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1% club has an integrated app - the app gives you notifications to play the episode as it’s about to go live or you can load the episodes number and go.

Sadly no prizes. I think unless it’s a live show and the game requires a quick response (3-5 second), you couldn’t do a remote game that awards prizes.

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Savannah Guthrie is a weird choice

Why?

Breakfast/Daytime hosts have often become game show hosts.

Larry Emdur The Morning Show >The Chase UK
Grant Denyer Sunrise > Deal or No Deal

Ryan Seacrest KELLY&Ryan > Wheel of Fortune

Ben Shepherd Good Morning Britain > Tipping Point UK

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Under normal circumstances I’d agree, but doesn’t Savannah Guthrie have the current personal matters with her mum?

if I was the network, I’d give it at least a few months before I give her a new role

Strange that all the channel 10 comedy talent is on NZ TV first

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Feels like NZ television is producing more programs than Australia sometimes. For a much smaller country than Australia, they’re producing a lot of scripted television programs too.

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Larry was a game show host long before he was a morning tv host, and Grant was the weatherman so I wouldn’t count them as great examples. Guthrie was primarily a journalist/correspondent before moving into the Today hosting role, so I’d agree on face value she’s a strange choice but also think she could be perfectly fine.

They’ve already delayed it until she was ready

UKTV are currently airing a celebrity escape room format too called The Way Out on U&Dave with two teams (the same each week) competing to complete three themed escape rooms (the theme changes weekly) with the series winner determined by the overall time difference.

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