Rumorville

Though I'm about as far down as anybody can be on the game show food chain, I hear rumors now and then. Lately I'd been hearing about Brooke Burns as the host of GSN's The Chase. A commenter on the blog was even submitting anagrams of Brooke's name, along with anagrams of "Dan Patrick" (the rumored host until negotiations fell through) and GSN president "David Goldhill".

It's hard to know exactly what to do with rumors like these. I don't want to plaster something on the blog with no reliable sources at all. Deadline finally relieved me of my indecision today. They ran a story on Brooke's selection, which has now been confirmed by GSN.

Maybe I could just say "rumor has it" that such-and-such is going to happen but I can't pin it down with anything definite. I've pretty much done this with the rumors flying around Wheel of Fortune this week. I honestly have no clue if all the million-dollar WoF rumors are accurate. But they've leaked over so much of the game show blogosphere that it seems pretty ridiculous to ignore them.