Apparently some networks still haven't received the memo that the writers' strike is over, as reality television continues to infect primetime.
NBC is sticking with its plan to bring classics to its regularly scheduled programming (Knight Rider, American Gladiators, for example), and CBS is following suit by playin' the Feud in the evening. Family Feud, the long-running game show, is getting made over for a primetime appearance on the network this summer, says Variety.
The traditional format of the game show sees two clans of relatives duke it out by correctly predicting the results of surveys. The new version of the show will likely keep the similar format with one twist--the all too predictable celebrity cast of contestants.
Primetime game shows are in right now with studios. They're cheap, they pull in the ratings, and they're cheap (can't stress that enough). The recent primetime run of Price is Right impressed CBS enough to ask for more, and evening versions of Match Game and Million Dollar Password are in the works at TBS and CBS, respectively.
Slightly less classy is a new show from Donald Trump that has been given an eight-episode order on MTV, reports Variety. First revealed last June, the new reality program takes girls of... ummm... "questionable moral fiber" and throws them into a finishing school where they learn to be all proper-like.
Based on the UK's successful Ladette to a Lady, the untitled program (last June it had the working title Lady or a Tramp) is apparently an effort by MTV to focus on shows where contestants attempt to better themselves rather than spiral into oblivion and whore themselves out half-naked in hot tubs.
"We began to see in our research about three years ago that this next MTV generation is actually very empowered and highly functioning," said MTV executive Brian Graden.
Jamie Foxx's production company is pitching a similar show titled From G's to Gents (the first "G" stands for "Gangsta"!).
Comments (20)
Stop putting none primetime worthy shows on prime time you @sshats.
NO MORE GAME SHOWS!
" We began to see in our research about three years ago that this next MTV generation is actually very empowered and highly functioning," said MTV executive Brian Graden. "
1: "actually empowered " shows me that MTV thinks its viewers r dumbass materialistic teens. Most r.
2: MTV needs to SHOW MUSIC! PLc cancel hills, flavor, super swwet 16 & al those other shows that are killing brain cells.
to Lucky_Eddie: What Strike happened in 99/00? I dont think there was a strike. It was jsut an idea from Mark Burnett.
Love the ones that were with the celebrities!
it took them this long to see that people don't want to see that sort of thing?
The current host of Family Fued is annoying and they need to go higher then $20,000 for the grand prize which it has been since Louie took over in 1999 and 2 hosts later its still the same amount.
In the last writers' strike we got Survivor. Now more "reality". What have the writers given us? Fifty years of sitcoms, cop, doctor and lawyer shows, none as good as the originals. Notice how Leno is now less funny than during the strike? Seen any good shows since they came back? No wonder the networks are going with more game and reality shows. The writers are striking themselves out of jobs. Good riddance.
Oh the Humanity! Shoot me now!DID YOU EXECS NOT REALIZE THAT THE WRITERS ARE THE KEY TO YOUR PROBLEMS-GOOD WRITERS-NOT CRAPPY, WORTHLESS, SOUL-KILLING REALITY TV!
Just what we need - yeah, right.
Didn't they try this already and for that reason it's now on daytime tv. I try to catch when i can on KCAL 9 here in LA with that dude bob ohurley. This won't succeed they should just scrub it.
i used to love this show when i was growing up now its whatever!
That's really stupid, it sounds like <i>Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School</i>.
I can't wait for this <i>Match Game</i> and <i>Family Feud</i> revamps, especially <i>Match Game</i>. That's probulay my favorite gameshow of all time.
garbage
ugh Donald Trump
well if its on in the summer so be it most people are not home any way
Family Feud was great with Richard Dawson is he coming back too
Yea, more reality tv! :Sarcasm: OMG I must kill all tv execs... Pick up a pen and start writing you dumba$$' people! They are killing more braincells with reality tv than crack, vodka, and CO2 combined into the best cocktail ever!
I double that yawn
"questionable moral fiber": best euthamism ever!
yawn