"We'll always have Jeopardy!"
Posted on 05/19/2019 8:06:30 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer
Disney-ABC‘s game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has been canceled after 17-years in syndication, 22 years overall, a show spokesperson confirmed to Deadline.
Based on the same-titled British program, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was developed for the U.S. by Michael Davies. It premiered on August 16, 1999 and ran through June 27, 2002 with Regis Philbin as host. It moved into syndication in September 2002, and was hosted for eleven seasons by Meredith Vieira. Later hosts included Cedric the Entertainer, Terry Crews and most recently Chris Harrison.
The show announced last fall that it had given away more than $100 million in total winnings since its syndicated debut in 2002. It celebrated the milestone throughout the month of November with a series of specialty shows and giveaways, culminating with a commemorative show in which a favorite past contestant gets a second shot at winning $1 million. The show most recently taped at Caesars Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The series was produced by Valleycrest Productions Ltd. and distributed by Disney ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution. James Rowley served as executive producer.
Variety was first to report the cancellation.
Now I'll never know if I could hit that $50,000 thresh- hold like I consistently did at home (sigh).
This is a strange one.
The show seemed like it was still very popular, and had a devoted audience just like Jeopardy, Family Feud, and Wheel of Fortune.
I even find myself watching on occasion because it is still a little entertaining.
canceled after 17-years in syndication, 22 years overall...
I knew it would never last.
:)
I think they made it less likely for someone to win the million in recent years.
I mean, I doubt getting on Who? was as challenging as Jeopardy!
Who? contestant were not all Jeopardy! player level skill.
Final answer?
I don’t think I ever watched the show. I certainly haven’t heard or thought about it at all, save for maybe when it was first promoted.
LOL!
Who do you get after Alex Trebek?
This show single-handedly birthed the reality-TV and game show craze of the 2000s. I think it really set the stage for the 2000s to become its own, much like Seinfeld’s 1989 debut set the tone for the 1990s.
As runs go, that’s a pretty long one.
Family Feud always had that built-in reality show vibe with the competing families. It’s still running, isn’t it?
I would suggest Sean Connery. But Norm MacDonald is probably the best we can hope for.
...Actually, I think Mark Steyn would make a GREAT Jeopardy host. But would he take the gig?
Probably get Jon Stewart or Bill Maher.
Dang! Well played! I totally forget Alex did Hiiiiiiiiiigh Rooolllleeerrrs before ultimately landing on Jeopardy. That was some Cau-fro he had, too! |-D
Art Fleming was one-of-a-kind, too. Another name I had forgotten!
Guess nobody gave them a lifeline.
Then they’d have to rename it Libtardy.
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