Jerry gets another syndie?

Baggage, GSN's combo remake of Dating Game plus the suitcase-reveal gimmick from Deal or No Deal, may be headed for syndication this fall. The show has reportedly been sold in 70% of the country. Baggage is getting pitched at NATPE, the annual cattle call for would-be syndies.

We'll see if the show earns anything more than exposure at 2:30AM instead of vacuum cleaner infomercials. Baggage got a syndication experiment on ten stations last year with unimpressive results. Once upon a time the show was the hottest thing on GSN. But the rerun grind has eroded the numbers considerably.

GSN hasn't made any new episodes for a while and none seem to be in the works. Don't know if the syndicated episodes would just be reruns or if there are plans to restart new production. My personal opinion of the show is fair to middlin'. Some of the secrets in the singles' suitcases are funny. Some are pretty cheesy. Some are plain weird. And you could say the same about the contestants.

Jerry Springer is competent as the host, and at least Baggage doesn't tolerate fisticuffs. Which puts it a half-step above Jerry's other syndie.