Major GSN schedule conniptions

Too bad I haven't posted anything about GSN lately. Just kidding, folks. But the network has decided to rip up its prime time schedule and start all over. The numbers haven't been great recently, but I didn't think they were that bad. Still, what do I know?

We already heard about the Sunday 7:00PM-12:00AM marathon of 5th Grader starting November 6. It won't be the only show getting the five-hour treatment. Beginning that fateful week in November, we'll see 7:00PM-12:00AM marathons of Newlywed Game, Baggage and Deal or No Deal on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Hope you like those shows. Monday will be a relatively ordinary night: a lineup of Million Dollar Password, Power of 10, Saget 1 vs. 100, Regis Millionaire, and Deal or No Deal for 7:00PM-12:00AM. Friday night really goes old with pre-1990 shows for the five hours: Match Game, 25K Pyramid, Card Sharks, Dawson Feud, and 100K Pyramid. First time the oldies have invaded prime time in a while. No doubt classics fans on the GSN board will kvetch about the seasons being shown.

Nielsen stalwarts Richard Karn and John O'Hurley get tossed from weekday prime time. But not to worry. They get Saturday 7:00PM-12:00AM: Richard for the first two-and-a-half hours, John for the second. A few other changes here and there: Improv-a-Ganza, Love Triangle and Carrie Ann's 1 vs. 100 vanish from the schedule completely.

Except for the mildly risque Jerry and Sherri, this continues the trend toward older, more traditional and less edgy stuff on our little game show network. And all this before Amy Davis hardly has time to get settled in her office as GSN's new programming director. Welcome aboard, Amy.