08May2013
“Let’s Ask America” Announces “Mother’s Day” and “Second Chance” Editions
The syndicated game show Let's Ask America, voted as the best new game show of 2012, has a few special editions to look forward to. Host Kevin Pereira will welcome mothers and former contestants over the next two weeks for a shot at $50,000...all over Skype at home. On Friday, May 10th, Let's Ask America will host a special "Mother's Day" episode. Then, during the week of May 13th, Let's Ask America will bring back losing contestants for a "Second Chance" week. Click here to read the details of each week.
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“Let’s Ask America” Airs New “Meteorologists” Special April 25th; Announces May “Watch and Win” Sweepstakes
There are a few exciting things coming up on the syndicated game show Let's Ask America over the next several weeks. First, this Thursday, April 25th, the Kevin Pereira-hosted survey quiz will present a third "Meteorologists" special. Four meteorologists from all across the country will all compete for $50,000 for charity. Let's Ask America already lets contestants win $50,000 by playing at home via Skype. Even more people from home are going to be able to win with the May "Watch and Win" sweepstakes. Big prizes like Skype-enabled televisions, tablets, webcams, headsets, and more are available. Click here to learn how to enter and win.
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“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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Video: $49,000 on the Line on “Let’s Ask America”
Earlier this season on the syndicated survey quiz Let's Ask America, David Luea became the first person to play a perfect game and take home $50,000. It's not the easiest thing to do by any stretch. Can someone else come close? Emily from Great Falls, MT, is close to it. Throughout the game she's banked $9,800. By reaching the final she has earned the chance to gamble any of her cash on the last question. However, if she goes All In, she'll multiply that by five for $49,000...just $1,000 shy of the perfect game. As you can probably guess by the title Emily has elected to go All In. Is she going to win big...or go home with $1,000? Click here to see the exciting clip and let us know what you think.
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Ratings Report: The Usual Suspects “Wheel” and “Jeopardy!” Stay High, “Millionaire” Stays Steady
Here comes this week's report of game show ratings in syndication and cable. This is for the week of February 4th, 2013. Wheel of Fortune remains the unsurprising king of the syndicated ratings, scoring a 7.7 household rating and averaging 12.1 million viewers, losing a tenth of a ratings point and 200,000 viewers over last week. Jeopardy! naturally trails ever so slightly behind with a 6.9 rating, the same rating as last week, and stays in a virtual tie with last week's ratings, just fewer than 10.7 million viewers. Click here to read the rest of the ratings for this week, including Millionaire, Family Feud and GSN's ratings.
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Love is in the Air on “Let’s Ask America” This Thursday
This Thursday, February 14th, is Valentine's Day. To celebrate the day of love, the syndicated game show Let's Ask America will feature a special "Valentine's Day" edition. Four groups from all across the country will compete from home, via Skype, for up to $50,000. They just need to guess the results of national surveys. Of course, since it's the Valentine's Day special, questions will be love themed. Not only that but, for the first time, couples will be playing together instead of solo players. Competing are Stroudsburg, PA’s Carlena and Greg Back; Deptford, NJ’s Kyera and Hakim Chandler; Peachtree City, GA’s Kali and Suvrat Bhargave; and New Rochelle, NY’s Mike Lieberman and Angela Neofotistos. Do they have what it takes to win $50,000? Click here to read some sample questions for the show. Can you guess the answers?
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Ratings Report: “Wheel,” “Jeopardy!,” “Millionaire” & “Ask America” Hit Highs
If you are associated with a syndicated game show this week, chances are you're feeling pretty good. All of those programs had very impressive numbers this week, going higher than some of us thought it might. The numbers for the week of January 21st are fun to look at. Wheel of Fortune stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of its competition this week as the highest rated first-run syndie program. Vanna and Pat gained just over 100,000 viewers to make a new viewership high for the season of 12.3 million viewers with a 7.8 household rating. Its Sony counterpart Jeopardy! had a great week too. Click here to read about that and other shows including Family Feud, Millionaire and Let's Ask America.
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“Let’s Ask America” Launches First “Watch & Win” Week with “Hometown Heroes” Special
The already very interactive program Let's Ask America is giving home viewers more chances to win starting Monday, February 4th. That week, the show will begin Let’s Ask America February Watch & Win. Each day, until that Friday, viewers can watch the show and identify the name of the last contestant standing on each episode. Then, potential contest entrants should head over to the show's official website at LetsAskAmerica.tv to submit the name of the day's winning player. Viewers can enter once per day and, each day, all eligible entrants will vie for a daily prize and three bigger grand prizes. Click here to learn more about the contestant, to find out about Hometown Heroes week and to see a Dash for Cash preview video of the week.
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Monday Recap: “Let’s Ask America” and “Millionaire”
We had a few interesting things going on with games last night and we wanted to be sure to let you know about them. We also want to know what your thoughts on each are, especially Millionaire since I thought that was one of the show's more peculiar contestant moments in a while. *First, a big shout out goes out to reader and friend Dino Alexander. He appeared on last night's Let's Ask America. Dino won an exciting game with $7,300. He elected go risk it all to multiply his bank by five for a grand total of $36,500. His final question asked, "Where did wives in their 50's say is the worst place their husband could throw them a surprise party?" He was given the choices bowling alley, water park, mini golf course, or go-kart track. Din
Read MoreView Comments (5)31Dec2013
Top 10 Shows of 2012: Number 1
For the past ten days we've been counting down what you voted the best new game shows of 2012. We're at the final day of 2012 and we're ready to reveal what you voted as the best new game show of 2012. During the countdown we also ran a contest to win a copy of the Wheel of Fortune 30th anniversary mobile app. You had to guess this show. Congratulations to Patrick K., Dave S., Tris B., Joshua W., and Cody H. on winning. This is what they guessed, and this is the best new game show of 2012. Click here to read what you voted as the best of the year, watch two full episodes of it, and to read an exclusive quote from the show. Let us know what you think of the results also.
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“Let’s Ask America” Celebrates the Season with Holiday Shows Next Week
The holiday game show news is flying in today like snowflakes in a December blizzard. Let's Ask America announced today that beginning this upcoming Monday, a series of special theme episodes will be airing. Starting on December 17th, Let's Ask America will feature a week of special "Holiday Shows" themed and centered around the various holidays from now until the end of the month. Contestants will be celebrating the season as well, clad in their favorite holiday outfits with their homes decked out for the holidays, trying to win up to $50,000 via Skype. And what would a theme show be without some themed questions? Click here for some sample questions to be featured this week.
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Ratings Report: Turkey Time Erodes Viewership, “Beat the Chefs” is the Most Rotten Egg
The moral of this week's syndicated ratings report: People are too busy eating turkey and spending time with family to devotedly watch TV. Ratings are in from the week of November 19, 2012, the week which included Thanksgiving here in the states. Of course, these numbers shouldn't be taken too close to heart, since programming around these times of year are generally down. Wheel of Fortune lost 1.3 million viewers and almost a full ratings point over last week's record high, coming in with just under 10 million viewers and a 6.3 household rating. Click here to read about the rest of the less-than-stellar ratings, including how far Beat the Chefs has fallen.
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Ratings Report: “Feud” On Fire, Positivity for “Wheel”, “Jeopardy” & “Newlywed”
After the devastation of Superstorm Sandy the previous week, the ratings for game shows syndicated and otherwise performed fantastically. For the week beginning November 5th, we have some great numbers to share. Wheel of Fortune had a 7.0 household rating, improving four-tenths of a point over the previous week (for which we have data, the week of October 22nd). Viewership jumped up 700,000 viewers to a great figure of 10.8 million. Click here to read about ratings for other shows, including Jeopardy!, Family Feud, Let's Ask America, Figure It Out and The Newlywed Game.
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David Luea Wins $50,000 on “Let’s Ask America”
I didn't think we'd see this happening: the jackpot went off on Let's Ask America yesterday. David Luea, a campaign manager from Boston, MA, became the first person to take home the full $50,000 prize on the syndicated survey quiz hosted by Kevin Pereira. David answered all eight main game questions correct to win $10,000. Then, in the final round, David gambled all of his money to multiply it by five. His final question asked, "Which bachelor habit did engaged women say they most want their fiance to give up?" Aided by his girlfriend Lisa he correctly answered "Video Game Marathons" and scored the show's top prize. Click here to see the big win and let us know what you think.
Read MoreView Comments (4)19Nov2012
“Let’s Ask America” Celebrates Thanksgiving “Family Style” on Wednesday
The day before Thanksgiving, instead of seeing families gather around a table for dinner, you'll see families gathered around Skype to play for $50,000. Let's Ask America will celebrate the holiday on Wednesday, November 21st, with a special "Family Style" edition. Bakersfield, CA Relator, David Knoeb; Lancaster, CA Stay at Home Mom, Felicita Murray; Baltimore, MD Student, Christen Cromwell; and Orchard Park, NY Teacher, Tim Coughlin are all joined by their families to answer survey questions and take home up to $50,000. Click here to learn more and to see some sample questions featured on Wednesday's show.
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