For those who don't remember or don't want to remember, this was GSN's ill-fated revival of Whose Line Is It Anyway. Drew Carey and his merry band of improvisers did some comedy in Vegas. GSN chopped up the performances into allegedly laugh-riot half-hours and gave the show enormous promotion.
And it bombed. Like a B-52 it bombed, loudly and lengthily. The problem was that the show just wasn't very funny. Which is a major concern for a comedy show. Improv-a-Ganza struggled through truly godawful ratings until GSN finally yanked it off the schedule completely.
But now they've brought the reruns back to replace Pyramid on Friday night. That tells you three things:
1) Pyramid is a ratings disaster and stands no chance of renewal.
2) Some things never die, even if they deserve merciful euthanasia.
3) GSN will dump anything on Friday night.
UPDATE: A sharp-eyed poster on the GSN Internet board noted that Regis Millionaire will return to the network for a daytime marathon on Black Friday. First time back in a long time for a show that once owned GSN.
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