be producing this version as well with Vin Rubino as executive producer. The show begins taping next month and will premiere later in the year. We've been sitting on this one for a couple of days, but we finally have confirmation and can share this exclusive story. GSN is beginning to cast contestants for a revival/continuation of the popular stunt series Minute To Win It. The word we are hearing is that they have ordered 40 hour-long episodes of the program.The casting notice advertises that the program will be played with teams of two competing for a "huge" cash prize, continuing with the format of teams playing that was adopted later in the program's network run. As of right now, it is unknown if Guy Fieri will continue with his role as host of the program, but it is unlikely. Contestants over 21 in the Southern California area interested in playing should send an email to minutetowinit.casting@gmail.com. Click here to read more about the revival of Minute To Win It.
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ITV Recommissions “The Chase” Into 2014
We've got some good news this afternoon for fans of ITV's daytime game show The Chase. The Bradley Walsh hosted quiz has been recommissioned through 2014. ITV has ordered 324 episodes. This consists of 300 daytime episodes split between series seven and eight along with 24 primetime celebrity editions. This will bring the entire series library to over 600 episodes. The Chase has boosted the time slot's average by 1.1 million viewers, a year-to-year increase of 39%. It also regularly beats its rival, BBC's Pointless. Click here to read more about the recommission and to see a clip from the show, if you haven't seen it before.
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BBC One Orders Three New Series of “Pointless”
BBC1's hit daytime quiz show Pointless just got a big episode order. The network has renewed the show for 183 episodes. This includes three daytime series and a new primetime celebrity run. Each episode of Pointless, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, sees teams of contestants trying to find answers to trivia questions that no one else found. The lower your score the better. Finding "Pointless" answers scores you 0 points, and finding a Pointless answer in the final round awards you the day's jackpot. Click here to learn more about the renewal and to hear from the show's executive producer.
Read MoreView Comments (7)15Nov2012
Report: “Let’s Ask America” Renewed for Second Season
The syndicated game show Let's Ask America will live to see another year. The Scripps and Telepictures-produced game, which replaced the game show power hour of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in seven Scripps markets, has been picked up for a second season. Production on the first season's 170 episodes finished recently, and they'll begin the second season this summer. In metered markets for the week of October 29th Let's Ask America rated a pretty impressive 2.3. It also had a 1.0 in women 25-54 and a 0.8 in adults 25-54. Kevin Pereira hosts this survey show where four contestants, all playing from home via Skype, try to guess the most popular answers to polls in an effort to win up to $50,000. Click here to learn more about the renewal and what to expect in 2013.
Read MoreView Comments (2)19Oct2012
ITV Recommissions “Tipping Point” for Second Series
ITV's surprise daytime hit game show Tipping Point is coming back for a second series. BroadcastNow reports that the network has ordered an extended second edition of the quiz game based on "penny drop" arcade games. Forty 60 minute episodes will air sometime in 2013. Hosted by Ben Shephard, the 20 episode first series averaged two million viewers and a 15% share. ITV factual and daytime commissioner Diana Howie ordered the show, along with director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman, and said to BroadcastNow, “We are delighted with the success of the first series of Tipping Point and are very much looking forward to bringing viewers a second extended series.” Click here to read more about the series and our thoughts, plus watch a recent episode.
Read MoreView Comments (5)15Oct2012
Watch Reminder: “Figure It Out” and “Match Game” Canada Premiere Tonight
Today in the world of TV, two game show reboots are having premieres: In the United States, Nickelodeon premieres the second season of its revival of the '90s kids game show Figure It Out. Across our northern border, Comedy Network in Canada will premiere the first English-speaking Match Game proper in nearly 15 years. Tonight, Figure It Out comes back strong with more slime, more contestants and about the same dose of celebrity. Click here to read more about this and the brand new Match Game in Canada.
Read MoreView Comments (10)11Oct2012
News Bits for 10/11/12: Howie’s “Elephant” Name, “Pyramid”‘s Final Weeks, “Newlywed”‘s New Season
News is pretty slow today as far as huge, gigantic stories go. But we do have a few bits of information we can pass along and provide as one: We've discussed Howie Mandel's newest NBC game show project White Elephant around these parts previously. It's essentially a game where you're trying to end up with the best "gifts" of them all, based on the traditional gag Christmas game. Click here to find out what the program's new name is, some more about its format, plus news on scheduling for The Pyramid and The Newlywed Game.
Read MoreView Comments (16)09Oct2012
GSN Renews “American Bible Challenge” For a Second Season
In a move that should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, GSN announced today that they are renewing The American Bible Challenge for another season. Whether you enjoy the show or not, it is obviously a smart move. In August, the show premiered to 1.7 million viewers in its initial showing, smashing viewership records for GSN. It continues to keep the #1 spot each week on the network. The second season order that will start airing in 2013 consists of nine more episodes, so it appears the tournament-style format will be kept. Jeff Foxworthy will be coming back as host. Two more episodes of the current season are left to air before The Newlywed Game takes its spot on the schedule. If you or someone you know is interested in being a contestant on the second season, casting information is now available on GSN's website.
Read MoreView Comments (12)05Oct2012
Nickelodeon’s “Figure It Out” Begins Sixth Season Next Monday
Next Monday, October 15th, the slime will very quickly return to flowing again. After being brought back earlier this year, Figure It Out will begin its second season of the updated version, its sixth season overall, on Nickelodeon. Way back in March, the top kids' cable channel announced that they were reviving the 1990s game show for a new audience of children. The new edition, now hosted by Jeff Sutphen, premiered in June and did very well for the network in its 7PM ET timeslot. According to the network, during the 40 episode season it ranked as the top program in its time slot with viewers aged 9-14 over all TV. It also averaged 2.1 million total viewers, which isn't bad for any cable program. Click here to read about some of the well-known names now appearing on the new season.
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