The Pyramid's Pyramid

When GSN revived the big money word association game show in 2012 with The Pyramid, I didn’t think we would see a better recreation of the classic format to air in the 2000s and beyond… until ABC premiered its version on Sunday night. The producers have done an exceptionally, stellar job of recapturing the excitement and energy of the game than any other revival I’ve seen within the past 25 years from selecting competitive contestants who are well adept in playing the game (best exhibited in the Kathy Najimy/Rosie O’ Donnell episode) to signing on an excellent and amiable host in Michael Strahan, who keeps the show flowing at a smooth, fluid pace while quickly building a great rapport with the contestants and celebrities. This edition of Pyramid retained a lot of the elements from the original while enhancing a few to make the show stand out, including the inflated $50,000/$100,000 Winner’s Circle grand prizes and category values (adding up to a generous $16,500), the slightly revamped theme music and other cues, the new set and new tiebreaker rules.

Although I had given The Pyramid set design a perfect 10/10, I would be remiss if I didn’t give this version the props it deserves by grading the set anything less than a 10. The $100,000 Pyramid set, albeit small, …show more content…
Unlike Pyramid in the early 2000s, the producers did not stray from the tried-and-true format and have accomplished their task in successfully re-creating the environment and experience of the long-running game show for television today. Bob Stewart, the original creator of The $10,000 Pyramid, would be proud of this rendition of the classic series. The $100,000 Pyramid is already off to a surprisingly amazing start by leading all 17 Sunday primetime programs among total viewers (8.09 million viewers) and Adults 18-49 (1.7 rating). I firmly believe The $100,000 Pyramid will be back for a second season on