Wednesday wanderings

For the four people still interested in the Daytime Emmys, the nominations have been released. One large surprise: Todd Newton gets a nom in the game show host category for his work on Hub's Family Game Night. Todd has his fans and his detractors, but this is a very pleasant kudo for him. His fellow nominees are less surprising: Ben Bailey, Wayne Brady and Meredith Vieira.

The game show category nominees couldn't be more predictable: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, The Price is Right and Cash Cab. As previously announced, Pat Sajak and Alex Trebek will get well-deserved lifetime achievement awards. Wayne Brady will host the telecast on CBS June 19th.

Rumors have abounded for some time, and Family Feud will definitely move to Atlanta this fall. Steve Harvey more or less demanded the relocation. He's boosted the ratings, so he gets his wish. What a long-running franchise! And it all started with a kissing bandit.

Drew Carey will run in the Marine Corps half-marathon this Sunday. Drew's a lot healthier now, and congratulations to him. His comedy show on GSN could use some more robust ratings, though. Improv-a-Ganza is laying an unhealthy egg.

And John O'Hurley gave an interesting interview to a Detroit website. A little hard to believe, but his favorite television gig was hosting the short-lived syndie version of To Tell the Truth. I've seen some of the show, an okay version of the classic but nothing special. John, though, remembers it very fondly: "The celebrity panel I had, the producers I worked with and the stories we were coming up with every week, it was a joy to go to work. I miss it dearly."