Original Match Game Host

The match game premiered on december 31 1962.

Original match game host. For the series premiere arlene francis and skitch henderson were the two celebrity panelists. Composed of 2 teams of 3 members 2 in studio team members and 1 star team captain are writing answers to an question e g. To tell the truth gene rayburn hosts. Richard dawson can be a self righteous panelist at times and here it is clearly displayed.

After laugh in was cancelled in 1973 game show pioneer mark goodson signed dawson to appear as a regular on match game 73 alongside brett somers charles nelson reilly and host gene rayburn. Name a part of a chicken that ll this ll read ing by the host star gene rayburn and one 1 member of the team wrote writes the answer e g. He was the host of the popular game show the match game the match game in its original version ran on nbc s daytime lineup from 1962 until 1969. To tell the truth cbs 17 962 views.

A high stakes version of the classic game show hosted by gene rayburn. In the original version which aired from new york on nbc rayburn read questions to two panels each consisting of a celebrity and two audience members. The questions in the original game were ordinary like name a kind of muffin or john loves his. Gene continued his success onto the television screen.

Game show comedy 63 metascore a revival of the classic game show which involves contestants guessing a celebrity panel s answers in a fill in the blank style. Sheila macrae oct 7 1963 duration. From 1962 to 1969 rayburn hosted the match game. This is the 1st edition of the program.

With gene rayburn johnny olson betty white henry morgan. Gene rayburn was the host and johnny olson served as announcer.