{"id":11803,"date":"2012-08-27T14:01:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T18:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=11803"},"modified":"2012-08-27T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T18:45:52","slug":"american-bible-challenge-sets-network-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2012\/08\/american-bible-challenge-sets-network-record","title":{"rendered":"American Bible Challenge sets network record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defying skeptics and\u00a0attracting TV viewers yearning for inspiration, the premiere episode of Jeff Foxworthy’s American Bible Challenge game show shattered all records for the Game Show Network.<\/p>\n

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“GSN’s highly anticipated original series garnered the network’s highest delivery in its 17-year history with 2.3 million total viewers for the night and 1.7 million total viewers for its series premiere at 8 pm ET on Thursday,” reported the TV News Desk of the industry website Broadway World.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“Thursday night\u2019s premiere was a mega-hit debuting as the #1 program on GSN — EVER!” reported\u00a0\u00a0a network spokesperson.<\/p>\n

The show, hosted\u00a0by the folksy commedian\u00a0Foxworthy,\u00a0outperformed\u00a0GSN’s previous record by over half a million viewers and “solidified itself as a destination program by posting triple digit gains from its strong lead-in across all demos,” reported GSN\u00a0in network jargon.\u00a0Compared to other shows it its\u00a0time slot, the\u00a0original series ranked among the Top 5 cable networks in total viewers, women 25-54 and viewers 25-54 in its time period.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best-selling book of all time is now GSN\u2019s most viewed program of all time, which proves that consumers are yearning for fun, family- friendly entertainment,\u201d said Amy\u00a0Introcaso-Davis, the network’s executive vice president of programming and development.\u00a0 \u201cWe are incredibly proud of this show and are happy that it connected with so many viewers. This Bible-based show is a first, and we expect not the last, for mainstream television.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There were naysayers, there were doubters,” she admitted.<\/p>\n

Indeed, viewers apparently\u00a0weren’t\u00a0swayed by\u00a0the Washington Post<\/em>‘s yawning review: “<\/a>is just as dull as it sounds, like mandatory fun time at Sunday School.”<\/p>\n

Fortunately, New York Daily News<\/em>‘ TV reviewer David\u00a0Hinckley<\/a> disagreed: “Anyone who knows even a little about the Bible will be unable to resist playing along and matching answers with the teams on the screen.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Never under-estimate the appeal of Foxworthy,” said the Atlanta Constitution<\/em>‘s Rodney Ho.<\/a> “Foxworthy adds a level of comfort and humor that is light, but not disrespectful of the contestants or the topics at hand,” who predicted that GSN may have a “hit for many years to come.”<\/p>\n

Click here for<\/em> Foxworthy, Charities Team up for American Bible Challenge.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The first season continues for the next\u00a0nine weeks until\u00a0a winning team is crowned and goes home with $100,000 for their charity.\u00a0 Tune-in to GSN every Thursday night at 8pm\/7pm Central to see who will make it to the finale!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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