Chance of a Lifetime (1950s TV series)
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Chance of a Lifetime was a game show
which aired on ABC
and DuMont
.
was the host of the ABC version which ended on August 20, 1953, and John Reed King
was the host of the DuMont version, which ran from September 11, 1953 to June 17, 1955. ABC then brought the show back from July 3, 1955 to June 23, 1956.
From July to December 1956, James hosted another quiz show, High Finance
on CBS
.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
which aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
.
Broadcast history
Dennis JamesDennis James
Dennis James was an American television personality, actor, and announcer. He is credited as the host of television's first network game show, the DuMont Network's Cash and Carry in 1946...
was the host of the ABC version which ended on August 20, 1953, and John Reed King
John Reed King
John Reed King was a famous radio and television game show host who hosted numerous game shows during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s....
was the host of the DuMont version, which ran from September 11, 1953 to June 17, 1955. ABC then brought the show back from July 3, 1955 to June 23, 1956.
From July to December 1956, James hosted another quiz show, High Finance
High Finance (1956 TV series)
High Finance is a quiz show created and hosted by the late Dennis James which aired on CBS from July 7 to December 15, 1956. It followed Gunsmoke, then in the second of its eventual twenty seasons, on the CBS schedule. High Finance aired at 10:30 p.m. Saturdays opposite NBC's Your Hit Parade.On the...
on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
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Episode status
One episode of the DuMont version is held in the collection of MacDonald and Associates, a film archive in Chicago.See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts