Talk:Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show)

message: ok so i stumbled upon the uk version and was interested in the list of controversies that had occured in its 12 year run, i preceded to my native who wants to be a millionaire page(ireland) and was pleased to see some juicy controversy on their also, despite it only being on the air for 2 seasons! so my question is this: in the american version which is surely one of the longest running ones, why isn't there a single controversy listed?! im sure there must have been dozens! Pinner458 (talk) 23:26, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for the really late reply, but we can't list controversies unless we find reliable sources to back it up. Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 18:51, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversies 

message: Can we revert back to the article listing the celebrity involved in the show, the 2009 primetime series has minimal information in it--Cooly123 18:16, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No. All that's needed is a basic outline of what happened during the primetime revival, and the current article accomplishes that just fine. This is an encyclopedia, not a fan site. -- GSK (talk ● evidence) 18:36, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  2009 season 

message: According to Hollywood Reporter, reported by Buzzerblog, the $270-million lawsuit went in favor of Celador, the production company of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, over Disney.
Link: http://buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com/the-final-answer-for-millionaire/ --Gh87 (talk) 01:04, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lawsuit between Disney and Celador 

message: I've rewritten the section detailing upcoming changes to the format. However, buzzerblog.flashgameshows.com is a fansite/blog not affiliated with the production of any game show and is not a verifiable source of information. The previously-linked blog post contains a large section detailing the author's opinion of the changes and does not contain a third-party independent source verifying the actual changes.
I've left most of the information about the possible upcoming changes in the article with citation needed tags until a verifiable source can be provided. If you have an acceptable source, please add it. Sottolacqua (talk) 18:08, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That info is already in the article. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)#Audience game Sottolacqua (talk) 19:49, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  2010 format/Buzzeblog references 

message: If the name of the studio where the show is taped is not "The ABC Television Center" despite the fact that the studio is identified with that name in the closing credits, then what is the correct name? I need to know so that I can correctly name the studio without risk of that name being deleted.
- Seth Allen 20:13, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It wouldn't be Prospect Studios because Millionaire is filmed in New York City, not Los Angeles. --GSK ● ✉ ✓ 02:09, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's the correct studio name? 

message: I removed the reference to wwtbam.biz since it appears to be a fansite started by a former contestant and not an official source. If there are any official sources or other verifiable data please add it in place of the removed reference. Sottolacqua (talk) 20:46, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  http://www.wwtbam.biz as a reference 

message: I made a revision to add Sam Murray's name to the section on the Million Dollar Tournament of Ten, & cited another part of this article as my resource. Next, someone else pops up and changes it to a link for "Sam Murray". If it isn't cited, it isn't encyclopedic. Please explain. Newellington (talk) 01:35, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sam Murray 

message: I made this change myself but someone felt the need to undo them because they feel that they are correct, which they are not. The first 5 questions were in increments of $100, (100, 200, 300, 500, & then 1,000). The first "milestone" level was $1,000. They weren't actual milestones, they were just called that. 
The second "milestone" was $32,000. The second level that a contestant could reach where they would be safe, keeping that amount of money if they were to miss the next question. The next questions were 64,000, 125,000, 250,00, 500,000 and 1,000,000.
I may not be entirely confident on what they were called, but I am 100% confident on what the actual levels were. Please refer to the wiki article for the versions of the game at the Disney Parks. I remember them being EXACTLY as the TV game was, only they did not pay out money. The dollar increments were the same, but players earned points. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 14:16, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Increments of $100 would be 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500. Additionally, increments have nothing to do with milestones, so I don't know what you want changed there, but the article is correct as it is now. I assume good faith and that you have merely misread and misinterpreted the information, but it is correct as stands. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 16:42, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

text: Yes, you are right. But the paragraph is referring to INCREMENTS, NOT MILESTONES, which is why the article says what it says. , I am correct, right? Or am I blind as a bat and am missing something? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:51, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Right. And , you stop warring with the other editors about this. Earlier in the article, it is stated clearly, "Before 2010, upon correctly answering questions five and ten, the contestants were guaranteed at least the amount of prize money associated with that level." This is enough to infer to the reader where the milestones were in the classic and clock formats. Wikipedia articles are best read thoroughly.--SethAllen623 (talk)00:55, October 26, 2014 (UTC)
Where it says ".. then from $500 to $64,000 with the dollar value for each new question being double that of the one before it, and finally from $125,000 to $1,000,000 with the dollar values doubling for each new question." it should read "from $500 to $32,000 with the dollar value for each new question being double that of the one before it, and finally from $64,000 to $1,000,000....." The current sentence alludes to the middle level of questions from the 5th to the 10th is that the amounts are from $500 to $64,000. But that is incorrect. Now I will admit that I was incorrect initially when I changed the other sentence ".. first going from $100 to $300 in increments" to $400. I was mistaken there. But I know that I am correct with the other sentence. They should read "from $500 to $32,000" and "from $64,000 to $1,000,000. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 00:00, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

text: I totally understand your confusion. However, the sentence talks about the STRUCTURE OF THE MONEY TREE, NOT the milestones on the money tree. It talks about the values in the tree doubling from $500 to $64,000, and they do ($500, $1,000, $2,000, $4,000, $8,000, $16,000, $32,000 and $64,000). To change this from $64,000 to $32,000 would mean the sentence would imply that the tree doubles starting at $64,000, meaning it would continue to $128,000, $256,000, $512,000 and $1,024,000. And obviously, that is incorrect. I'm sure this probably does not answer your question, but I believe I've done everything I can to make my case. Normally, I wouldn't be too concerned with something like this, but this is a Good Article, and as such, it cannot contain any factual errors. Anyway, I hope you can see what I mean and that you continue to contribute, but I also hope you can see that your edit was just an honest mistake (and every editor, including me, is not infallible and makes plenty of mistakes). --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 00:26, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

text: I was cut off by an edit conflict, but thanks for the quick responses. I appreciate your acknowledgement that the article is fine as is.Bentvfan54321 (talk) 01:00, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Needed in the Payout Amounts 

message: About like a couple days ago, I saw an article about "Many Syndies Stall As Holidays Approach", and it says that "WWTBAM" got a low rating to a flat 1.2. --Rod14 (talk) 15:57, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The link you added does not state this is the first time Millionaire was the lowest-rated game show. It states it was the lowest-rated for the week of 13 December 2015, but does not compare it to other time periods. AldezD (talk) 16:15, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually that link was from December 22nd. --Rod14 (talk) 21:29, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The stats are from the week ending December 13, as stated in the first sentence of the source. Regardless, the source does not state this is the first time Millionaire was the lowest-rated game show. AldezD (talk) 21:31, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Low rating

message: The first paragraph of  the "Reception" section reads:
> Since its introduction to the United States, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has been credited with not only single-handedly reviving the game show genre, but also breaking new ground for it.[1] The series revolutionized the look and feel of game shows with its unique lighting system, dramatic music cues, and futuristic set. The show also became one of the highest-rated and most popular game shows in U.S. television history, and has been credited with paving the way for the rise of the reality TV phenomenon to prominence throughout the 2000s.[1]
The source [1] is the only one used for the section, and it is GSN. GSN has the broadcast rights for the show. Obviously they have an incentive to tout the show's significance. This is evident in the promotional language used in this paragraph. Surely, better, unbiased sources need to be found to back up these claims.
— Uncle Alf (talk) 19:25, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for raising this issue. I have noted GSN's crediting and added a source from The New York Times. Hope this is better. --Bcschneider53 (talk) 20:59, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biased info under "Reception"? 

message: Q: anyone else agree it would of interest to include a section detailing (or leastwise estimating) revenues collected by owners of this franchise? 
...personally I've long wondered about the revenues-economics-production-costs of: "Survivor", "Wheel of Fortune", "Jeopardy!", and other long running franchises Howard from NYC (talk) 01:13, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Unnecessary and not included in MOS:TV. Television articles do not regularly track earnings from advertisements. AldezD (talk) 01:56, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  revenues from 'Millionaire'