CBS Television Quiz
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| CBS Television Quiz | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Gil Fates |
| Developed by | Gil Fates |
| Presented by | Gil Fates with Frances Buss |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 47[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Gil Fates |
| Producer(s) | Gil Fates Worthington Miner |
| Running time | 60 minutes (1941) 55 minutes (January/April-May 1952) 50 minutes (February-March 1952) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | July 2, 1941 – May 25, 1942 |
CBS Television Quiz was the first television game show ever to be broadcast regularly. It premiered on July 2, 1941 and ran until May 25, 1942.[2]
CBS Television Quiz was produced by CBS Television and broadcast in black and white. The host was Gil Fates, with Frances Buss as scorekeeper.
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[edit] Gameplay
Not much is known about the format of CBS Television Quiz, however it has been noted for giving the contestants the answers and requiring the questions.[3]
[edit] Broadcast history
Other game shows prior to the debut of CBS Television Quiz were "test episodes" for experimental purposes; one of these was Truth or Consequences (broadcast on July 1, 1941) while a show called Spelling Bee was broadcast on the BBC in 1938. Quiz was the first regularly-scheduled quiz program, however not the first one to be sponsored, and aired on Wednesdays at 8:30 PM.
On October 2, 1941 the series moved to Thursdays. On January 8, 1942 the show was reduced to 55 minutes for the network to present a five-minute news summary at 9:25 PM. On February 2 the show moved to Monday nights, now also preceded by a civilian-defense program (later a Red Cross program), which required the show itself to decrease to 50 minutes. The Red Cross program ended on March 30, allowing the show to re-expand to 55 minutes.
Fates would later produce and/or direct many Goodson-Todman game shows on the network, while Frances Buss (later Frances Buch) became the network's first female director.
[edit] Episode status
CBS Television Quiz was aired live, prior to the adoption of kinescopes for recording programs (and, of course, far before videotape). As such, the series is believed to be gone.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/09/status-guide-cbs-television-quiz/
- ^ http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/tv_programs_1941.php
- ^ Abelman, Robert. Reaching a Critical Mass: A Critical Analysis of Television Entertainment. Mahwah, New Jersey: L. Erlbaum Associates: pg. 270.
