Our friend Brian Stelter already took the best headline, FOX: 'I Imitated a Japanese Game Show!' -- not much point in rewriting the article about how FOX is slipping somewhat of a clone of ABC's show (which wasn't exactly a hit!) into its fall lineup in Moment of Truth's slot. The show will be called: Hole in the Wall will focus on the human Tetris element from Japanese game shows.
It will air Thursday nights at 8pm starting September 11.
Hey, this will be a lot more fun and totally less insane than Moment of Truth. Whether it catches on, we’ll see.
I hope there is more to the game then what the images are giving us.
I can see an initial liking to the show, but after about 2 espisodes, it could become old-hat.
why is fox not airing moment of truth? this show will hurt them against survivor.
Steven,
I think FOX had second thoughts about using Moment of Truth this fall after it performed rather poorly this summer.
TVa, I agree. Its ratings were sliding. As crazy as it seems to say it, seems like Hole in the Wall may fare better against Survivor than MOT. Survivor *still* is likely to dominate the timeslot but I don't blame FOX for rolling the dice to see what happens.
why is fox not airing moment of truth? this show will hurt them against survivor.
Why is this a surprise? FOX duplicated ABC's “Wife Swap” with “Trading Spouses” and duplicated NBC's “Singing Bee” with “Don't Forget the Lyrics”. The network relies on other network's ideas and of course “American Idol”.
Jim, are you a bitter ex-FOX employee or something!?
NBC launched Singing Bee in reaction to Don't Forget the Lyrics, not the other way around. Yeah, FOX sniped at ABC with Trading Spouses but had the sense to take it off the air (ABC has not had similar sense with Wife Swap).
No love for House and Family Guy?
Steven,
I think FOX had second thoughts about using Moment of Truth this fall after it performed rather poorly this summer.
TVa, I agree. Its ratings were sliding. As crazy as it seems to say it, seems like Hole in the Wall may fare better against Survivor than MOT. Survivor *still* is likely to dominate the timeslot but I don't blame FOX for rolling the dice to see what happens.