We have seen the same syndicated game shows for decades upon decades. Some have the same people like Jeopardy (though that could change) and Wheel of Fortune. You wouldn't think they would get cancelled, but they get determined by that. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? is one that got the axe and whenever it is finished, it's finished for good.
When it debuted in 1999, it was such a phenomenon. It was the number one show for the 1999-00 season dethroning NBC's five year dominance. But, it was one of those shows they tried to shove down everyone's throats because of the success early on. So many versions in the first five years or so, a number of video games. It became such a burden that eventually, it became syndicated television a few years after it debuted.
I'm kind of surprised it got canned. Now these days, there are other ways to be a millionaire in a flash. My thoughts on shows that only offer a million dollars is that they should up the ante to five mil. I feel like there would be a means to doing well to earn that compared to one mil. It's probably in most people's eyes an outdated show that survived for so long. A straight forward concept of answering questions compared to the likes of other game shows.
Twenty years is not something to sneeze about. For it to survive that long and stand with other game shows says a lot.
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