D-Bone
Aug 2nd '06, 12:22 PM
TBS is preparing to launch U.S. television's first fully interactive live game show.
Beginning August 28, "Midnight Money Madness" will screen four nights a week, Monday-Thursday, at midnight. The two-hour program will be staged twice per night from its base in Los Angeles, first for East Coast viewers and then again for the West Coast. TBS has committed to an eight-week trial.
There will be no contestants or audience in the studio. The viewers will be the contestants, and they can participate by registering their phone numbers through a 1-900 number, the Internet or SMS text messaging.
"Madness" contacts potential players, who will be piped in on-air to answer trivia questions or solve puzzles for cash prizes. A pair of hosts will preside over the show; their deals are being finalized.
Read More: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2006-08-02T124623Z_01_N02176406_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTERACTIVE.xml&src=rss
Beginning August 28, "Midnight Money Madness" will screen four nights a week, Monday-Thursday, at midnight. The two-hour program will be staged twice per night from its base in Los Angeles, first for East Coast viewers and then again for the West Coast. TBS has committed to an eight-week trial.
There will be no contestants or audience in the studio. The viewers will be the contestants, and they can participate by registering their phone numbers through a 1-900 number, the Internet or SMS text messaging.
"Madness" contacts potential players, who will be piped in on-air to answer trivia questions or solve puzzles for cash prizes. A pair of hosts will preside over the show; their deals are being finalized.
Read More: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyid=2006-08-02T124623Z_01_N02176406_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTERACTIVE.xml&src=rss