The Free Spin Tragedy
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(cut to a monitor of Pat Sajak in 1983)
One last spin for me please, Pat.
(camera flies to another monitor of Heidi Klum)
It's Heidi's show and we're walking that catwalk we're taking.
(camera flies to another monitor of Ryan Seacrest)
And Seacrest. In the wheel?
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The most important blog of the week begins..........now.
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Now, America's favorite contestant, Pierre Kelly!
Me:Welcome everybody to Game Show Live! where we get lit and get involved. Let's kick it off with......
The Talking Through The Medias opening toss up story.
Pat Sajak is stepping down as the host of Wheel of Fortune after more than four decades.
"Well, the time has come," Sajak said in a statement to Bloomberg News on Monday. "I've decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It's been a wonderful ride, and I'll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all."
Sajak has hosted the syndicated game show since its nighttime debut in 1983. He also hosted the daytime edition from 1981 to 1989. Prior to Sajak, Wheel was hosted by Chuck Woolery since the show's premiere in 1975.
Sajak, who was named chairman on the Hillsdale College Board of Trustees in 2019 after former chairman William Brodbeck retired, will serve as the chairman for the Michigan college.
A true television icon, Sajak has thrice won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host. He has received 16 additional nominations.
There was a time when Sajak did double duty at the wheel; in the '80s he hosted a daytime version on NBC and a syndicated version in the evening. When the show hit its 36th in 2018, Sajak became the longest-running host of any game show, surpassing The Price Is Right's Bob Barker.
Last year, Sajak was asked during an interview for Entertainment Tonight about when he'd like to leave the show that made him a star. "I'd like to leave before people tune in, look at me and say, 'Ooh, what happened to him?'".
"Years go by fast," he told ET while celebrating Wheel's 40th season in 2022. "We're getting near the end. It's been a long [time]. We're not gonna do this for another 40 years. The end is near. … It's an honor to have been in people's living rooms for that long."
Sajak plans to continue as a consultant for three years after his final season.
A replacement for Sajak was not included in this initial announcement, though plenty of Wheel enthusiasts have already taken to social media to campaign for Vanna White — Sajak's longtime co-host, an expert letter turner and the very picture of glamour — to take over full-time.
White still can't believe she's made it through nearly 41 seasons of "Wheel of Fortune" with her co-host Pat Sajak, who announced Monday that his time on the show is officially coming to an end.
"When we started @WheelofFortune who could have imagined we'd still be at it 41 seasons later?" White wrote on her Twitter on Tuesday, adding "I couldn't be happier to have shared the stage with you for all these years with one more to come."
White concluded her tribute to Sajak by saying, "Cheers to you, @patsajak!"
Online sportsbook Bovada has gambling odds posted on the next Wheel of Fortune host, with Ryan Seacrest the current frontrunner at +200 (2-1).
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Project Runway turns 20. We make it work after we come back from this commercial, so don't say Auf Wiedersen to us yet.
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See there? Expect them in the skybox when they start a 2-weekend test home stand against my old home Grimsborough Zombies on July 1st and the Starlight Shores Blue Wave on July 8th where Jalen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins that weekend will conduct the day 1 coin toss. Let's go Piranhas!!!!
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A new season of Project Runway is coming, and Bravo is going all out with an all-new All-Stars season. Watch the premiere of Project Runway Thursday at 8/7c and next day on Peacock. Catch up on the Bravo App.
Instead of introducing a new cast of budding designers for Season 20 of Project Runway, mentor Christian Siriano and judges Nina Garcia, Brandon Maxwell, and Elaine Welteroth will be joined by 14 beloved designers from the show's last 19 seasons.
Project Runway All-Stars will give these designers one last shot at redemption, to change their lives forever with a career-defining win.
Project Runway's All-Stars season will feature both celebrity and Bravolebrity judges (like Below Deck's Kate Chastain!) as well as fan-favorite competitors from past seasons.
Catch some of your favorites and see how high the stakes are by watching the Season 20 trailer below, then tune in on Thursday, June 15 at 8/7c for the series' two-part premiere event. The show will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
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Fort Boyard and Survivor producer ALP's Alexia Laroche-Joubert and Frédéric Lussato are launching a Banijay-backed scripted label in France.
Screen Line Productions will focus on character-driven content, as the two French vets develop original ideas as well as book adaptations, spanning mainly youth-oriented themes. Banijay said a debut commission will be unveiled soon. As part of the launch, the pair have appointed Lavinia Jullien as Development Executive.
The pair run ALP, which produces some of France's biggest non-scripted shows including Fort Boyard and Koh Lanta (Survivor).
"During my career I have created and adapted many formats from the world of entertainment including Koh Lanta (Survivor) and Star Academy, with the commonality of all being popular formats," said Laroche-Joubert. "With our knowledge of this audience paired with production expertise, Screen Line is geared up to develop ambitious projects for a wide audience."
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As Deadline reported in May, Warner Bros. Discovery is undergoing another round of layoffs in its television business and it's starting today.
The layoffs, which were described by insiders as "pockets of refinement" rather than wholesale cuts, are happening in its cable TV business, which includes the Discovery-branded cable networks and Turner networks.
Warner Bros. Discovery operates cable networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel and Animal Planet as well as the former Scripps networks such as Food Network and HGTV. It also operates the former Turner-branded networks such as TNT, TBS and truTV.
The division is run by Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group Kathleen Finch.
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The Challenge is a juggernaut competition show for MTV, and Season 39 is right around the corner. The upcoming season is currently filming, so there are finally new details that have leaked. While there was a fair amount of criticism of The Challenge: Ride or Dies, The Challenge Season 39 has a different twist—one that may be a welcome change.
Ride or Dies saw Tori Deal and Devin Walker secure their first wins, after several seasons competing on the show. The season had an interesting dynamic, but it overall fell flat with viewers. For years, fans have taken to social media to complain about the show being packed with the same old veterans and champions. However, The Challenge Season 39 may prove that MTV is listening to what its viewers have to say.
According to Challenge spoiler expert, Vevmo, the theme of The Challenge Season 39 is "Redemption." Though there were earlier reports that the new season would feature a "New Blood" theme, the actual concept is a little different. As part of the Redemption theme, the cast will consist of competitors who have been on the show before, but only for a few seasons, without winning.
Presumably, the term, Redemption, refers to a second chance given to these competitors who feel they have something to prove. It's an interesting concept, and it's not entirely new to the franchise. There have been other seasons that operated as redemption seasons for returning vets, but this new season features a different kind of vet. Many of the cast members for The Challenge Season 39 had frustrating runs on their initial seasons, which may have put a fire under their butts prompting them to return.
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This year's Critics Choice Real TV Awards honored shows "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," "Top Chef," and "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi," with each series taking home two awards.
All three shows won in the Best Show Host category, as RuPaul tied with Padma Lakshmi for both "Taste the Nation" and "Top Chef." "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" took home the award for best ensemble cast in an unscripted series, while "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi" was awarded best structured series and "Top Chef" won best culinary show.
The annual event continues to recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.
Lisa Vanderpump was honored with the Impact Award this year and Eugene Levy won Star of the Year. Additionally, Bravo and Netflix were the biggest winners of awards, topping four categories each. A special program showcasing the winners will premiere on KTLA+ and KTLA.com on June 16 at 7:30 p.m. and will also be available to stream on the Critics Choice YouTube channel.
See the full list of winners below.
- Best Competition Series WINNER: "The Amazing Race" (CBS)
- Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety WINNER: "The Voice" (NBC)
- Best Culinary Show WINNER: "Top Chef" (Bravo)
- Best Game Show WINNER: "Jeopardy!" (Syndicated)
- Best Business Show WINNER: "Shark Tank" (ABC)
- Best Relationship Show WINNER: "Love Is Blind" (Netflix)
- Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series WINNER: "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" (Paramount+)
- Best Show Host WINNER: Padma Lakshmi – "Top Chef" (Bravo), Padma Lakshmi – "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi", RuPaul – "RuPaul's Drag Race" (MTV) / "RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars" (Paramount+)
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Every generation thinks it knows better than the one before -- and contestants will try to prove it on CTV's new quiz show debuting June 19.
Hosted by Canadian comedian and actress Lilly Singh, Battle of the Generations pits four people representing a different generation -- baby boomer, generation X, millennial and gen Z -- against each other as they answer trivia questions about their own era and those of their rivals in a bid to win up to $25,000 (almost $19,000 US)
"Hosting a game show is one of the coolest things you can do -- I think it's an immediate instant flex," Singh said in a recent interview.
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And we go to a Mistplay Game Break. ID this old school game by its screenshot.
I know it doesn't have a scoreboard and all but it's been more widely known for its animation. So think it over and we'll have Jessica Magoch go to the Spotify Soundstage to play this new track. We like it. Her mom likes it. Even a postman up in the Netherlands likes it. Ready? Go.
That song is cool. She may like board games, but she can probably like video games all thanks to this answer......
40 years ago, Don Bluth wanted an interactive laserdisc game and it became an instant classic of video game history.
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While on the way to work I found this product in the gas station a few blocks from Podcast Hill and Mary Pascoe likes it too.
@marypascoe shaq paq 🤭
♬ original sound - Mary Pascoe Conway | SAG-AFTRA
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And our final story: MLB experimented with a pitch clock but a jazz club out in Jacksonville had to experiment with a solo clock. Here's how that works. Each musician in turn depending on the members have 2:30 to make up notes on the spot before the clock expires. Once that clock expires........
Thunderclap
Time's up for that. It's.............
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