Last year, ratings for The $100,000 Pyramid on ABC dropped rather sharply. While the Alphabet Network could have cancelled, they decided to issue a renewal. Now that the primetime game show is back for a third season, can it rebuild its audience, or is it destined to fall further? Will The $100,000 Pyramid TV show be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned. **Status update below.
An ABC game show hosted by Michael Strahan, The $100,000 Pyramid features famous people partnering with contestants to play word games to compete for large cash prizes. Celebrities appearing in the third season include Andy Richter, Ken Marino, Taye Diggs, Leslie Jones, Gayle King, Nick Lachey, Bobby Moynihan, and Jon Lovitz.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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For comparisons: The second season of The $100,000 Pyramid averaged a 0.78 rating in the 18-49 year old viewer demographic and a total audience of 4.350 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the The $100,000 Pyramid TV series? Should ABC have cancelled or renewed this game show show for a fourth season?
**8/7/2018 Status Update: The $100,000 Pyramid has been renewed for season four on ABC. Details here.
I have doubts about whether I want ABC pyramid to come back. I would almost rather it be cancelled and taken over by people who will do what is necessary to do a proper tiebreaker. I strongly disagree with those who say it is a minor change. I believe its impact is very far-reaching and significantly harms the show, making this version little better than the Osmond version. I along with many others thought the Osmond format involving 6 words in 20 seconds made the time pressure excessive and the game pace too frenetic, while other formats involving 7 words… Read more »