The biggest splash, of course, came from American Bible Challenge. Mr. Foxworthy and friends posted the best numbers in the network's history, including a ridiculous (by GSN standards) 1.7 million viewers for the debut. The show didn't perform well in reruns, and we'll see how the second go-round fares beginning March 21.
Steve Harvey's Family Feud took over the network's ratings week after week. Not surprisingly, it also took over the network's schedule. And the other acquisitions, 5th Grader and Minute To Win It, did okay business for GSN. Old-faithful originals Baggage and Newlywed Game also kept chugging along. Jerry even went syndie, with very modest results.
Then there were the losers. Dancing With the Stars expired messily, and so did Beat the Chefs. You cannot win them all. But for the most part, GSN shouldn't complain about the past twelve months.
Pretty good chance that GSN is going to have an equally good 2013. Can't imagine them doing anything too bad. I can see more hour-long weekly originals, more good modern acquisitions, even more Match Game, and of course more Harvey!
ReplyDeleteAlso, that casting call on the side looks sketchy. "Fun family game show", "At least five members" "crazy individuals". Sounds a lot like Feud.
We'll see if the call leads to anything. A lot of 'em come and go and never seem to produce anything.
ReplyDeleteWould be nice is GSN tried their hands at trying to revive other classic shows for a modern audience and sensibility, along the lines of Catch 21 and Gambit. High Rollers would be a good choice.
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