Other poster: If one of them [Antenna or RTN] decided to do what USA did and have a block that was 2 or 3 hours out of the day for classic game shows, then I can't say I'd complain.
Sorry, but I wouldn't hold my breath. These channels have always run schedules that are almost completely incompatible with game shows...mostly sitcoms and dramas. If they had ever shown an interest in competition shows of any kind, I'd say there would be more of a chance for game shows to turn up. It's really pretty remarkable that Crosswords gets onto RTN, when nothing else on the network remotely resembles a game show.
Another poster: I think any version of Scrabble would fit in pretty well on The Hub.
Hub has already tried its own version of Scrabble for kids in Scrabble Showdown. Didn't succeed all that much. I can't see them bringing back ancient eps of a grown-up version.
First poster: Do people remember when Pax TV had game shows and game show blocks on their schedule in conjunction with other shows?
And Pax, or Ion as it's now called, doesn't have that block any more. In fact, Ion doesn't have any game shows any more. If a network has little real commitment to game shows or at least competition shows, those kinds of blocks don't tend to last. (See USA Network.) And forget about decades-old game shows. That's a tiny niche within a niche.
Yet another poster: Most of the rest of their [RTN's] schedule doesn't even resemble a network!
Harsh but true. They tried to be a low-rent TV Land and it hasn't worked out so swell.
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