Split Second

During the Money Round, host talks waaaay toooo slow. He needs to rapid fire questions like the hostess of Master Minds. It almost seems intentional that his pauses are long and he drags out the answer, especially if the contestant is getting answers correct. I haven't watched every episode, but I've never seen anyone win the $10,000. The host is fun and such a gentleman, but he has to be able or willing to read the questions faster. If the hand held is slow in bringing up the answers or questions, that needs to be switched out. Most of the contestants are smart enough to answer the questions - they just need a legitimate chance.

Please.

Michael , stop telling your very bad jokes. You are not funny. I like the show , but I seriously can't watch it much longer if you don't stop with your horrible jokes. If You used to be a comedian, I now understand Why you are a game show host.

The only other part that's annoying is the last and final round. I think the host is a little too slow, And having the audience start clapping in the middle of the round Seems to be intentional to distract the contestant. Maybe i'm spoiled by the quickness of the mastermind host.

It just seems like that last sixty second round is done very sloppy.

I like the show in general. The questions are not too hard for regular people to do well. And the host is mostly likeable, except for the extremely corny jokes he sprinkles in throughout the show.

But I find it frustrating to watch ties award everyone with the correct answer the same number of points.

Wouldn't it be better to reward the first correct answer more points than the second, which would get more than third? For example, a 3-way tie in the first round could award 30, 25 and 20 points instead of 25 points to everyone. A two-way tie could award 60 points for the first response and 40 for the second.

I like trivia games. And game shows like "Jeopardy!" are my faves. "Split Second" doesn't come close to the quality of "Jeopardy!", but it is fast-paced. The keys to its likability are the level of trivia, which is not too challenging, and the affability of the host, John Michael Higgins.

Three contestants answer the same questions. If they answer first, they have a greater chance to win more points, so speed is a factor. Also, there is some strategy; if you answer the easier questions, it makes your opponent's task more difficult.

These Game Show Network offerings do not offer huge payoffs, but apparently they do not need to.

I agree with the majority here: the bonus round is just too many questions for 60 seconds - especially when the host wastes too much time correcting the wrong answers before moving on to the next question. I get that they don't want every single contestant to win, and it needs to present a certain degree of challenge, but the excitement at the end is subdued when you know they are very unlikely to win. Fewer questions or more time, please!

I find John Michael Higgins likeable enough, but I cannot bear the awful jokes and his stilted delivery. It sounds like they are being fed to him through his earpiece. And then he awkwardly laughs at them himself - because he suspects no one else will?

I watch in spite of this simply for the trivia - often phrased cleverly - and because I enjoy guessing at the answers myself.