Twenty more walls

The Wall has performed decently for NBC. Maybe not blowout numbers, but nowadays you don't sniff at any show that can stay clear of the dreaded "fractional" in the 18-49 demo. Chris Hardwick and his Plinko knockoff have also been getting five or six million total viewers, which ain't bad for today's shriveled broadcast nets.

So it's not an enormous surprise that NBC has re-upped The Wall for another twenty episodes. Our little genre's famously low production costs no doubt played a part in the decision. Once you've built the big you-know-what, you just have to dole out some prize money to keep the eps coming.

NBC has already renewed Ellen's Game of Games, so the peacock net (Variety speak!) may want to look at other game shows. There are a few interesting possibilities out there. Like that big know-it-all guy who still turns up in reruns on GSN. Civvie contestants have a tough time chasing him down, if you get my drift.

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