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Live Behind The Scenes Xmas "Price Is Right" Episode Coming To CBS
The world's longest running game show is about to go into territory it's never been in before. Not only has CBS decided to air a special TPIR Christmas episode, but it will come with a twist - the special will take viewers behind the scenes to see how the show is put together. And it will all be done live for the first time ever.
"[The] special will provide viewers with “precedented behind-the-scenes access alongside [Drew] Carey, [announcer George] Gray, the models and production team as they race to keep the show on track-resetting games, transforming the stage and beating the clock,” according to CBS."
Ever wonder how they get those cars driven onto the stage or who moves that heavy Big Wheel on the set? This special may finally show you.
I haven't really watched this show in decades (the fact that it was on when I was still in high school just blows my mind) and it's still a very long time before it hits screens, but the behind-the-scenes aspect of the way this thing is put together and the live element makes it sound like it's worth a watch, just as an education on TV production, if nothing else.
And whoever guesses how well this will do in the ratings without going over wins The Showcase...
CBS Sets Live ‘Price Is Right’ Christmas Special
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Speaking of CBS, hope you're not a fan of "Matlock" or "Ghosts." You won't be seeing new episodes of them for quite a long time. Global, which airs both shows, will be affected by the decision to withhold both shows until mid-season. Does a near 10-month absence destroy a hit series' chances of audiences returning?
And speaking of my old pet peeve of CBS Sunday night delays because of sports (primarily NFL) overruns. For the first time in my memory, the network has decided to program its 10 PM Sunday night timeslot with "Encores" (i.e. reruns) of its drama shows.
Sunday night was once the heaviest and most profitable of broadcast TV's so-called HUT (Homes Using Television), a ratings measurement. This move speaks volumes about the state of over-the-air TV and how much things have changed in the industry.
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When 22 episodes was the norm for a television season, 12 episodes had to be held for the November, February and May Rating Sweeps period. That left 10 episodes to be sprinkled through the rest of the season. Now, if you are lucky, 18 episodes might be produced per season. Little wonder there are long breaks between the airing of new episodes.
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And the new cost saving now is to exclude stars from certain episodes of a series. That explains why Ice-T was missing from so many Law & Order SVU eps. this season. Or why Missy Peregrym aka Agent Maggie Bell was "completing training" on "FBI" and missed a few shows.
The regulars are no longer being signed for all of a year's series and have to sit out a few of them to save salaries. Times have indeed changed.
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