One of the keys to the success of a game show is the ability for viewers to play along. Appealing hosts and likeable players add to the show's watchability. With the help of Regis Philban, one of the all-time most popular television personalities, CBS resurrected one of the longest-running 60's/70's game shows, Password. Regis' upped the ante and renamed it "Million Dollar Password," we assume with the blessings of Betty White.
The comedienne often appeared as a celebrity player on classic "Password." Her husband was the late Alan Luden, host of the orginal daytime game show. They met on the set. According to Ms. White, Alan was sure she was the one, but she had her doubts. She was dating others when he proposed. She turned him down. Nonplussed, he wore the engagement ring he had bought her on a chain around his neck, until she finally said, "Yes."
Million Dollar Password returns for its summer run, Sunday, May 24, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT. Sadly, it begins with a rerun. A new epsiode airs on May 31 and June 14. The show is pre-empted June 7th for CBS's annual broadcast of the Tony Awards. Rebroadcasts of other episodes air June 21, 28, and July 5.
Contestants are paired with celebrities in teams of two. Two teams vye against each other during each round. The team members take turns being the clue-giver and clue-receiver. They can use only one word to describe the secret word. The clue-receiver can pass if they can't come up with the word. The clue-giver can pass if they cannot come up with a descriptive synonym. If a team can make it through several rounds without being eliminated, they have a chance at the Million Dollar Password and the non-celebrity goes home with the cash prize.
Sunday, May 24 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
Rebroadcast: Emmy Award winner William Shatner ("Boston Legal") and actress/comedian Aisha Tyler (CBS's "CSI" and "Ghost Whisperer").
Sunday, May 31 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Jamie Kennedy (CBS's "Ghost Whisperer") and comedian Norm MacDonald.
Sunday, June 7 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Preempted: "The 63rd Annual Tony Awards"
Sunday, June 14 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Jeff Garlin ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Chelsea Handler ("Chelsea Lately").
Sunday, June 21 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Rebroadcast: Neil Patrick Harris (CBS's "How I Met Your Mother") and television personality Rachael Ray.
Sunday, June 28 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Rebroadcast: Julie Chen (CBS's "The Early Show") and Phil Keoghan (CBS's "The Amazing Race").
Sunday, July 5 - 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Rebroadcast: Legendary comedic actress (and veteran player of the original "Password") Betty White and radio/television host Adam Carolla.
Million Dollar Password is produced by FremantleMedia North America. Vincent Rubino is executive producer.
Million Dollar Password
Clever communication is the key as Password players must rely on one-word clues to guess the secret word;
Played just like the TV game show; Million Dollar Password is a modern twist on the original word association classic;
Based on the popular TV game show featuring new host; Regis Philbin;
The game is played between two competing teams in a deceptively simple word guessing game.
This home edition brings all the excitement home for hours of family fun. Suitable for ages 10+. Contains a timer/game console(Requires 3 AA batteries. Batteries not included.)
iToys Million Dollar Password Handheld with Touch Pad
Single and multiplayer games;
Includes over 1000 questions;
Fast paced and fun with standard and lightning round questions;
On screen animations;
Alpha-touch keypad for easy word entry.
Password DVD Game
New DVD edition of the classic game show combines all the fun and excitement of the game show along with the strategy and interactivity that has made the home version the number 2 best selling word game of all time. Featuring retro "reveal glasses" that enable only the clue givers the ability to see the Password.
Complete with virtual host "Charmin" Chuck Harmon;
Password is the #2 best selling word game of all time;
New DVD edition combines fun and excitement with strategy and interactivity.
Quick Picks Password Travel Game
Based on the popular TV game show;
Travel size tin;
The whole family can enjoy.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Million Dollar Password '09
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Season Finales, Pt. 2
Season Finales
Monday, April 27
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Chuck." NBC. (As always, surprisingly good.)
9:00-10:00 PM ET - "Heroes." NBC. (Vol. 5 began, with Nathan the focus. We do hope the show runners get the series back on track. There were glimmers of hope - Hiro, Ando and Matt; Coyote Sands; That was about it IMO. Cannot stand the boring, frustrating, never-ending story of Sylar.)
Thursday, April 30
10:00-11:00 PM ET - "Private Practice." ABC.
Friday, May 1
8:00-8:30 PM ET - "Howie Do It." NBC.
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Wife Swap." ABC.
9:00-10:00 PM ET - "Supernanny." ABC.
Wednesday, May 6
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Scrubs." "My Finale." ABC. Do J.D. and we finally learn the Janitor's name? (Series finale.)
Sunday, May 10
8:00-10:00 PM ET - "The Amazing Race 15." CBS.
8:00-11:00 PM ET - "The Celebrity Apprentice." Live episode. NBC. (Renewed)
9:00-10:00 PM ET - "Cold Case." Part II. - CBS.
10:01-11:00 PM ET - "Brothers and Sisters." ABC.
Monday, May 11
8:00-8:30 PM ET - "The Big Bang Theory." "The Monopolar Expedition." CBS.
10:02-11:00 PM ET - "Castle." ABC.
Tuesday, May 12
8:00-11:00 PM ET - "The Biggest Loser: Couples." Live episode. NBC.
Wednesday, May 13
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Lost." "The Incident, Parts I & II." ABC.
Thursday, May 14
8:30-9:00 PM ET - "Parks and Recreation." NBC.
9:00-9:30 PM ET - "The Office" 100th Episode. The company picnic is "eventful." Amy Ryan and idris Elba guest star. NBC.
9:00-10:00 PM ET - "CSI." "All In." - CBS
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Grey's Anatomy." "Here's to the Future" / "Now or Never." ABC.
9:30-10:00 PM ET - "30 Rock." Alan Alda guest stars, along with "surprise musical guests." NBC.
Friday, May 15
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "America's Funniest Home Videos." The 19th season finale announces the grand prize winner. ABC.
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Ghost Whisperer." "The Book of Changes." CBS.
10:00-11:00 PM ET - "Numb3rs." "Angels and Devils." CBS.
Saturday, May 16
11:30 PM - 1:00 AM ET - "Saturday Night Live." Will Ferrell guest hosts. The musical guest is Green Day. NBC.
Sunday, May 17
7:00-9:00 PM ET - "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." "McFarland Family." ABC.
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Desperate Housewives." "Everybody Says Don't" / "If It's Only in Your Head" Will Susan and MJ survive Dave's plans?
Monday, May 18
8:30-9:00 PM ET - "How I Met Your Mother." "The Leap." CBS.
9:00-9:31 PM ET - "Two and a Half Men." "Baseball with Better Steroids." - CBS
10:00-11:00 PM ET - "CSI: Miami." "Seeing Red." - CBS.
Tuesday, May 19
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Dancing with the Stars." ABC.
9:00-10:01 PM ET - "The Mentalist." "Red John's Footsteps." CBS.
Wednesday, May 20
8:30-9:00 PM ET - "Gary Unmarried." CBS.
Thursday, May 21
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Ugly Betty." ABC.
10:00-11:00 PM ET - "Southland." NBC.
Season Finales, Pt. 1
Season Finales
Monday, April 27
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Chuck." NBC. (As always, surprisingly good.)
9:00-10:00 PM ET - "Heroes." NBC. (Vol. 5 began, with Nathan the focus. We do hope the show runners get the series back on track. There were glimmers of hope - Hiro, Ando and Matt; Coyote Sands; That was about it IMO. Cannot stand the boring, frustrating, never-ending story of Sylar.)
Thursday, April 30
10:00-11:00 PM ET - "Private Practice." ABC.
Friday, May 1
8:00-8:30 PM ET - "Howie Do It." NBC.
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Wife Swap." ABC.
9:00-10:00 PM ET - "Supernanny." ABC.
Wednesday, May 6
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Scrubs." "My Finale." ABC. Do J.D. and we finally learn the Janitor's name? (Series finale.)
Sunday, May 10
8:00-11:00 PM ET - "The Celebrity Apprentice." Live episode. NBC. (Renewed)
10:01-11:00 PM ET - "Brothers and Sisters." ABC.
Monday, May 11
10:02-11:00 PM ET - "Castle." ABC.
Tuesday, May 12
8:00-11:00 PM ET - "The Biggest Loser: Couples." Live episode. NBC.
Wednesday, May 13
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Lost." "The Incident, Parts I & II." ABC.
Thursday, May 14
8:30-9:00 PM ET - "Parks and Recreation." NBC.
9:00-9:30 PM ET - "The Office" 100th Episode. The company picnic is "eventful." Amy Ryan and idris Elba guest star. NBC.
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Grey's Anatomy." "Here's to the Future" / "Now or Never." ABC.
9:30-10:00 PM ET - "30 Rock." Alan Alda guest stars, along with "surprise musical guests." NBC.
Friday, May 15
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "America's Funniest Home Videos." The 19th season finale announces the grand prize winner. ABC.
Saturday, May 16
11:30 PM - 1:00 AM ET - "Saturday Night Live." Will Ferrell guest hosts. The musical guest is Green Day. NBC.
Sunday, May 17
7:00-9:00 PM ET - "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." "McFarland Family." ABC.
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Desperate Housewives." "Everybody Says Don't" / "If It's Only in Your Head" Will Susan and MJ survive Dave's plans?
Tuesday, May 19
9:00-11:00 PM ET - "Dancing with the Stars." ABC.
Thursday, May 21
8:00-9:00 PM ET - "Ugly Betty." ABC.
10:00-11:00 PM ET - "Southland." NBC.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
New Babar & Zula Patrol Episodes
The King of the Elephants returns with seven new episodes beginning April 1, 2009 at 3:30 PM ET on "qubo on ION Television."
In "Rowing Pains," Alexander learns a hard lesson about responsibility when he lets his rowing team and Zephir down.
The following week, new out-of-this-world astronomy adventures begin on Zula Patrol when "Fly Us to the Moon/Castaway Asteroid" premieres Thursday, April 9, at 3:30 PM ET on"qubo on ION Television." In "Fly Us to the Moon," Wizzy and Wigg want to go to the Moon to see the moon-ball championship game." Then, Gorga snorts up Wizzy’s and Wigg’s toy box full of toys. Multo proposes that they make a solar sail kite to play with instead, in "Castaway Asteroid."
Qubo also introduces a new schedule for the Spring on April 1.
qubo on ION
All times are ET.
Wednesdays, 3:00 PM - My Friend Rabbit
Wednesdays, 3:30 PM - Babar*
Thursdays, 3:00 PM - 3-2-1 Penguins!
Thursdays, 3:30 PM - The Zula Patrol
Fridays, 3:00 PM - VeggieTales
Fridays, 3:30 PM - Turbo Dogs
qubo on NBC
Qubo airs Saturday mornings on most NBC stations. All times are ET. Check local listings for times in your city.
10:00 AM - VeggieTales
10:30 AM - 3-2-1 Penguins!
11:00 AM - Turbo Dogs
11:30 AM - Babar*
12:00 PM - The Zula Patrol
12:30 PM - My Friend Rabbit
qubo on Telemundo
The kids and family friendly cartoons are broadcast in Spanish on weekend mornings. All times are ET.
Saturdays, 8:00 AM - My Friend Rabbit
Saturdays, 8:30 AM - Babar*
Saturdays, 9:00 AM - Turbo Dogs
Sundays, 8:00 AM - 3-2-1 Penguins!
Sundays, 8:30 AM - VeggieTales
Sundays, 9:00 AM - The Zula Patrol
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Predator X Photos
A scientist gives us a perspective of the size of the jaws of Predator X.
Paleontologists believe Predator X's flippers would have looked like this.
An idea of how the fins of Predator X would look if it were still alive.
History Channel premieres "Predator X," Sunday, March 29, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET.
For more about History Channel's "Predator X" special, check out the minisite. There is a discussion board, previews, and a bio of Jørn Harald Hurum, the scientist behind the expedition.
Check out History Daily on Twitter.
All photos are (c) 2009 The History Channel. All rights reserved.
Monster of the Arctic
You've heard about the remarkable find by University of Oslo Natural History Museum paleontologists of a monstrous prehistoric creature, aptly named "Predator X." Said to make a T-Rex "look like a puppy," the find has captured the world's attention.
Sunday, March 29, The History Channel will broadcast a two-hour special from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET that follows the research from the earliest stages when researchers assessed the area where the dig occurred. Predator X was found on the archipelago of Svalbard which is 800 miles from the North Pole. It might not be simply the finding of a huge new creature, but an entirely new species from the era of dinosaurs.
Such a discovery impacts our knowledge of evolution and the life before our own age, creating a better understanding of the world as we know it. No doubt, it will also inspire a fair share of horror movies and sci-fi TV episodes.
For more about History Channel's "Predator X" special, check out the minisite. There is a discussion board, previews, and a bio of Jørn Harald Hurum, the scientist behind the expedition.
Check out History Daily on Twitter.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
NBC Summer TV Premiere Dates
March 12, NBC announced its season finales and primetime schedule for Summer 2009.
All times are EDT.
Season Finales
Monday, June 1
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Medium
Tuesday, June 2
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Wednesday, June 3
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Law and Order
Summer TV Show Premiere Dates
Monday, June 1
8:00-9:00 p.m. - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of here!"
Thursday, June 4
10:00-11:00 p.m. - The Listener
Sunday, June 7 and June 14
9:00-11:00 p.m. - Meteor two-part miniseries
Monday, June 8
9:00-10:00 p.m. - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Dateline NBC
Sunday June 21 & June 28
8:00-10:00 p.m. - Merlin
Sunday, July 5
8:00-9:00 p.m. - Merlin (time period premiere)
Tuesday, June 23
9:00-10:00 p.m. - America's got Talent
Wednesday June 24
9:00-10:00 p.m. - America's got Talent
10:00-11:00 p.m. - The Philanthropist
Wednesday, July 1
8:00-9:00 p.m. - Great American Road Trip
Sunday, July 19 & July 26
9:00-11:00 p.m. - The Storm two-part miniseries
Special
Saturday, July 4
9:00-10:00 p.m. - Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular