But on the GSN board a poster wondered if Wheel of Fortune was running their NBA week right now to celebrate the start of the season. Well, even I know that the NBA season really has no start because it lasts all year. Anyway, some more palaver on the subject...
Other poster: I don't regularly watch Wheel these days, so I defer to those who do to confirm/deny this week's first-run status.
Definitely first-runs. Wheel put an e-mail in my inbox to make sure the blog didn't forget. Watched the show tonight [Tuesday, February 5] and it was an interesting ep, though not for the hoopsters. The winner had a chance at the million. And yes, the basketball guys only show up in bumpers.
By the way, the latest published week (January 21-27) saw a season high for Wheel with a 7.8 household rating and a viewership average over 12 million. Sure, it skews old. But Wheel's total numbers make a lot of broadcast prime time look weak. In fact, last night [Monday, February 4] there wasn't a single show in broadcast prime that matched Wheel's latest total-viewer average.
You know, if game shows skewed young, Wheel would be the hottest thing on TV. But then, if things had just been a little different, I'd be rich and famous. (That is a joke, folks.)
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