Body Language (game Show) - Broadcast History

Broadcast History

Body Language, in effect a revival of the 1975 ABC program Showoffs, replaced the second version of Tattletales at 4:00 PM (3:00 Central). Although its sole network competition on ABC, The Edge of Night, was nearing the end of a long run, the game nonetheless struggled, because many local affiliates had for years preempted the network feed at that time in favor of syndicated programming, which likely brought in larger advertising revenues.

Although some stations tape-delayed the show for broadcast the next morning, Body Language still managed only a fraction of the audience that daytime games such as The Price Is Right and The $25,000 Pyramid did. As such, CBS canceled the game in early 1986 in favor of a revival of Goodson's Card Sharks, which necessitated a move of Press Your Luck to Body Language's time slot. CBS would give the 4 PM slot back to the affiliates eight months later after Press Your Luck ended its three year run.

All episodes of Body Language were taped at Studio 33, now the Bob Barker Studio, at CBS Television City in Hollywood.