Let's Ask America goes nationwide…with Kevin

The funniest things turn up in my e-mail. GSN just sent an advance schedule for the week of August 18-24. And darned if Let's Ask America won't get its first nationwide TV exposure on our little game show network. Not in January with new host Bill Bellamy, as previously announced. But in a couple weeks with Kevin Pereira.

Each weekday starting August 18 GSN will run two of Kevin's second season eps at noon. Yeah, it's official that Pereira is getting the heave-ho from the show's third season starting September 8. But he'll live on at GSN, apparently.

Maybe Scripps just wants to get Let's Ask America some nationwide publicity before the third season debuts. GSN isn't the most watched network (by a mile) but it's very widely distributed. It still seems a little strange to run episodes with a former host, though. Especially when the new host hasn't even premiered yet. But what the hey, Fremantle leases the O'Hurley and Karn versions of Family Feud to GSN.

Hope the show does okay on GSN. It's not the greatest format but the surveys are silly and fun.

UPDATE: TV News Check says Let's Ask America only has about 33% syndication clearance in the U.S. for its third season. So maybe Scripps decided to get the show on GSN this month to gin up more interest from local stations in carrying the syndie.