Interesting to note, that since this is the 2nd episode so far with Grocery with it's new $2 range ($20-$22), both times they also had an item that falls in that range.
I don't remember that always happening with the old $1 range, but not really sure if it's just that there are more items available that cost between $0-$2 than there were between $0-$1, or if they are intentionally putting that item in there to make the game a bit easier as well, in addition to the larger range to work with?
I am pretty sure there were Grocery Game playings with the $1 range where none of the items were less than $1.
I have a feeling having an item less than $2 with the $2 range is intentional, to make it harder to get to a point where you can't possibly win. How long did it take before there were no 25 cent or less items in the old $6.75-7.00 version?
As for today's gimmick, I was a little surprised that only shows currently on the air were mentioned - but then again, there haven't been that many other ones on CBS in the past 30 years; only three soaps (
Capitol, which ended in 1987, and the two long-running ones,
The Guiding Light and
As the World Turns), and a handful of game shows (
The (New) $25,000 Pyramid,
Card Sharks,
Family Feud,
Now You See It,
Blackout, and
Wheel of Fortune, plus possibly the end of the runs of
Press Your Luck and
Body Language), and even at that, only GL and ATWT were on after 1993.