This is from the latest edition of Steve Beverly's "Game Show Fix" newsletter. CBS is deciding whether to pair "Deal" with "Pyramid" as a daily replacement for "Guiding Light."
****WAYNE BRADY HOSTS PILOT OF LET’S MAKE A DEAL >From flies on the wall who were inside CBS’s pilot for a revival of Let’s Make a Deal last week, the taping “went very well.” Wayne Brady, whose run on Don’t Forget the Lyrics! has just ended, was the host and we were given two evaluations of his work. >From one audience attendee: “He was no Monty Hall…..but no one will ever be. But Wayne had a good connection with the contestants and he really seemed to understand the game.” >From a second: “Wayne will not take the show back down to the depths it was in when Billy Bush did the NBC version. If this gets picked up, he’ll do a good job.” We were also told this version, a FremantleMedia production, is back to the show’s roots as a family-friendly show, unlike the NBC prime time edition earlier in the decade. That one lost a third of its audience in the first 20 minutes after a way over-the-top adult-themed opening deal. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
