CBS is nothing if not traditional. To replace the canceled As the World Turns in their daytime lineup this fall, the network has gone to pilot with a revival of the game show Pyramid. Because nothing says "getting younger" like a game show from the '70s! If this sounds familiar, it's because CBS did something similar last year when they turned to the Wayne Brady-hosted Let's Make a Deal after Guiding Light ended. Dick Clark famously hosted the original Pyramid -- a more recent edition in 2002 featured Donny Osmond -- but, as yet, no one has been announced as host. Fear not though: Here are five prime suggestions.
· Betty White
The 88-year-old might find Saturday Night Live nerve-wracking, but a game show might prove to be less work. Plus, hello, she's basically catnip to the demographic CBS is hoping to court with Pyramid: your parents.
Odds: 20-to-1
· Ken Marino
With the cast of Party Down getting drawn and quartered by the networks, it would be a shame to see the ostensible co-lead get left behind. In his most smarmy moments, Ken Marino comes off like a game show host, so why not just have him host one? The fun for viewers would be in trying to figure out if he was being ironic or genuine.
Odds: 12-to-1
· Rachael Harris
Doesn't it feel like Rachael Harris has been knocking on the door of breakthrough in perpetuity? And not that hosting a game show reboot would constitute "breakthrough," but it would certainly help more than another sour face appearance in The Hangover sequel.
Odds: 7-to-1
· D.L. Hughley
Be honest: if you heard that CBS had hired D.L. Hughley to be the host of Pyramid you'd shrug and say, "Sounds about right."
Odds: 3-to-1
· Conan O'Brien
Sad truth: a daytime game show on CBS might be better for Coco's career than a late night show on Fox.
Odds: Even
· CBS orders 'Pyramid' Pilot [THR]