WI: NBC picked up The Riddlers

In 1977, veteran game show producer Bob Stewart, best known for The $20,000 Pyramid, has an attempt to create his first attempt at a Los Angeles-based program The Riddlers, which involved riddles where Jackpot! had.

NBC Television however does a choice between Goodson-Todman's Card Sharks and The Riddlers. However, the latter was picked up by this network, meaning that NBC don't have any G-T shows.

The Riddlers will premiere on April 24, 1978, the same day The New High Rollers premiered. David Letterman is the show's host and Jack Clark is the program's announcer.

The show's success could lead to a Bill Cullen game airing in syndication titled The Love Experts. However the show drawn among Nielsen viewers for Daytime game shows at #5 during the 1978-79 TV season.

After the success, it could lead that way to a revival of Three on a Match, which is due to premiere on January 8, 1979.
 
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