GSN channels Glenn Beck?

The major buzz on the game show Internets right now is the blowout ratings performance - by GSN standards, of course - of American Bible Challenge. BuzzerBlog makes an, er, interesting observation about the show's promotion. I respectfully disagree on the GSN Internet board...

By the way, Alex Davis asserts in his post on BuzzerBlog that GSN went after the "Glenn Beck crowd" with their promotion of American Bible Challenge. I guess that's why GSN programming veep Amy Davis turned up on CNN to promote the show. Because, you know, CNN is such a prominent hangout for Glenn Beck fans. Hey, I even saw an ad for the show on Zap2it, for crying out loud. Another well-known haven for Glenn Beckites.

The obvious explanation isn't some devious Glenn Beck-ish promotion scheme. Beck got axed (rather unceremoniously) by Fox News, after all, where American Bible Challenge host Jeff Foxworthy appeared to promote the show.

GSN simply has no competition in what can only be called the "Bible entertainment" market. Sure, there are lots of religious programs around, but hardly any of them entertain or even try to, beyond the music. GSN actually made the Bible fun.

UPDATE: Forgot that Foxworthy also appeared on Tonight to promote the show. Who knew that Jey Leno was part of the Glenn Beck crowd? To be fair to Alex, Foxworthy did promote the show in a conversation with Beck himself. But GSN has been promoting American Bible Challenge all over the place.