Variety speak is getting the better of me. The alphabet net (ABC in normal speak) will try two new game shows. A taping notice has gone out for You Deserve It, the odd quizzer where people play to give other people money. Don't the real contestants get to keep anything? Oh well, Watson gave away all its winnings to charity. The machine would be a natural for this show. But who (or what) would Watson select to receive the loot?
The Bachelor's Chris Harrison will host. I never watch the sappy hookup reality epic, so I have no strong opinion one way or the other on Harrison's TV skills. But he's kept the franchise going for a long time, so he must not be basely incompetent.
ABC's other new gamer is 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show, from Endemol's Wipeout showrunner Matt Kunitz. As you might expect from the title, the show specializes in emphatic ways to eject losing contestants. Six episodes will run over the summer, with BrainSurge's Jeff Suthpen as host. We'll see if Wipeout lightning can strike twice. Does the new show have enough balls? Or will it find One Way to Leave a Network?
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