Match Game

Match Game is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelists to fill-in-the-blank questions. Beginning with the CBS run of the 1970s, the questions are often formed as humorous double entendres. The Match Game in its original version ran on NBC's daytime lineup from 1962 until 1969. The show returned with a significantly changed format in 1973 on CBS and became a major success,... Wikipedia

• Created by:  Frank Wayne
• Directed by:  Jim Elson, Ira Skutch, Rodger Wolf, Mike Gargiulo (1962–69), Marc Breslow (1973–91), Randall Neece (1998–99), Beth McCarthy-Miller (2016), Ron de Moraes (2017)
• Presented by:  Gene Rayburn, Ross Shafer, Michael Burger, Alec Baldwin
• Theme music composer:  Bert Kaempfert (1962–67), Score Productions (1967–2021)
• Country of origin:  United States
• No. of episodes:  The Match Game: 1,760, Match Game 7x: 1,455, Match Game PM: 230, Match Game (1979–82): 525, Match Game (1990–91): 242, Match Game (2016–2021): 65
• Producer(s):  Jean Kopelman (1962–69), Ira Skutch (1973–82), Jonathan Goodson, Chester Feldman (1990–91), Kevin Belinkoff (1998–99), Scott St. John (2016–21)
• Running time:  22–26 minutes (1962–99), 42–46 minutes (2016–21)
• Production company(s):  Mark Goodson-Bill Todman, Productions (1962–82), Sojourn Productions, Inc, (1962–69), Celebrity Productions, Inc, (1973–81), The Match Game Company, (1981–82), Mark Goodson Productions, (1983–99)
• Original network:  NBC
• Related shows:  Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, Blankety Blank, Blankety Blanks