Post by Rtist 4merly known as Chachi on Mar 17, 2022 1:59:01 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the need to merge, but I'm new here. Either way, while it's unusual to have a former contestant become the host of a game show, Ken is capable and does a good job. Somebody will claim he's terrible and an abomination, but ratings are decent without Trebek, be it Ken or Mayim that hosts.
When Ken hosts, it feels right. When Mayim hosts, it feels like a gimmick. I am constantly reminded that I'm listening to an actress host a game show, not an emcee hosting a game show, when Mayim is running the game. Keep her for prime time specials if ABC wants to keep running them, and wants a celebrity host. Fine with me. But I vote for Ken to lead the daytimer. And while his departure from the Chase seems to indicate he'll be plenty busy with something else this fall, I'm prepared for the news that he's not the new host for whatever reason. I don't think anyone was expecting Mike Richards to be the frontrunner last summer, and surprise, all of a sudden he was. Don't underestimate Sony's ability to botch this again.
If Mayim gets the job, and the show does lose regular viewers, it won't get canceled. Not that easily. If it really tanks because of her, Sony won't give it up that easily. They'll absolutely dump her and try again with another host before they'll just throw in the towel. People may tune out because of the host, but they don't tune in for the host, generally. The host drives late night talk show viewership, but the game drives game show viewership.
The exception is a worn out, tired game like Family Feud. I'm convinced that's still on the air because the game is as much about the host as it is the game. It wouldn't be on the air today if they had stuck with John O'Hurley.
When Ken hosts, it feels right. When Mayim hosts, it feels like a gimmick. I am constantly reminded that I'm listening to an actress host a game show, not an emcee hosting a game show, when Mayim is running the game. Keep her for prime time specials if ABC wants to keep running them, and wants a celebrity host. Fine with me. But I vote for Ken to lead the daytimer. And while his departure from the Chase seems to indicate he'll be plenty busy with something else this fall, I'm prepared for the news that he's not the new host for whatever reason. I don't think anyone was expecting Mike Richards to be the frontrunner last summer, and surprise, all of a sudden he was. Don't underestimate Sony's ability to botch this again.
If Mayim gets the job, and the show does lose regular viewers, it won't get canceled. Not that easily. If it really tanks because of her, Sony won't give it up that easily. They'll absolutely dump her and try again with another host before they'll just throw in the towel. People may tune out because of the host, but they don't tune in for the host, generally. The host drives late night talk show viewership, but the game drives game show viewership.
The exception is a worn out, tired game like Family Feud. I'm convinced that's still on the air because the game is as much about the host as it is the game. It wouldn't be on the air today if they had stuck with John O'Hurley.
