Beat the Bridge

When I first saw Beat the Bridge I thought it was an ok show. Now that I've been watching it more, it doesn't seem to be that good. The host is always yelling, why I don't know. He's a little too enthusiastic! And what I've noticed is that more people get sent home with $100,00 instead of leaving with the grand prize. It appears the questions at the end is super hard to answer! I've watched the show a few times a week and rarely do I ever see people win the grand prize but more times than most, I hear the host say, "don't worry, we are gonna send you home with one thousand dollars." Not good!!

This show is very mediocre. The host seems to overdo things. His smile and laughter appear to be somewhat fake. He eggs contestants on and wants hugs when they lose at the end. The game is unfair. There are rounds and contestants work hard to answer questions in each round. In my view it is not fair to take away the money they won in each round. The questions in the last round are usually harder and the contestants rarely win that round. They should be allowed to keep the money from previous rounds where they beat the bridge! Not get just $1000. Don't renew this show unless changes are made. Thi is my honest opinion.

I watched this new show for a full week. By the end of day one, though, I had pretty much concluded it's the worst game show I had ever seen in 50 years. It lacks many features needed to make a game show successful, IMHO. Among those is a live studio audience; a semi-intelligent host; and, above all, a game that isn't silly. Also, I want to throw something at the TV everytime I hear the host say, "Bridge, what's our next category?" Then a programmed voice replies. This is cringey to me. This is an INANIMATE VOICE. A bridge cannot speak. It is nonsensical and totally bizarre.

The host, Cameron Mathison, needs to expand his vocabulary. He congratulates the players using the words "phenomenally well" way too often. The show's producer should buy him a thesaurus. Also, why must he constantly say "man" and "dude"? "You got this, man" comes out of his mouth far too often, and also, "You're on a roll." By far the oddest thing he does is place his left hand on his stomach over and over. This is downright ridiculous and unnatural, especially for a man. It's creepy. Mathison also loves to make the show about him. We don't need to hear about all his appearances on "All My Children" or "Dancing with the Stars."

After my first five days, I was done. I'm amazed the show's producers/directors have never spoken to Mathison about his bizarre mannerisms.

This gameshow pits a team of three players against "the bridge". There are four rounds of multiple choice questions, and the team gets money for each correct answer. To successfully traverse the bridge, you must answer seven consecutive questions, but if you miss three questions along the way, that attempt is over.

In round one, two of the players attempt to cross, one at a time. The questions for each player relate to a single subject.

In round two, the remaining player attempts to cross. There is a slight increase in difficulty and payouts for each round.

In round three, they can choose which player will tackle the subject.

In the final round, they try to traverse the bridge as a team, and there are ten steps instead of seven. Each question has a different subject. One player starts and continues until an erroneous answer, when the next player steps in, etc. But if all three of them get an incorrect answer, the game is over and the team settles for $1,000 (instead of the money they accumulated during play).

Cameron Mathison is a bubbly host. But there is no studio audience, making the game feel sterile.

As for the questions asked, they are slightly easy sometimes, and other times they are somewhat obscure.