A new version of "The $25,000 Pyramid" from Sony and producer Michael Davies ("Who Wants to Be a Millionaire") is one of the projects CBS is considering as a replacement for "Guiding Light."


Neither Sony nor CBS would comment. However, two people familiar with the situation said Mr. Davies and Sony have come up with a reworking of the classic "Pyramid" game show format designed to fit into CBS' daytime lineup.

The new take likely would be an hour in order to fill the timeslot vacated by "Guiding Light," which ends its CBS run in September.

While "Pyramid" is a contender to replace "Light," it's not CBS' only option. The network is said to be considering contenders produced in-house, including talk shows.

Whatever CBS chooses to replace "Light," the network may want to launch a property with a pre-sold brand attached. Luring new audiences to daytime won't be easy, and having a show with a concept or host that's already well-known would make CBS' marketing job easier.

"Pyramid," of course, fits that mold—and is no stranger to CBS. The Dick Clark-hosted "$10,000 Pyramid" bowed on CBS daytime in 1973. It later moved to ABC, as well as syndication, and then returned to CBS in the 1980s, running until 1988.

Sony last attempted to revive "Pyramid" in 2002, launching a syndie version of the show with Donny Osmond as host.

The studio is already a leading supplier of daytime programming to networks, distributing Corday Productions' "Days of Our Lives" to NBC and producing "The Young and the Restless" for CBS.

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/04/25000_pyramid_contender_to_rep.php

Please Revive Press Your Luck for the 2nd half hour!

that would kick butt with PYL and TPIR back to back!

Classic CBS Daytime - TPIR and PYL!

It's better than a talk show but it won't be the same without Dick Clark.

I'd like to see them revive the Joker's Wild! Or Let's Make a Deal. Or Beat The Clock. Boy they sure don't make game shows like they used to do they?

I would like to see Tick Tack Dought.

no matter what game shows they put in.......I bet a lot of affliliates will choose to program the hour themselves--with either a talk show or more obnoxious court shows.

I wish they would have tried a daytime version of "Million Dollar Password." I know that the second batch of episodes didn't perform too well for them, but I think it could find an audience in the daytime. I haven't been a fan of Drew Carey's TPIR at all, but obviously it's working for them if they're considering another daytime network game show (the first since '94! dayum!). They should follow that lead and try to make these "new" shows appeal to a wide range of audiences.

This actually gives me hope for soaps, though. For many, many years, network games in the daytime were said to be dead, but a comeback is now actually possible. Perhaps one day the same will happen for soaps...