The Game Show Network (GSN) is considering dropping two of its flagship poker shows, High Stakes Poker and World Poker Tour. While no official announcement has been made yet, the period for renewing shows has almost passed, and producers of both programs say they haven’t heard any word from GSN executives about their respective fates. While HSP and WPT are the two highest-rated shows on the network (each drawing audiences of about 100,000) the move is likely indicative of the decline of Poker-related TV programming. It seems like only yesterday when you couldn’t change the channel without bumping into a celebrity tournament, heads-up competition or rebroadcast of a WSOP final table.
Whether or not these shows find a home on GSN or another network, the fact remains that we are returning to a time when poker lives in the hearts and game rooms of the home player. The poker boom introduced millions to our great game, and hopefully most of those folks will stick around and keep playing. But while the Internet provided a wonderful poker experience (and still does for those who live outside the U.S.) there is still no substitute for getting a group together, divvying up your own clay chips and hosting a poker night.
And if you need a TV fix, why not record your home game, and then pop in the DVD when you want to relive the memories!
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