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This week......
(augmented tv shows Deborah Norville)
It's curtains for the host of Inside Edition.....
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There's no ghosts in a wildcard kitchen.
(Switches screen to bugs)
and Heart UK discovers bugs in the computer system.
Let's................ Get................... Lit!
Amy Irons: From around the world....across the country....and in your neighborhoods, NOW......in its 8th consecutive year, this is.................................
And now, the (Nearly) world-famous contestant...Pierre Kelly!
Me: Welcome to Game Show Live! Let's get right into it with.......
The Talking Through The Medias opening toss up story.
Longtime Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville is exiting the syndicated CBS newsmagazine after 30 years.
Norville announced the decision on the program Wednesday, telling viewers that she would leave at the end of the current season.
“They made me a lovely offer to stay, but there are things I’d like to do and places I want to do them that continuing here doesn’t permit,” Norville said on the show. “So, at the end of the season, I’ll be moving on. I’ve got some exciting things in the works, which I’ll talk about later, but what I want to say now is what a privilege it’s been to lead Inside Edition for all these years. To work with the incredibly talented team here, and to be invited into your homes every day, it’s an honor I don’t take lightly.”
Norville has been a staple on TV sets each weekday afternoon for decades, delivering Inside Edition’s trademark mix of entertainment, true crime, lifestyle and tabloid news segments and stories to viewers. The show is distributed by CBS Media Ventures and is based in New York City.
“Deborah’s powerful presence, both on-screen and behind-the-scenes, has contributed immensely to the success of Inside Edition for the past 30 years,” the show’s executive producer Charles Lachman said in a statement. “She has made a lasting impact on the show, and I’m excited to follow along as she builds upon her outstanding broadcast legacy in her next chapter."
Norville isn’t leaving CBS altogether, however. The network previously announced that Norville will host a new game show starting this fall called The Perfect Line.
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We discover a wildcard kitchen. If you do not stay tuned, an electric eel is going to come up from out of the water and shock you in the rear end. Not to mention scare the bejesus out of you. Hurry back.
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Amy: Some members of our viewing audience will receive......
A gift card to Cici's Pizza. WHat else is new.................Oh yeah, this.
And flying back into your screen is Pierre Kelly!
Me: Yep. I've flown into the coop and back on Live!
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Listen my little sweet Axl Rosebuds, we have this little piece of some content.
Everybody ready?
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Cat Cubie: (singing) Congratulations and commiserations, I want the world the know the bad and good of the whole world today, congratulations and commiserations, it's time for Pierre to tell us which ones made or bad or so, let's go!
Me: Thank you cat, congratulations to..............
An African solar tricycle startup.
In Zimbabwe, an Africa-born mobility startup is providing women with the catalyst they need to drive change in their community and society.
Called the Hamba, this durable electric tricycle is mobilizing a generation of working women and mothers, allowing them to perform arduous tasks with relative ease and comfort.
Manufactured in Africa and managed by the startup Mobility for Africa (MFA), a leasing program for women allowed one or several locals to lease a Hamba for $15 a month. This pilot program was a huge success, and now these electric tricycles are available to buy, on a lease-to-purchase agreement, and to rent—all on an ad-hoc basis.
It allows women to fetch water and firewood, take family members to medical facilities, or bring and buy produce at local markets, saving sometimes dozens of miles of walking each day.
“In the past transporting our produce to the market was a nightmare we would wake up at 3 am and travel a very long distance using an ox-drawn cart but now it is much easier we can reach the market on time,” a 34-year-old tomato farmer and mother of six, Hilda Takadini, told Africa News.
92% of female customers participating in the company’s pilot program noted an improvement in how safe they feel whilst traveling since they started using the Hamba compared with walking, and some have offered their services as couriers and drivers to other community members, sparking the spirit of entrepreneurialism.
70% of the Hambas are reserved for women, and 300 are estimated to currently own or rent one. The solar-powered trikes have just one moving part in the motor, making them easy to maintain and fix. Batteries can be exchanged when depleted at a cost of $5.00 at one of Infraco Africa’s solar power stations, a partner with MFA on the initiative.
Each Hamba can carry 1,000 pounds or so of cargo, and have a top speed of 37 mph (you couldn’t go much faster on a rural Zimbabwe road anyway).
And commiserations to......
This incident in school.
I am a US history teacher and have created a game for my eighth-grade students inspired by the card game “Werewolf”. The students are each given a card that says their role at the top and their party affiliation (Federalist or Democratic-Republican) at the bottom. Since the game relies on deception, the assassins have to lie about their parties to appeal to one side or the other, so their cards say, “Affiliation: Unknown”.
I have just revealed that [Student #3] was the victim, and the townsfolk are deciding who to accuse of being the assassin.
Student #1: “It has to be [Student #2]. He keeps giggling like he’s trying to keep a secret.”
Student #2: “Nuh-uh! What reason would I have to kill [Student #3]?”
Me: “Well, the goal of the game is to eliminate your party opponents and save members of your own party. What political party did [Student #3] belong to?”
Student #3: “Federalist.”
Me: “Ah, so we’re probably looking for a Democratic-Republican. [Student #2], what party are you?”
Student #2: “Uh… I don’t know.”
Student #1: “It says on the bottom of the card.”
Student #2: “My card just says, ‘Unknown’.”
Me: *Hinting* “Are you sure? You’re allowed to lie and tell us anything that might make you seem innocent.”
Student #2: “No, right here, it just says that my affiliation is unknown.”
Student #1: “What does it say at the top of your card?”
Student #2: “Assassin.”
Cue a chorus of amused and exasperated groans.
Student #4: “Dude, you just told us you’re the assassin. Are you actually stupid?”
Student #2: “But that’s what my card says!”
So one got expelled and the other to the head of the class and instead of Pomp and Circumstance, it's this.
Following the successful second season of Wildcard Kitchen, Food Network has picked up the late-night culinary card game for a third round and signed host Eric Adjepong to a new multi-year deal.
Season two, which premiered in January, reached nearly 6M P2+ viewers while seeing growth in younger demo P25-35 by +33%. In the series, Adjepong welcomes all-star chefs to his underground poker game where they cook, bet, bluff and backstab for cold hard cash and bragging rights. Wildcard Kitchen is currently in pre-production, with shooting expected to commence this spring.
"Our viewers loved Wildcard Kitchen from the start - it truly feels like spending an hour at an exclusive late-night card game with your favorite chefs," said Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery. "Eric is the perfect host to lead all the culinary gameplay and fun amongst friends."
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Liza Minnelli will receive the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 finale.
The EGOT winner will be honored April 18 with the award, to be presented by RuPaul himself, that recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact on the world of drag and fashion.
Minnelli joins Bob Mackie from Season 15 and Cassandra Peterson, known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, from Season 16 as the third LGBTQ icon to be honored with the award.
Minnelli‘s memoir, set for release in 2026 via Grand Central Publishing, has been optioned as a TV series by Warner Bros. TV and Magnolia Hill. The memoir explores her journey as an artist, as well as her triumphs and struggles and unique perspective on Hollywood history. It also focuses on the impact of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) on Minnelli’s life. The tome is the result of more than 15 years of recorded conversations between Minnelli and her long-term creative partner Michael Feinstein.
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Word up!
A huge winner in its first few seasons, 25 Words or Less is a fast-paced game show that is based on the popular board game of the same name.
Two teams have twenty-five words or less to convey clues to their partners. Each team has a celebrity guest playing along, as well as at-home audience members who can benefit from the winning team.
The game show is hosted by Meredith Vieira, an extraordinary host with a legendary career spanning news, talk, and game. Meredith Vieira has won 15 daytime Emmy awards and is the perfect host.
Renewed for a 7th season, it's the #1 Game Show in the 2nd tier with impressive ratings with adults and women 25-54 and full of excitement and fun! BGE is currently developing numerous branded in-show integrations and partnerships for Season 7.
Filming begins in Spring 2025 and episodes begin airing Fall 2025 through Fall 2026. There will be a total of 305 episodes (45 live, 260 taped).
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Let Sea Battle commence. TF1 has ordered a new primetime gameshow based on a classic ship-sinking strategy game. The naval battle is transported to a large studio in the show for the French broadcaster.
Teams will answer general knowledge questions to earn shots at their rivals’ boats, which are represented by human contestants on a massive set. The more boats sunk, the bigger the cash prize.
The producers said the Sea Battle format was inspired by the ‘Bataille Navale’ board game. In turn, that is based upon the classic pen-and-paper strategy game in which players place their fleet of ships on a grid of paper that their opponent cannot see and then take turns trying to locate and sink each other’s vessels.
The TV format was created by Moe Bennani, former Talpa exec and Co-Founder of Dreamspark, the France-based formats outfit. It will co-produce the show with Arthur Essebag’s indie Satisfaction Group.
“Sea Battle is the perfect blend of strategy, suspense, and pure entertainment—bringing the thrill of the classic board game to life like never before,” said Essebag, who will host the show. “With high stakes, dynamic gameplay, and a spectacular set, audiences are in for an unforgettable experience.”
The pen-and-paper game is thought to have originated in France around the time of World War I and numerous board games have been marketed since based on the concept. Dreamspark has secured rights to the ‘Bataille Navale’ name in France. Milton Bradley (since acquired by Hasbro) launched a version of the game in the 1960s — ‘Battleship’ — with plastic pegs that became popular in the U.S. and elsewhere. It spawned a 2012 movie as well as videogames and other merch.
France’s TF1 is one of Europe’s largest broadcasters and its order for Sea Battle will bring it to the attention of other buyers. Dreamspark is now launching the format internationally.
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José Andrés and Martha Stewart are inviting a crop of skilled chefs from all over the country to join them on NBC's new competition series, "Yes, Chef!" From big egos and hot tempers to confidence issues, these chefs have all been nominated by colleagues and loved ones who are hoping this competition will soften their sharp edges and help them reach their full potentials.
The series will premiere on Monday, April 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC following "The Voice." It will also be available next day on Peacock.
The chefs looking for self-improvement in the kitchen are:
· Emily Brubaker | Carlsbad, CA
· Julia Chebotar | New York City, NY
· Michelle Francis | Santa Monica, CA
· Lee Frank | South Berwick, ME
· Torrece 'Chef T' Gregoire | Bristol, VA
· Zain Ismail | Los Angeles, CA
· Jake Lawler | Madison, WI
· Ronny Miranda | Oakland, CA
· Christopher Morales | Melbourne, FL
· Petrina Peart | Cheyenne, WY
· Peter Richardson | Islip Terrace, NY
· Katsuji Tanabe | Raleigh, NC
"Yes, Chef!" is a bold new cooking competition that aims to reform hot tempers, egos and attitudes in the heat of the kitchen with Emmy Award-winning chefs José Andrés and Martha Stewart. Both serve as hosts and executive producers.
From Magical Elves, the Emmy Award-winning producers of Bravo's "Top Chef," "Yes, Chef!" blends the high-stakes thrill of a cooking competition with the raw emotion of personal transformation as it delves into the powerful personalities attracted to the chaotic culinary lifestyle. The series puts 12 highly skilled yet rebellious chefs, who have been nominated by their bosses, co-workers, friends and even family, through the ultimate test and challenges designed to push their pressure points.
With humor and tough love, José and Martha will guide the chefs each week through a series of intense culinary challenges designed to test and overcome their personal issues. In this competition, the chefs will have to prove they have the culinary chops and the right attitude to make it to the end and should be sure to expect twists and surprises along the way.
Each episode features challenges designed to test each chef's culinary chops as well as leadership skills. José and Martha will select the winning team and one chef from either team will be crowned that episode's Most Valuable Chef. The MVC will be given an important decision to make in a cook off that will have a significant impact on who will be eliminated from the competition that week.
The chef who handles the heat week after week, impressing with both their food and teamwork while improving their behavior, will take home the $250,000 grand prize, provided by granola brand Purely Elizabeth.
"Yes, Chef" is executive produced by Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Jimmy Fox, Kevin Lee, Doneen Arquines, Paul Storck, Richard Wolffe, José Andrés and Martha Stewart. Magical Elves and Religion of Sports produce.
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And Yes, it's a Mistplay Game Break. Are you willing to.............Fix The Mistake? Let's find out.
Need a little more thinking time? I'll let Gillian Berkowitz play something for you.
And the author of the 2 books you saw on the screen was.............A........A..............Milne. He didn't write a book on adulthood like drinking and night clubbing.
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Look at this trailer if you will.
And only Tammy Tuckey spoke to the cast and crew in one big Sunday cozy stream. Check it out.
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That's it for this week, today's consolation prize is a dinner from Wendy's. I wonder why the Wendy's girl reported a crime to Ronald McDonald?
Don't forget to email me at kellypierre8@gmail.com, coppockonsports@yahoo.com, Pierre Kelly on FB and @Johnny_Arcade on X which is formerly Twitter. Also I'm on Snapchat as MisterGSN and Instagram as MrJackbox2. We will return next Wednesday, and until we return, Play on playas.
Amy: Pierre Kelly's wardrobe was dressed by Geek Fuel at geekfuel.com. This is Amy Irons for Game Show Live!, a presentation of Pacific Quay Entertainment, Local Now Productions and Jackbox Media Services which may or may not be reponsible for the litter we made up.
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