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The $64,000 Question was an American game show broadcast in primetime on CBS-TV from 1955 to 1958, which became embroiled in the 1950s quiz show scandals. Contestants answered general knowledge questions, earning money which doubled as the questions became more difficult.
The $64, 000 Question: With Geoffrey Holder, Hal March, Joyce Brothers, Bergen Evans. Among the most influential of the big-money quiz shows, and the undisputed king of the genre of the 1950s, contestants answer questions in a specific field in an attempt to win $64,000.
"The $64,000 Question" was a smash hit from the day of its premiere. One evening during the peak of its popularity, 55 million Americans watched the show, an astronomical viewership.
Dec 29, 2019 · The story with Dr. Joyce Brothers's famous run goes was that the producers gave her the category of boxing, convinced she'd bomb. But much to their surprise, she went on to win the top prize, and...
One of the most fabled of all quiz shows was The $64,000 Question, which aired on television (see entry under 1940s—TV and Radio in volume 3) from 1955 to 1958. In its prime years, the program was an instant hit, earning the top spot in the ratings.
Before the quiz show scandal of the late 1950s, The $64,000 Question was a high-stakes, nail-biting, ratings-topping game show phenomenon. Sponsored by the Revlon lipstick company it was the first of TV’s big-money prime time game shows, and some of its biggest and most illustrious winners included a housewife, an eleven-year-old whiz kid, a ...
The $64,000 Question (also known as Revlon's $64,000 Question!) was a primetime quiz show where contestants put in a isolation booth would pick a category and answer a series of questions increasing in difficulty starting at $64 and doubling up to $64,000.