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cancelled!

posted 15 years ago by sweiland75
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1224277/news#ni0644997

No surprise there!

As Betty White said years ago, the Password game show is like a phoenix, it just keeps returning. The most recent version, Million Dollar Password, has been attracting lots of viewers but has now been pulled by CBS. Will it be back?

Million Dollar Password (Mdp) is the latest in a long line of shows based on the word guessing game. The original first aired in 1961 and was hosted by White's late husband and game show legend, Allen Ludden. Mdp is the latest version Password and is hosted by modern-day broadcasting legend, Regis Philbin. To date, celebrities that have helped players win big money have included Rachael Ray, Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hawk, Rosie O'Donnell, Julie Chen, William Shatner, Phil Keoghan, Steve Schirripa, Serena Williams, and Craig Ferguson. White has appeared on two episodes, making her the only person to ever appear on every version Password and the only person

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[–] BritCanuck 15 years ago

Actually, MDP will be returning (sort of) with two unaired episodes and some repeats starting at the end of May. If the ratings for those showings are good, the series may yet return.

The show was actually getting great *overall* ratings, up to ten million viewers by some reports - but the ratings in its *18-49 demographic*, the one advertisers target the most, were low. During commercial breaks, CBS was reportedly having to resort to air infomercials in some cases. So they pulled the show off the schedule, not because of the ratings, but simply because it wasn't making enough money for them.

http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/million-dollar-password-off-of-cb ss-lineup/
http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/million-dollar-password-burns-off -remaining-episode-starting-may-24/

Let's hope CBS comes to their senses and renew this show.

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[–] candicemes 15 years ago

not as good as the original but still good

[–] Cyborg89 15 years ago

It's ok, though a lot more like Pyramid than Password. Though they do have some things in this version that I HATE. Like the set I'm SO tired of the cold Michael Davies Millionare style.

If they don't get picked up for a 3rd season, I won't miss it much.

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[–] gamer_12 15 years ago

Like the show overall. Regis is a good host, of course. Problem is, the celebs they get often are rather horrid at playing the game. Norm MacDonald and Jamie Kennedy both were mediocre. Norm sometimes seemed good but then he would go through times where he would do just a terrible job. Craig Ferguson, Betty White, and Neil Patrick Harris were all good, fun players.