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What to watch while this strike thing is going on.....


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Colbi King: From coast to coast and around the world, welcome to....




Now, America's favorite contestant, Pierre Kelly!


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The  Talking Through The Medias opening toss up story.



We cannot believe this WGA-SAG strike continues to grow in the media, but the networks have their upfront fall plans starting with NBC.


NBC kicks off its 2023-24 fall schedule on Sept. 25 with a new season of the Emmy Award-nominated competition series "The Voice," followed by a strong lineup of original programming that includes the premiere of new dramas "The Irrational," starring Jesse L. Martin and "Found," starring Shanola Hampton, as well as new episodes of returning dramas "Quantum Leap" and "Magnum, P.I." all of which will stream next day on Peacock.

"The Irrational" will launch Premiere Week on Monday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. following the two-hour season premiere of the four-time Emmy Award-winning competition series "The Voice," which features new coach and country music legend Reba McEntire along with returning coaches John Legend, Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan, who's back as the defending champ after taking the crown last season.

On Sept. 26 and 27, the "America's Got Talent" penultimate episode and season finale will air during Premiere Week, anchoring the first Wednesday night of the new season with a live two-hour telecast during whch a new champion will be named.

In addition, a two-hour live telecast of the first-ever People's Choice Country Awards, an extension of the successful fan-favorite People's Choice Awards brand that features some of the finest acts in country music today, will be simulcast on Sept. 28 across NBC and Peacock. The special will be hosted by country superstars Little Big Town.

Tuesday Oct. 3 will feature a two-hour edition of "The Voice," serving as a formidable lead-in to the premiere of the new original drama series "Found," starring Shanola Hampton and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. (Beginning Oct. 10, the first hour of "The Voice" will be a recap of the previous night.)

Beginning Oct. 4, Wednesdays feature an all-original drama lineup with new seasons of "Quantum Leap" and "Magnum, P.I." airing at 9 and 10 p.m., respectively.

The third season of hospital-set drama "Transplant" will make its return to NBC with new episodes starting on Thursday, Oct. 5. Airing just after Transplant" on Thursdays will be "Dateline NBC" at 10 p.m. Friday's lineup includes new episodes of "Dateline NBC," which begin Sept. 29 at 9 p.m., before "The Wall" returns to the NBC lineup on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.

Premieres for all previously announced fall series - "Night Court," "Extended Family," "Chicago Med," "Chicago Fire," "Chicago P.D.," "Law & Order" and "Law & Order: SVU" - will be announced at a later date.

Midseason and/or summer shows previously announced include "Untitled America's Got Talent Series," "Deal or No Deal Island," "Password," "The America's," "Law & Order: Organized Crime," "Lopez vs Lopez" and "La Brea."

The schedule...

MONDAY
- 8p: The Voice
- 10p: The Irrational
TUESDAY
- 8p: The Voice (recap)
- 9p: The Voice
- 10p: Found
WEDNESDAY
- 8p: #OneChicago (reruns)
- 9p: Quantum Leap
- 10p: Magnum, PI
THURSDAY
- 8p: Law & Order dramas (reruns)
- 9p: Transplant
- 10p: Dateline NBC
FRIDAY
- 8p: The Wall
- 9p: Dateline NBC
SATURDAY
- 8p: B1G Saturday Night
SUNDAY
- 7p: Football Night in America
- 8p: Sunday Night Football


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Over to the tiffany network.


Yellowstone is set to make its broadcast debut as part of CBS' fall schedule, which now includes a slew of reality series as well as a number of Paramount+ series such as SEAL Team and the original UK incarnation of Ghosts.

The launch of Taylor Sheridan's Kevin Costner-fronted drama, which is coming to an end with its fifth season, as revealed by Deadline, on Paramount Network, is the headline of CBS' reworked schedule, which has been impacted by both the writers strike and, now, actors strike.

TV's top-rated drama will launch on Sundays starting with Season 1, taking the place of The Equalizer at 9 p.m.

The schedule, which includes 185 hours of original programming, also will feature the return of SEAL Team. The David Boreanaz-fronted military drama, which is produced by CBS Studios, originated on CBS and ran four seasons on the broadcast network before moving to Paramount+ for its fifth season. The series has now run for six seasons and was renewed for a seventh. It will air on Thursday nights at 10 p.m., a slot that was intended to be for new series Elsbeth, a spinoff of The Good Wife/The Good Fight.

Paramount+ docuseries FBI True, which comes from FBI co-creator Craig Turk, also will air on the network, alongside repeats of FBI.

One other unnamed Paramount+ original also will air on the network on Mondays at 10 p.m. That's a slot originally intended for NCIS: Hawai'i, so don't be surprised to see Evil, which also originated on CBS, there. It's not the first time that CBS has aired streaming originals on linear. During Covid, the network aired Star Trek: Discovery, from then-named CBS All Access.

Elsewhere, the network is also getting more Ghosts, this time of the British persuasion. The BBC series, which the CBS version is based on, will air between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Thursdays after a repeat of the U.S. version. The BBC series, which streams on Warner Bros. Discovery's Max, has run for four seasons and stars Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as two people who lives in a house plagued by ghosts played by Lolly Adefope, Matthew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond and Katy Wix.

There also will be a slew of reality series airing during the fall. Alongside 90-minute versions of Survivor and The Amazing Race, which were unveiled as part of its original fall schedule in May, there will be Lotería Loca and Raid the Cage, both of which were revealed by Deadline, as well as a series based on Josh Duhamel's Buddy Games. Lotería Loca will air at 8 p.m. on Mondays, where The Neigborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola would have aired; Raid the Cage takes 9 p.m. on Fridays, where Fire Country would have run; and Buddy Games is at 9 p.m. on Thursdays, in place of So Help Me Todd. There's plenty of Big Brother on the schedule, airing Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well as The Price Is Right at Night, Let's Make a Deal Primetime and The Challenge: USA.

60 Minutes will be supersized with 90-minute episodes on certain Sundays when NFL on CBS broadcasts doubleheader games and there will be more primetime college football games from the Big Ten, SEC and Mountain West conferences as well as the NWSL Championship Game.

The schedule...

MONDAY
- 8p: Loteria Loca
- 9p: NCIS (reruns)
- 10p: A Paramount+ original to be named later
TUESDAY
- 8p: Big Brother
- 9p: FBI: True
- 10p: FBI (reruns)
WEDNESDAY
- 8p: Survivor
- 9:30p: The Amazing Race
THURSDAY
- 8p: Big Brother
- 9p: Buddy Games
- 10p: The Challenge USA
THURSDAY (follow-up)
- 8p: Young Sheldon (reruns)
- 8:30p: Ghosts (reruns)
- 9p: Ghosts UK
- 9:30p: Ghosts UK
- 10p: SEAL Team
FRIDAY
- 8p: The Price Is Right At Night/Let's Make a Deal Primetime
- 9p: Raid the Cage
- 10p: Blue Bloods (reruns)
SATURDAY
- 8p: Sports/Reruns
- 10p: 48 Hours
SUNDAY (football singleheader Sundays)
- 7p: 60 Minutes
- 8p: Yellowstone
- 9p: Yellowstone
- 10p: Big Brother
SUNDAY (football doubleheaders)
- 7p: NFL overrun
- 7:30p: 60 Minutes
- 9p: Yellowstone


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Over to the CW.


The CW Network today announced premiere dates for its Fall 2023 primetime schedule.

The CW's new fall season kicks off with the highly anticipated premiere of the Emmy(R) Award-winning weekly studio series INSIDE THE NFL on Tuesday, September 5 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) followed by the debut of the global hit event series THE SWARM (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT) from "Game of Thrones" executive producer Frank Doelger about an unknown enemy that lives deep below the sea.

The new drama series SULLIVAN'S CROSSING starring Scott Patterson, Chad Michael Murray and Morgan Kohan begins on Wednesday, October 4 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) followed by the premiere of THE SPENCER SISTERS (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT) featuring Lea Thompson and Stacey Farber.

A brand new season of the hit unscripted franchise FBOY ISLAND hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser makes its broadcast television debut on Thursday, October 12 (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT).

Monday night comedies SON OF A CRITCH (8:00-8:30pm ET/PT), RUN THE BURBS (8:30-9:00pm ET/PT) and CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING (9:00-9:30pm ET/PT) continue through the fall and are joined by the coming-of-age family comedy EVERYONE ELSE BURNS premiering on Monday, October 16 (9:30-10:00pm ET/PT).

Fridays stay magical when PENN & TELLER: FOOL US returns for a tenth season with new host Brooke Burke on Friday, October 20 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT).

Saturday nights are home to the long-running unscripted franchises MASTERS OF ILLUSION, returning Saturday, October 28 (8:00-8:30pm ET/PT), and WORLD'S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (9:00-9:30pm ET/PT).

The laughs continue as hit improv series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? returns for Season 12 on Tuesday, November 14 (9:00-9:30pm ET/PT).

The global phenomenon THE CHOSEN about the life of Jesus continues its run through the fall on Sundays (8:00-9:30pm ET/PT).

Previously announced scripted dramas ALL AMERICAN, SUPERMAN & LOIS, and 61ST STREET along with the I AM documentary film franchise will now air during midseason, with exact premieres to be announced at a later date.

The schedule, in full...

MONDAY
- 8p: Son of a Critch
- 8:30p: Run the Burbs
- 9p: Children Ruin Everything
- 9:30p: Everyone Else Burns
TUESDAY
- 8p: Inside the NFL
- 9p: The Swarm (September 5), Whose Line Is It Anyway? (November 14)
- 9:30p: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
WEDNESDAY
- 8p: Sullivan's Crossing
- 9p: The Spencer Sisters
THURSDAY
- 8p: FBoy Island
FRIDAY
- 8p: Penn & Teller: Fool Us
- 9p: Inside the NFL (encore)
SATURDAY
- 8p: Masters of Illusion
- 8:30p: Masters of Illusion
- 9p: World's Funniest Animals
- 9:30p: World's Funniest Animals
SUNDAY

- 8p: I Am

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And then to Fox.


Aside from its regular "Fox Animation Domination" block on Sunday nights, Fox's fall schedule is taking a more alternative approach this year as the WGA strike continues to remain an issue for Hollywood

. In similar fashion to other broadcast networks, Fox's fall schedule was notably missing mention of its scripted series premiere dates. Those programming blocks have instead been filled with unscripted shows like "Celebrity Name that Tune" and "Kitchen Nightmares" and animated series like newcomer"Krapopolis" (which recently got a long overdue premiere date) and mainstays like "The Simpsons," "Bob's Burgers" and "Family Guy."

Hosted by Jane Krakowski and band leader Randy Jackson, "Celebrity Name That Tune" is an all-celebrity edition with games that will test the musical knowledge of athletes, musicians, actors, TV personalities, comedians and Olympians as they play for their favorite charities with a chance to win over $150,000. The show is produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment, Prestige Entertainment and BiggerStage. On behalf of BiggerStage, Sean O'Riordan serves as executive producer and Shane Byrne serves as the series' showrunner. Ralph Rubenstein and Noah Rubenstein also are executive producers.

"Name That Tune" will kick off the schedule and is followed by "I Can See Your Voice," which returns for Season 3. Hosted and executive produced by Ken Jeong, Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton also return with a rotating panel of celebrity detectives to help one contestant tell the difference between good and bad singer without ever hearing them sing a note.

New game show, "Snake Oil" will also make its series debut on Wednesday, September 27. The show is hosted and produced by comedian David Spade and executive-produced by Will Arnett, through his Electric Avenue Productions. "Snake Oil" follows contestants as they are pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs – some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are "Snake Oil Salesmen," whose products are fake. With the help of guest celebrity advisors, contestants must determine which products are real and which are a sham, for a chance to win life-changing money.

The schedule, in full...

MONDAY
- 8p: Kitchen Nightmares
- 9p: Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
TUESDAY
- 8p: Name That Tune
- 9p: I Can See Your Voice
WEDNESDAY
- 8p: The Masked Singer
- 9p: Snake Oil
THURSDAY
- 8p: Hell's Kitchen
- 9p: LEGO Masters
FRIDAY
- 8p: WWE Friday Night Smackdown
SATURDAY
- 8p: Fox Saturday Night Football
SUNDAY
- 7p: The OT
- 8p: The Simpsons
- 8:30p: Krapopolis
- 9p: Bob's Burgers
- 9:30p: Family Guy

Additional premieres scheduled to arrive at a later date during the 2023-24 season include dramas "9-1-1: Lone Star," "Accused," "Alert: Missing Persons Unit," "The Cleaning Lady," "Doc and Rescue: HI-Surf;" and comedies "Animal Control" and "Grimsburg." In Unscripted, "Farmer Wants a Wife," "LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular," "The Masked Singer," "Next Level Chef" and "We Are Family" will also air during the 2023-24 season. Season renewals for each show were announced earlier this year. 


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But the strike infested schedule does not mean we award the good, the bad and the........really weird. It's the Yay & Yawn of July.


The Yay: Hollywood Squares finally making its way to Pluto TV. Sadly, it's just the last 2 seasons of the Bergeron version. Everybody get up!


The yawn: This. Strike. Thing. That's just it.


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Hang Around for a bit because.......

University Challenge gets a new moderator. Who is it? You'll see in just a minute.


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Colbi: Some members of our viewing audience will receive......


Free Whataburger for however many months thanks to Whataburger. You know why? Score Some More game. Download the app and then pick 3 bags to get badges or instant win prizes and stuff. It al ends August 20th so download it and win it today. And back to tell some more, Pierre Kelly!

Me: Yep, sure is and we're back to do some more on Live!


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What's not on strike? I'm glad you asked. It's podcasts and it's the subject of...............



Podcasts......you should listen to.


Your recommendation for today is......................




You might be thinking it's about Fast food, but noooooooo, it's actually about Disney Channel original movies. Luke Westaway and Andy Farrant might've seen these and they'll try to anaylse what just happened and what should've. It's best that you download the Disney Plus app, subscribe, watch and them listen to the podcast to see what actually happpened. From Alley Cats Strike! to Motorcrossed, they got some points......and they'll dish about it. Get Mom Can't cook because it's good enough to go with your Whataburger on Apple podcasts, Spotify and everywhere else. 

Rate, review and tell em Game Show Live! sent you. 

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Critics have welcomed Amol Rajan as he presented his first episode of BBC Two quiz show University Challenge.

Rajan is only the third host in the quiz show's history, following Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman.

As he introduced the new series, Rajan told viewers: "A few things have changed since the last series, but all the important things remain the same."

The Telegraph said Rajan's manner was "cheerful and relaxed" while iNews said his arrival felt "seamless".

Rajan's first episode was watched by 1.9 million viewers - outperforming Extraordinary Portraits on BBC One in the same timeslot, which achieved 1.22m.

"He has the two essential qualities required for success as the chair of University Challenge," said the Independent's Sean O'Grady in a five-star review.

"First, he looks like he's genuinely enjoying himself just as much as the contestants, and indeed the show's dedicated followers. Second, he has the demeanour of someone clever and knowledgeable (which he is), but doesn't come across as a know-it-all (which he isn't)."

He added: "Quietly spoken and respectful to his youthful charges, [Rajan] is almost paternal in tone... But I'm sure the questions are tougher and more complex than in the Paxman era."

Appearing on The One Show ahead of his first episode on Monday night, Rajan, 40, discussed his experience of taking the Univerity Challenge baton from Paxman.

Describing the former Newsnight presenter as a "giant of broadcasting", British-Indian journalist Rajan said: "Talk about big shoes to fill… Such an enormous, heroic figure in our culture. "Very sadly, he has Parkinson's, people will know he has been dealing with that illness. I know people who have Parkinson's and it has affected my family."

Rajan continued: "I wanted to give him a call. Did it in the morning and I had two messages. I said, 'Jeremy, I'm going to say two things. One is, thank you for passing the show on in such great condition. The ratings are great, the format's as solid as ever. The other thing is I'll try not to screw it up.'

"We had the sweetest conversation. What he said to me is, 'Thank you for calling, I appreciate you calling, it's the right thing to do.'"


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Now our next story involves the side effects and the causes of extreme ADHD. Studies according to Rice University have shows that....


text message


Sorry to interrupt for that but........


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It says this.....


It's time to meet the new bombshells who will be heading to the villa on Love Island USA.

The reality dating series is returning to Peacock for its fifth season on July 18 and bringing 10 new contestants hoping to find love along with it: Destiny, Marco, Anna, Leonardo, Kassy, Bergie, Jasmine, Keenan, Kay Kay, and Victor. The islanders will couple up before embarking on a series of challenges — including the arrival of new potential suitors — that will quickly put their budding relationships to the test this summer.

Hosted by Sarah Hyland and narrated by fan-favorite Love Island U.K. announcer Iain Stirling, Love Island USA will air in real time with new episodes washing ashore on Peacock every day during its first week. From there, the program will then shift to a six-day schedule, with no episodes airing on Wednesdays. Viewers can also influence what happens on the island by voting throughout the season.


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Let's go fast!


Fremantle has appointed Laura Florence to the role of SVP Global FAST Channels.

Reporting to Jens Richter, CEO of Commercial and International, Laura will lead on Fremantle's global FAST strategy and will be based in LA.

Previously SVP General Manager at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, she oversaw Redbox and Crackle+ digital platforms including TVOD, AVOD, FAST products and FAST distribution for the app and channel portfolio to over 120 endpoints across 15 platforms. Her responsibilities also encompassed content platform strategy and operations for the company's Distribution & Production groups.

Jens Richter, CEO Commercial and International, Fremantle said: "This is an integral role as we build out our global FAST strategy and I am thrilled to welcome Laura to the team to join us and lead our ambitious plans."

Laura Florence, SVP Global FAST Channels, Fremantle said: "I am delighted to be joining Fremantle, a renowned company with an impressive portfolio of beloved shows. I look forward to leveraging the extensive catalogue of fan favorites and expanding their global channel distribution footprint. It's an exciting opportunity to contribute to Fremantle's growth and success."

Fremantle runs 33 FAST channels across all major platforms around the world. Fremantle's first FAST channel Buzzr launched in 2015, showcasing iconic gameshow brands including Press Your Luck, Family Feud and Password. Since then, Fremantle has launched a number of single IP channels including Baywatch, America's Got Talent, Jamie Oliver and The Price is Right; as well as genre channels including Places and Spaces, Cook Chop Chat, Sleuth and Quip.

Fremantle's FAST team currently operates out of LA and London.


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Grab your nails, it's gonna be a big project ahead of you.


Watch out, fans of Nailed It!, a bigger and more intense baking show is coming to Netflix in the form of The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge.

Similar to its predecessor, the offshoot will feature 10 amateur chefs attempting to bake a variety of confections from plain vanilla to cake in the shape of pizza. However, the grand prize is a whopping $100,000 to the last wannabe chef standing instead of Nailed It!'s $10,000 per episode.

In addition, two professional pastry chefs will guide the contestants through all of the slip-ups and disasters as seen in the trailer below.

Comedian Nicole Byer and pastry chef Jacques Torres also will reprise their roles as co-hosts and judges. Though these contestants aren't "Michelin chefs," as one of the contestants says in the video, "When you make something from the heart, you feel the love from it," and we are sure this show will be filled with heartfelt moments.

The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge is set for release on Friday, August 4, and will consist of 10 45-minute episodes, all of which will drop that day.


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It's a Mistplay game Break. Do me a favor. Change this word.





Figure this one out after we look at a bubble show.







Pretty cool huh? But the one word you had to change? In the early nineties, Nickelodeon wanted you to Salute Your.........Shorts. Shorts was the answer. 


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It's official. Chapter 8 of the modern Wonderama saga is currently taking place in Times Square in NYC for the third time in a row this year. because let's face it, being in a studio costs a lot of money but it's  a low budget, er, where were we? Oh yes, anyway, so many acts come in like..............






Giselle Niemand. She sings, she acts, she dances and models. But there's also...............



 



JAGMAC ready to get off. But we got more. 


 



Edwin  Vasquez looking to turn it out. We got some more. 






Jenna Rose will stop in. 


 


And a bubble show you have to see to believe. And I think that's it. Except..................................




 



Yep. Just when all things are quiet around here, The queen Sophia Angelica comes back to her court to give you 2 new songs you don't want to miss.  All this plus games, science and everything else kids love for 30 minutes of positive identity. Wonderama season 8 this fall over most of these syndicated TV stations acoss the nation. Find yours at:



https://www.wonderamatv.com/



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This week, Elon Musk shot a Twitter bird and made dinner but also made this for a change.







Basically, game shows throughout history already have the 24th letter of the alphabet. Take for instance....






Even 3 strikes have an X that has 3 chips and a scoreboard to keep track too. Hollywood Squares had these......



















One Blockbusters clip had this....









Wheel of Fortune knows X.







Even what's my Line took it into consideration. Play Your Hunch did too. But do you recall the best Xs of all? 





Yep. Count that as a strike. If it ain't on the board, you don't score. 3 of them and you give up control. That's how it been since 1976. From superimposed......



to computerized.......





To today. Without X, Algebra can be boring. 


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Closing Theme




That's it for this week, today's consolation prize is a set of Skylanders. Barbie, you're next!!!!



Don't forget to email me at kellypierre8@gmail.com, coppockonsports@yahoo.com, Pierre Kelly on FB and @Johnny_Arcade on twitter. Also I'm on Snapchat as MisterGSN and Instagram as MrJackbox. We will return next Wednesday, and until we return, Play on playas.



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