A Few Changes Happening Next Week (4/30)

[Xavier1989]

This set off predictable whines on the GSN board about Harvey Feud getting used too much. If the show dated from before 1990, nary a complaint would be heard on the board.

Would you Shut up with that. Everybody here and on Invision is tired of this little argument from you.

[Mystic]

This set off predictable whines on the GSN board about Harvey Feud getting used too much. If the show dated from before 1990, nary a complaint would be heard on the board.

Not true. From me atleast. I'm thinking of the betterment of the network, and not my own personal wants or needs. I like Harvey Feud, but I would like it to last as long as possible, and not get rerun abused into the ground in a matter of weeks or months.

I would say the exact same thing if Pyramid or Match Game aired 36 times in a week. People would get sick of it. Especially if they do like Harvey Feud and repeat the same episodes during the same marathons.

I am all for variety in the network, I don't want or need to see any show air 36 times in a week. It just makes it feel like a waste of good timeslots when it's plastered all over the schedule. Keep the best ones, but give other shows a chance to succeed. Don't wait until one show is used up before going out to search for another "hit" show to save the network.

[matchgame74fan]

This set off predictable whines on the GSN board about Harvey Feud getting used too much. If the show dated from before 1990, nary a complaint would be heard on the board.

[phimat37]

This set off predictable whines on the GSN board about Harvey Feud getting used too much. If the show dated from before 1990, nary a complaint would be heard on the board. But we'll leave that aside for the moment. What's really strange is that folks apparently think cable networks should refrain from riding their biggest ratings-getters for all they're worth.

Oh pul-ease. I think if Match Game or Dawson Feud aired too much some people wouldn't be happy. Maybe same for $25,000 Pyramid but I'm trying to make a point. Rerun abuse on any show is not good. I like Family Feud but, this version is going to get worn out.

You can irritate me sometimes, like many people when I hear when you say that stuff.

But in a way, something tells me you enjoy this. I'm sorry. And, I'm not doing anything wrong saying this.

[starwheel]

This set off predictable whines on the GSN board about Harvey Feud getting used too much. If the show dated from before 1990, nary a complaint would be heard on the board.

SERIOUSLY? And we haven't been complaining at all about the rerun abuse with MG 74/75, the currently-airing 25K episodes, and the cycles of Card Sharks that just wrapped up. Mhm, sure. Remember how Improvabomb was supposed to be the second coming, as was that other certain show that just crawled off the schedule? I like Harvey, but it's too much, especially since he has syndicated episodes airing in first-run on many local stations. Does the phrase "too much of a good thing" ring a bell here? They have tried this trick before (with a certain guy who goes by the name of Howie), and although it started off well, it was a fail long-term. Putting all your eggs in one basket is never a good idea!

[pyramidpower14]

If the show dated from before 1990, nary a complaint would be heard on the board.

Like many others on this board, I must respectfully disagree with you. Even being the big Pyramid fan that I am, I still think airing it 10 times on Friday nights is overkill; it grinds through the episodes faster, and when GSN only has about 200 eps., I think this is a problem especially when the 1985-1986 eps have been shown 5 times already anyway. If GSN gets new eps. in a couple weeks, then that is fantastic, but I still don't like the Friday night overkill, because this just means the new package of episodes they potentially acquire will get run through that much quicker.

I'd rather see the $25K Pyramid just at 10:30 AM, and maybe just a couple times on Friday night along with some other good classics like Super Password.

[jhshifris]

And remember when there was way too much Deal Or No Deal?

[Lingofan97]

And remember when there was way too much Deal Or No Deal?

Now it's down to 14 times a week I believe. This week it's 15, and before DWTS was yanked it was 13 times a week. It's a cutback from the 20+ times a week last Summer.

25k Pyramid may not light up Friday nights, but it does very well in daytime. In the latest published week, it got a 237k average at 10:30am. It beat a lot of other shows in daytime, even Lingo at noon and Deal Or No Deal at 1pm. Heck, it pulled above the total day average which was 212k.

It's why GSN should get a new lease. $25,000 Pyramid and Card Sharks are/were getting near 300K ratings once a week at 10 in the morning. And they both averaged higher then anything from 12-3pm.

[wayne3924]

While I did say I could see some of Casey's points, I agree with the board when I say that too much of any show, pre or post 1990, doesn't work on this network long-term. There's just too many examples (Deal, Improv, Dancing etc.) that prove it. I'm not saying every time slot needs a new show (some repeats are O.K.), but 16 hours of a show will poison the water too quickly.

[Lingofan97]

While I did say I could see some of Casey's points, I agree with the board when I say that too much of any show, pre or post 1990, doesn't work on this network long-term. There's just too many examples (Deal, Improv, Dancing etc.) that prove it. I'm not saying every time slot needs a new show (some repeats are O.K.), but 16 hours of a show will poison the water too quickly.

Dancing with the Stars at the end didn't have rerun abuse, but just a lack of interest. GSN's problem is that they only air 17 shows, when most likely they could still be airing 20 (Card Sharks, DWTS and $100,000 Pyramid), and some of their other originals if they wanted too

[espnews26]

Not really impressed with the changes. It's the same EXACT episodes just 6 hours later. During the Wednesday marathon, they get replayed 3 hours later IIRC. Still a bad strategy IMO.

I agree with the above posts. Abells being brainwashed by Beverly.

something tells me you enjoy this.

Wow.

[Lingofan97]

Not really impressed with the changes. It's the same EXACT episodes just 6 hours later. During the Wednesday marathon, they get replayed 3 hours later IIRC. Still a bad strategy IMO.

Well, I don't like the Harvey overload, but last week on Wednesday the new episodes at 7 & 7:30pm did 100,000 viewers worse then the 10 & 10:30pm reruns.

[wayne3924]

Dancing with the Stars at the end didn't have rerun abuse, but just a lack of interest. GSN's problem is that they only air 17 shows, when most likely they could still be airing 20 (Card Sharks, DWTS and $100,000 Pyramid), and some of their other originals if they wanted too

Dancing was abused at the beginning (26 hours over three days!), and any interest it could have built up was squashed by that. That's what I was referencing. You're right about the # of shows; they don't need an overload of stuff. Just subtract a few repeats, maybe add 1-2 shows from whatever era, and then you're getting somewhere.

[Lingofan97]

Dancing was abused at the beginning (26 hours over three days!), and any interest it could have built up was squashed by that. That's what I was referencing. You're right about the # of shows; they don't need an overload of stuff. Just subtract a few repeats, maybe add 1-2 shows from whatever era, and then you're getting somewhere.

If GSN reduced Family Feud by 20 slots, added Card Sharks (Perry), added Pyramid with Donny Osmond I'd be a little happier. I'm very happy that GSN shortened the block scheduling, but I have a feeling more of that is going to happen soon

[pzimm7778]

Something to keep in mind, many of the networks have a plethora of 1 hour shows, not all but many do. So, they have 24 timeslots to fill a day (let's say 20-26 removing paid programming and figuring up a smattering of half hour shows). GSN has by and large half hour shows. That's 48 timeslots a day to fill (35-40 if you remove paid programming). Doing it with 17 shows and paid probrammimg is too much.

GSN needs to do one of two things:
1.) add more shows from EVERYWHERE to give variety to the schedule, or
2.) Keep their few shows and run whatever shows they want from 8-noon, repeat it from noon-4, then do some sort of late afternoon shows before leading to the prime time block and late night.