Show Me the Money (American game show)
| Show Me the Money | |
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| Created by | Dick de Rijk |
| Directed by | R. Brian DiPirro |
| Starring | William Shatner |
| Composers | Doug DeAngelis Kevin Haskins Doug Beck |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (2 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mike Nichols |
| Editor | Chip Brown |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 14, 2006 – December 13, 2006 |
Show Me the Money was a television game show hosted by former Star Trek actor William Shatner, which premiered in its regular one-hour time slot on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 8pm ET on ABC. The show also aired in Canada on CH. An additional six-episode order, as well as a planned move to Tuesday nights starting on January 2, 2007 was made public on December 8, 2006[1] but the show was cancelled outright on December 15, 2006[2]. The show took its title from the catch phrase in the film Jerry Maguire.
The show was taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood.
Game play
Before the game, scrolls were distributed randomly to thirteen female dancers known as the $1,000,000 Dancers. These scrolls show 12 different dollar amounts and a symbol representing the "killer card". The dollar amounts were:
| $20,000 | $40,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| $100,000 | $120,000 | $140,000 | $160,000 |
| $180,000 | $200,000 | $220,000 | $250,000 |
Each turn involved a set of three concealed questions (A, B, and C) with a common initial word or phrase. The player was shown this initial phrase, and picked A, B, or C. The question was read, and the player could either answer it or pass and pick another letter. The player was allowed to pass twice on a turn, but then must answer the remaining question. There was no going back to a previous question after passing. After giving an answer, the player picked a dancer who still has her scroll, which was opened; then the correct answer was revealed. If it shows a dollar amount, it was added to the player's pot for a correct answer or subtracted for an incorrect answer.
When the player had given either six correct answers (shown as plus signs on the scoreboard) or six wrong answers (minus signs), each for a dollar amount (killer-card turns are not counted), the game ended and the player won the total in the pot. Thus, the maximum win was the total of the six highest dollar amounts, or $1,150,000 U.S. The game could also end prematurely if the pot falls so far below zero that it could not become positive given the possible number of correct answers and dollar values remaining; this occurred at least once.
"Killer Card"
If the Killer Card was revealed, a "sudden-death" question is asked (with no option to pass). On the premiere episode only, only an incorrect answer on a regular question when the Killer Card is revealed would cause the player to face Sudden Death. The player must answer correctly or else the game ends at once and the player wins nothing. A correct answer on the sudden-death question, if asked, allowed the player to continue to the next turn with the pot unchanged. All the plus signs remained intact.
Everyone who picked the Killer Card did so on an incorrect answer, and they were all unable to answer the sudden-death question.
Cancellation
Due to continually declining ratings, ABC cancelled the series, replacing it with repeats of America's Funniest Home Videos. ABC had originally decided to cease production of the series, but keep the remaining unseen shows on the schedule. [1]
Show Me the Money on GSN
GSN picked up the rights to the seven episodes of Show Me The Money in June 2007, which included the five that aired on ABC, plus the remaining two episodes that the network did not air.
The first episode aired on June 12 and the second episode aired on June 19. However, on June 26, GSN replaced the series with an episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. It is known that GSN pulled the show due to low ratings for the first 2 weeks and will be replaced by Dog Eat Dog on Tuesday nights for the month of July. [citation needed]
External links
- The Official Site At ABC
- William Shatner Set To Helm New Game Show
- TV Series Finale - Article On The Reasons For Cancellation