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I haven't seen those yet.  In Dallas, I believe Buzzr will be Channel 27-3 -- ??  My indoor antenna is ready.  Should I get up at 5 a.m. Monday to record their first day?

Yes it will be on 27.3
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I think the idea of Buzzr TV is great. Having a channel devoted to classic games shows-only is fantastic; however, without strong staples that people are familiar with today like The Price is Right, Family Feud and even Match Game to a degree, I don't think it will do well. Everyone here mentions shows like Concentration, Now You See It, Sale of the Century - a good portion of this forum is made up of game show fans (not necessarily just TPiR) - but the general population probably has no idea what those shows are and will likely not care that they're back on.

If they want to capitalize on the library they have, air RANDOM episodes of Price is Right from the last 15 years - one day could be Bob, the next Drew - that way people will have to tune in everyday and can't just opt to watch Bob's episodes instead of Drew's (or Bob's episodes for first-run CBS episodes) because they won't know who is hosting the episode on Buzzr that day.

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If they want to capitalize on the library they have, air RANDOM episodes of Price is Right from the last 15 years.

Has anyone determined if they're not showing The Price is Right (when they launch, anyway) because it would "compete" with the current version on CBS, or because Bob won't clear his appearances on the Holly/fur/Dian/etc. episodes? 

Or both?

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I think the idea of Buzzr TV is great. Having a channel devoted to classic games shows-only is fantastic; however, without strong staples that people are familiar with today like The Price is Right, Family Feud and even Match Game to a degree, I don't think it will do well. Everyone here mentions shows like Concentration, Now You See It, Sale of the Century - a good portion of this forum is made up of game show fans (not necessarily just TPiR) - but the general population probably has no idea what those shows are and will likely not care that they're back on.

If they want to capitalize on the library they have, air RANDOM episodes of Price is Right from the last 15 years - one day could be Bob, the next Drew - that way people will have to tune in everyday and can't just opt to watch Bob's episodes instead of Drew's (or Bob's episodes for first-run CBS episodes) because they won't know who is hosting the episode on Buzzr that day.

Just my two cents...

Considering how well GSN did before they had TPIR and after they had TPIR, I think Buzzr will be fine.  Fremantle has specifically mentioned they are aiming for an older audience who would remember other classic game shows as well.  To suggest that Buzzr won't do that well without TPIR is honestly stretching it quite a bit.

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Here's the weekend schedule for Buzzr.  The E/I programming are the non game shows on the schedule in the morning.  Saturday Night has a VERY cool feature.  Here's the weekend schedule.

Saturday:

6A/6:30 Family Feud
7A/7:30 Tattletales
8A Child's Play
8:30 Body Language
9A Blockbusters
9:30 Card Sharks
10A/10:30: Stanley on the Go (E/I)
11A-1P: To Tell the Truth/What's My Line/I've Got a Secret
1P-3P: To Tell the Truth/What's My Line/I've Got a Secret
3P: Child's Play
3:30: Body Language
4P: Blockbusters
4:30: Card Sharks
5P/5:30: Family Feud
6P Child's Play
6:30 Body Language
7P: Blockbusters
7:30: Card Sharks
8P-11P: Buzzr Time Machine (5 to 6 shows in a 3 hour span from the same decade)
11P-2A: Buzzr Time Machine (5 to 6 shows in a 3 hour span from the same decade)
2A/2:30A: Family Feud
3A/3:30A: Family Feud
4A/4:30A: Super Password
5A/5:30A: Super Password

Sunday:

6A/6:30A: Match Game
7A/7:30A: Match Game
8A/8:30A: Let's Make a Deal
9A/9:30A: Let's Make a Deal
10A/10:30A: Dog Tales (E/I)
11A/11:30A: Animal Rescue (E/I)
12P/12:30P: Super Password
1P/1:30P: Super Password
2P/2:30P: Match Game
3P/3:30P: Match Game
4P/4:30P: Family Feud
5P/5:30P: Family Feud
6P/6:30P: Press Your Luck
7P/7:30P: Press Your Luck
8P-11P: Monster Buzz (Monster Garage/Monster Garage/Monster House)
11P-2A: Monster Buzz (Monster Garage/Monster Garage/Monster House)
2A/2:30A: Press Your Luck
3A/3:30A: Press Your Luck
4A/4:30A: Match Game
5A/5:30A: Match Game
« Last Edit: May 29, 2015, 05:23:34 PM by jimlange »

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I sure hope a station in the Colorado Springs/Pueblo market gets this. The schedules I saw posted in the thread remind me of what I loved so much about GSN. The classics.

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Here's hoping my area eventually gets this channel as well. I'm curious what episodes of Press Your Luck they will begin with.
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The scheduled programming is appealing provided it is run at normal speed and is not adulterated with graphical overlays, and the credits are shown full screen. I hope the syndicated versions of TTTT and WML? are aired.

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The scheduled programming is appealing provided it is run at normal speed and is not adulterated with graphical overlays, and the credits are shown full screen. I hope the syndicated versions of TTTT and WML? are aired.

While they could be, the spacing of them suggests to me that it is the B & W versions for now.

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So, the channel has apparently launched early (at least in Michigan). First show I've caught was a 1984 (first season) Super Password with Bert Convy.

To answer the burning question: yes, the shows are totally unedited, all promotional plugs are intact, as are the credits. Currently up is the 1970s version of Card Sharks with Jim Perry. This must be some kind of demo version because the shows that are airing don't match up with the schedule Jamal had posted for Saturday.

There doesn't seem to be any paid advertisment yet as the commercial breaks have been showing little My Dinner With Andre style segments with Monty Hall and Wayne Brady, discussing Let's Make a Deal. They're also airing promos for their programming blocks, which I've seen footage of Dawson's Family Feud, Tattletales, Hall's Let's Make a Deal, the 1970s Match Game and black and white I've Got a Secret.
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My area won't be getting Buzzr TV but I was interested in seeing more old episodes of 1970s Match Game as well as more classic Price is Right

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Any Canadian markets picking up this station?

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Any Canadian markets picking up this station?

Unless you can pick up NY's stations with an antenna, most likely not.

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Also for those of you who live in the Chicago area, this will be of interest to you.  A member of Game Show Forum was notified on his Comcast billing statement that Buzzr will be available on their limited basic cable service beginning July 30th.

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Any Canadian markets picking up this station?


Windsor, ON will pick up WJBK (Fox 2) in Detroit because of the proximity. The only clearance in New York State is WWOR Secaucus, near the NY/NJ border.  Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse were all left out at this point.  Bell Fibe in Toronto picks up KCPQ from Seattle, but that's not been cleared either.
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