TPiR Recap - 6/18/2012

[ThatDonGuy]

No, this episode was probably meant to be a special that fizzled out.

Actually, according to CBS's airing list, this wasn't a "leftover" show, but the last show taped this season.  (The 6/19 episode was a leftover - taped last July, no less.)

The Olympics showcase makes a little more sense now, but if they're going to air a new episode on July 4 (when a lot of people may be out watching things like parades and hot dog eating contests), why not air this episode on, say, July 24 (the match takes place on 7/25, and yes, that is two days before the opening ceremony)?

[SteveGavazzi]

Actually, according to CBS's airing list, this wasn't a "leftover" show

Oh, I dunno...in the sense that they never even try to make the last "week" of the season make sense anymore, I think you could reasonably call it a "leftover."

[Wayoshi]

Actually, according to CBS's airing list, this wasn't a "leftover" show, but the last show taped this season.  (The 6/19 episode was a leftover - taped last July, no less.)

This may have been the last taping day, but the Back to School Special is the last taping.

[brosa0]

It seems a bit strange that TPIR doesn't have a 'proper' season finale episode (or even week), especially when such a big deal is often made of the opening week of a season.

[Wayoshi]

^Not really... that would depress summer rerun ratings.

[ThatDonGuy]

It seems a bit strange that TPIR doesn't have a 'proper' season finale episode (or even week), especially when such a big deal is often made of the opening week of a season.

I remember one year where Bob mentioned that it was "the last show of the season," but then he remarked something along the lines of, "We keep on taping, so keep watching," even though they did go into summer repeats by then.  Bob has even admitted that they show repeats on occasion - the one time I can think of is when he was explaining why the date on the check in Blank Check/Check Game was dated "Today, 19-Now."