Schedule this

For a while the GSN schedule was unusually stable. The network was rolling and there wasn't much reason to mess with success. But the last few weeks have weakened noticeably, so a shakeup is coming the week of July 15. See the schedule files in the sidebar for all the details.

The biggest changes hit the old show block on weekday mornings. This block hasn't gotten any numbers lately, so the lineup gets a major shuffle. One mild surprise is that Bill Engvall's Lingo also gets replaced, despite a pretty good ratings performance. But you can only run those 40 eps so far into the ground.

Another interesting change: Chain Reaction nighttime stacks on Monday and Friday. All of a sudden GSN seems to love the show. The network also sent me the schedule for the week of August 5, with all the first-runs and reruns of The Chase. To say the show gets a bunch of slots is a Godzilla-sized understatement. GSN is betting big on the quizzer. As always, the schedules are subject to last minute changes.