What if Flashback Fridays became Throwback Thursdays?

[Gameheadz]

Taken from this blog:

http://gsntheknow.blogspot.com/

"What is the cleanest day in GSN's week? If you said Friday, you are correct!

That's because Flashback Friday is by far, the worst day in the block scheduling era of today. Isn't that a shame? Because back then, Family Feud, Match Game, Card Sharks and pyramid filled out the slots. Perhaps there's a way to bring back the "Flashback" by moving back one day and calling it "Throwback Thursdays." By then, it'll become a ratings hit on our hands. If we did, we would do these for instance:

-have PYL in the first hour back to back
-have the Cullen & Rafftery versions of "Blockbusters" by 8
- create a "Password" hour by having the "Plus" edition and the " Super" one afterwards
-and pick a "Game of the week" variety hour.

So if you think "Flashback Frodays" are unwatchable, GSN should recommend "Throwback Thursdays" for all your retro needs. That's my idea? Do you agree with that?"

[Melyssa56]

I would certainly go for that, especially during bowling season when I'm not home on Friday evenings, and the real Press Your Luck would be a great program to include.

[Lingofan97]

Just sticking to the 4-hour block scheduling now I would bring back Card Sharks and air that Friday nights since it's nowhere else on the schedule, and maybe add a slot at 9:30am eventually. But that's only if they bring it back. I also don't expect PYL on GSN anytime soon.

I created my own schedule a week or so ago that would include block scheduling but it would only run two hours during the week and three hours on weekends. Here is how it would go.

Weeknights
3-6pm: same as now
6:00pm: The Newlywed Game
6:30pm: Baggage
7:00pm: Deal or No Deal
8-10pm: Blocks (Monday= Family Feud (Karn); Tuesdays= Family Feud (O'Hurley); Wednesday= Family Feud (Harvey) Thursday= The Newlywed Game Friday= $25,000 Pyramid)
10:00pm: 5th Grader
11:00pm: The Newlywed Game (Wilson)
11:30pm: Baggage
12:00am: Baggage

[FACEO15]

Lingofan, you do realize that Newlywed Game with Carnie Wilson will most likely never ever see the light of day again. Carnie Wilson sued GSN a few years back. I highly doubt that you will see it on the air again. I prefer Sherriwed anyday of the week even though I don't watch it!

[Lingofan97]

Lingofan, you do realize that Newlywed Game with Carnie Wilson will most likely never ever see the light of day again. Carnie Wilson sued GSN a few years back. I highly doubt that you will see it on the air again. I prefer Sherriwed anyday of the week even though I don't watch it!

The lawsuit was taken care of back in the Winter, and Carnie Wilson's The Newlywed Game have been on the air a couple times since actually.

[FACEO15]

It was for a very special tribute. Why would they want Carnie Wilson Newlywed Game on? She is like the Louie Anderson of the show. Yuck! I get the variety, but I'd much prefer Bob Eubanks to her in a heartbeat!

[Lingofan97]

It was for a very special tribute. Why would they want Carnie Wilson Newlywed Game on? She is like the Louie Anderson of the show. Yuck! I get the variety, but I'd much prefer Bob Eubanks to her in a heartbeat!

If GSN aired Carnie's The Newlywed Game, then there would be the two highly rated Bob Eubanks episodes of The Newlywed Game from 2010. It would add some variety to GSN at the moment.

[FACEO15]

I'm not against it. I actually would prefer it to air, but I'm just thinking GSN wise. I do agree with your points, but I would really like to see Bobby Eubanks get some much deserved airtime. He is the master of it all!

[Lingofan97]

I'm not against it. I actually would prefer it to air, but I'm just thinking GSN wise. I do agree with your points, but I would really like to see Bobby Eubanks get some much deserved airtime. He is the master of it all!

I would prefer Eubanks over anything, but with the current version(s) of The Newlywed Game we're probably not getting a lease on that in the near future. Also, it would make a great Friday night block.

[wayne3924]

Carnie sure as heck won't be coming back (her version stunk to high heaven anyway), and I doubt Bob will (at least not in the immediate future).

Now, as for what the thread was talking about; I'd love an old-school variety block. Seeing as though the leadership is against anything like that, though, that won't happen. I'd just be happy if they even consider bringing any of those shows back in any portion of the schedule.

[jhshifris]

So would I. Throwback Thursdays is a good idea

How about this

6:00pm $25,000.00 Pyramid(another lease)
7:00pm Press Your Luck
8:00pm Match Game PM
9:00pm The Joker's Wild
10:00pm Blockbusters
11:00pm Tattletales
and 12:00am Card Sharks(another lease)

[jhshifris]

I would certainly go for that, especially during bowling season when I'm not home on Friday evenings, and the real Press Your Luck would be a great program to include.

At least, it will not be rerun abused. Aren't there more than 1000 episodes of it?

[ivoryman05]

At least, it will not be rerun abused. Aren't there more than 1000 episodes of it?

Actually, there were a total of 757 episodes of PYL, but there are about just under 600 episodes available in the trading circuit and about 80% of those episodes in the trading circuit are from either USA or from the green ball-era GSN airings(some with speed-ups, just beware of it).

[Lingofan97]

Carnie sure as heck won't be coming back (her version stunk to high heaven anyway), and I doubt Bob will (at least not in the immediate future).

I thought it was a better more appropriate seasons of the show when Carnie was on. But, back in seasons 1 and 2 GSN was still fixing the show up several times, and even now I feel like they're still doing that.

6:00pm $25,000.00 Pyramid(another lease)
7:00pm Press Your Luck
8:00pm Match Game PM
9:00pm The Joker's Wild
10:00pm Blockbusters
11:00pm Tattletales
and 12:00am Card Sharks(another lease)

In our dreams...all of us. Deal or No Deal forever

[espnews26]

Taken from this blog:
http://gsntheknow.blogspot.com/

GSN got into the blog business? Uh-Oh, Abell better watch himself.

What will they air on Fridays?
Isn't this "Throwback Thursdays" just another excuse to move the low rated Friday block up a day? Kinda defeats the purpose since Friday and Saturday are lowest rated TV nights. Thursday is still somewhat substantial.

As I said in the other thread, put WWTBAM on Friday Nights. That show gets good ratings at 2am early Monday Mornings on the schedule as noted by Abell's cousin.