Some GSN numbers

I'm kind of lazy today. I've already posted all the news in the faux tweets, so I'll just crosspost my swab-the-decks entry from the GSN schedule board on the network's latest daily ratings.



Douglas took a well deserved vacation (I guess) but he's back with Wednesday August 17. Not such a hot day for GSN with 320K/239K prime time/total day averages. Top ten was the usuals plus Deal or No Deal and Pyramid...



10:30PM Family Feud (O'Hurley) 384

4:30PM Family Feud (Karn) 369

2:30PM Chain Reaction 338

5:00PM Deal or No Deal 329

6:30PM Newlywed Game 324

8:00PM Lingo (Engvall) 324

8:30PM Lingo (Engvall) 324

10:00PM Family Feud (Karn) 314

10:30AM $25,000 Pyramid 311

2:00PM Catch 21 309



Inconsistent day, not terrible but a lot of down slots. Of course, Improv-a-Ganza didn't help.



UPDATE: All sorts of schedule shenanigans start next week, as the weekday lineup gets a major makeover. Engvall Lingo and Improv-a-Ganza are cut back to one showing each weekday. Makes sense for Drew, no sense at all for Engvall. Love Triangle disappears. Prime time undergoes a complete remake except for the mighty Feud hour at 10:00PM. Regis Millionaire and Whammy (really!) return to weekdays. And a late night Pyramid hour is back.



All the changes:



2:30PM 1 vs. 100 (Inaba)

3:00PM Whammy

3:30PM Chain Reaction

6:00PM Lingo (Engvall)

6:30PM Baggage

7:00PM Newlywed Game

8:00PM Millionaire (Philbin)

9:00PM Deal or No Deal

11:00PM Newlywed Game

11:30PM Baggage

2:00AM 25K Pyramid

2:30PM 100K Pyramid



The older-is-better crowd will like more Pyramid, and I like it, too. One of the all-time greats. Oddly, this is the first regular weekday prime time slot ever for Howie. Baggage gets a four-a-day despite recent modest ratings.



Your guess is as good as mine on the strategy behind all the chops and changes. Generally seems to be a back-to-tradition movement, as the schedule gets significantly older with Whammy, Millionaire and the Pyramid hour. I'm a little surprised that Improv-a-Ganza survives at all, but this could be its last dying chance.