 Five years later in 1987, and after a failed syndication pilot based on the board game "Trivial Pursuit" (the game would get two other shows based on it, one in 1993 and , both incorporating interactive elements), Wolpert returned to daytime television with the series "Blackout" for CBS.Debuting on January 4, 1988, in place of "The $25,000 Pyramid", the Bob Goen-hosted "Blackout" ended after thirteen weeks of episodes and was replaced by a revival of "Family Feud" (which began airing on July 4, 1988); new episodes of "The $25,000 Pyramid" aired for thirteen weeks after "Blackout"'s cancellation.In 1990, Wolpert launched a new series on the Lifetime network based on a pilot he had shot in 1981 with Tomarken as host.