5 shows that GSN should acquire in 2012

[Lingofan97]

Modern acquisitions and classics have worked out well for GSN, especially looking at 5th Grader, Family Feud and Deal or No Deal. There are three particular classics and two newer game shows that could work on GSN's schedule now.

Classics
*Card Sharks (Eubanks, Perry- different seasons)
*Family Feud (Combs)
*Love Connection (Woolery)

Modern
*Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2009-10, 2010-11)
*Jeopardy! (2008-09 or 2009-10)

[Chameleonwhammy]

*Family Feud (Combs)
*Love Connection (Woolery)

Um, GSN tried Love Connection, and it bombed miserably. And Combs just doesn't work in ratings.

[Lingofan97]

modern game shows:
Family Feud (Anderson)
Celebrity Family Feud (Roker)

Those two wouldn't work. It would have been smart for GSN to acquire Anderson Feud 10 years ago, but not now. Also, Celebrity Family Feud was only a few episodes, so this would only be a waste of money.

The poster did say that GSN should create their own versions of them. That said, I don't think they would.

GSN is already creating enough weird reality shows, so I wouldn't want them wasting time and money and weird foreign game shows.

Three classic shows:
Supermarket Sweep
Shop 'Til You Drop
Press Your Luck

Two Shopping game shows? I wouldn't be surprised if these are hard to get the rights too. They were produced from different companies than Match Game, Password etc.

They definitely shouldn't have taken Card Sharks off. But Combs' Feud, as much as I love it, didn't do that well last time it was on the schedule, and nowadays Dawson doesn't even do so well. And I'd definitely have to pass on Love Connection.

If they were going to get any other classics besides Card Sharks, I'd say that Press Your Luck, Monty's Let's Make a Deal, and Eubanks Newlywed Game would be the best bets. Maybe Cullen Blockbusters - or, if they could get their hands on it, Classic Concentration. And more seasons of Match Game and Pyramid would also be nice. But I'm not betting on any of this happening, at least not for another year or two.



A new season of Jeopardy! would indeed be nice, though they'd probably wait until the current one expired. And a later season of Meredith could be good for an afternoon or late night slot. Supermarket Sweep would also be a great acquitision, and Minute to Win It might be worth a shot. Of course, a recent season of Wheel of Fortune would really shake things up, though I'm guessing Sony must be asking for too much, or else they would have gotten it already. The Price is Right is off limits of course, and who knows what's up with Brady LMaD.

Jeopardy! should get another GSN season, and at least two versions of Card Sharks should be back soon.

Um, GSN tried Love Connection, and it bombed miserably. And Combs just doesn't work in ratings.

I wouldn't be shocked if GSN tried again. They have shows like The Newlywed Game and Baggage which have been successful. GSN I could see trying Love Connection again.

[jhshifris]

GSN can not show Wayne's Let's Make A Deal because CBS doesn't want it from what I was told. And they let the other networks show CSI.

[patnvanna83]

Win, Lose or Draw (Convy, Lawrence, and Weller)
Debt (Martindale)

[SuperJackpot]

If any show is proof of the bump GSN can have in it's ratings it's Wheel of Fortune. The marathon they showed after Thanksgiving about two years ago proves ratings will work. Even if it is a modern season. Although an older season in daytime and a newer season in nighttime might be cool.

[TheNewNeko]

GSN is already creating enough weird reality shows, so I wouldn't want them wasting time and money and weird foreign game shows.

I'm glad you're not in charge of programming for any network, because you'd drive it into the ground at 170 mph. Here's something you can take to the bank: Every actual "game show" program since 1999 that has been successful has either been a remake of an old show (LMaD, Catch-21, Whammy!, etc.) or... ta-da! a "weird foreign game show" that was adapted (Deal or No Deal, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Weakest Link, Russian Roulette, Friend or Foe, Lingo, etc.). Even Dancing With The Stars was a foreign adaptation of a show from Britain called Strictly Come Dancing. So I guess you can't watch Millionaire anymore since it started out as a "weird foreign game show".

To be fair, I thought Greed got hosed and could have been successful if Fox wasn't a bunch of douches, but the fact is simply this. If you want a show to work, it pretty much has to be an adaptation of a show and it seems the British shows, quite honestly, have us by the short hairs. Fact is: America has zero interest in game shows right now and although GSN should acquire shows like Finn's STYD and Ruprecht's Sweep, they're not going to. They're too busy trying to get their money's worth out of the dead horse known as Dancing With The Stars.

And you sure as (f-bomb) won't get ratings like that with 25 year old surveys and people in their 50s and 60s embarrassed that they had to go on a TV show to try to find love. It didn't work before and it won't work again. If you want to see ratings, new classics and originals are where it's at.

classic game shows:
Hollywood Squares (Davidson)
Press Your Luck ('85-'86 & '83-'84)
High Rollers (Trebek or Martindale)
Family Feud (Combs and highly unlikely 94-95 Dawson)

modern game shows:
Family Feud (Anderson)
Celebrity Family Feud (Roker)

No, I'd be happy to just see the original PYL back on, maybe, NO!

and as for your idea of modern game shows... (F-BOMB) NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! times two.

[Lingofan97]

or... ta-da! a "weird foreign game show" that was adapted (Deal or No Deal, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Weakest Link, Russian Roulette, Friend or Foe, Lingo, etc.).

There are many things wrong with this. GSN acquired
*Deal or No Deal
*Millionaire
and the other shows

And in the 1980's there was an American version of Lingo. So not all these are foreign game shows. There are just some game shows that GSN shouldn't produce.

[TheNewNeko]

There are many things wrong with this. GSN acquired
*Deal or No Deal
*Millionaire
and the other shows

And in the 1980's there was an American version of Lingo. So not all these are foreign game shows. There are just some game shows that GSN shouldn't produce.

I'm getting tired of re-stating this. You don't get what I was saying. That's the point. The only successful game shows have come from either overseas or adaptations of ancient shows. And Lingo was also a Dutch game show in the '80s also.

If a programming executive didn't say "Hey, (this show from overseas) seems like a great idea to adapt". then guess what? You'd have never seen Millionaire or Deal or No Deal, or most of the other shows that you take for granted right now. They're the only things that have lasted longer than a season.

I've seen all of the shows I listed. As someone who has been around game shows for decades, I can tell you they would work here, provided GSN doesn't do the stupid thing and play them to death. You should sit down and watch those shows and then tell me how miserable they are, because I can tell you right now that The Chase is a more exciting game show than anything I've seen here in a while and The Cube pwns Minute To Win It 100 ways to Sunday.

[espnews26]

Classics:
AFV (trade DWTS to ABC Family)

Modern:
Merv Griffin's Crosswords
Wheel of Fortune (2 years removed).
Family Feud (O'Hurleys Final year).
Don't Forget the Lyrics (Brady ONLY not the syndicated crap).

[jhshifris]

I'm sorry but AFV isn't a game show.

[BlancoWhite724]

Pat Billard - Love Connection

[patnvanna83]

Pat Billard - Love Connection

you mean Pat Bullard-Love Connection right

[Lingofan97]

I'm sorry but AFV isn't a game show.

Its game showish. A couple months ago I said GSN should acquire it, but it reruns on several other TV networks. It would at least do better than DWTS in a Saturday night block if GSN could air it there.

Pat Bullard - Love Connection

Only Woolery Love Connection. That version was horrible. I looked it up.

[Gameheadz]

My 5 would be:

Classics
TRIVIA TRAP
NOW YOU SEE IT
JACKPOT!

Modern favorites:
RUSSIAN ROULETTE
FRIEND OR foe?