Tattling on GSN

At Game Show Paradise there were some of the usual complaints about GSN not running enough old shows. This has been a web staple for as long as GSN and the Internet have coexisted.

At least to some extent I defended the network on the thread. I also had to dump cold water on one suggestion. Some of the comments...

Game Show Paradise poster: GSN puts the [old rarities] shows in terrible time slots.

A story in TV Media Insights says that GSN will show rarities monthly. And the rarities aren't getting a terrible time slot at all. In fact, they're getting a Harvey Feud lead-in on Sunday night, which helped Crosswits pull okay (though hardly spectacular) numbers. GSN just doesn't want the oldies in prime time, hurting the average. If you want the details of the Tattletales eps on November 30, check the schedule at Game Show Follies [okay, a shameless plug for this blog].

Another poster: Suggestion if they wanna dip into the B&W pool. Connie Hines' Dotto episode. The series as a whole was solid (too bad it was rigged) plus a future celeb's playing.

You can forget about GSN ever running a show that's known to have been rigged. They'd have to smother the thing in disclaimers. You'll have to check YouTube for those shows.