More brilliant advice for GSN

The new team at GSN has done a fine job so far, with the network drawing some of its best numbers ever. Even cord-cutting and OTT streaming haven't stopped the momentum.

Naturally, the game show Interwebs get  p.o.ed about this because of, well, general principles. As the only game show network with an audience, GSN draws all sorts of sticks and stones from Internet posters who are sure they could run the channel better. Game Show Paradise is a fun source of such complaints, especially because several frequent posters like to brag about how they don't have GSN any more or hardly ever watch it. That's a badge of honor on the oldies boards.

When I stopped by GSP today, one frequent naysayer was complaining that GSN runs 1985 eps of 25K Pyramid instead of 1983/84 eps. Real big stuff, but it's important to him (even though he doesn't get GSN any more). Then there was the latest "dream schedule" for the network. As you might guess, much of the daily lineup was a Buzzr clone, though the poster did slip in a few shows with a little less dust.

Of course, devil incarnate Steve Harvey's prime time exposure got cut to one hour per week. Nice of the poster to let GSN get some prime time ratings for one entire hour. A funny note was that Regis' Millionaire popped up here and there on the schedule, though Chris Harrison was ejected completely. You're just too recent, Chris.

I wonder if GSN execs ever glance at this stuff for a few smiles. Naw, they've got real work to do.

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