- Celebrity Time
"Celebrity Time" was an early quiz and
audience participation television series which aired in the early days of television.The show was first broadcast on local stations in
1948 , then moved to theCBS network onJanuary 23 ,1949 . In March of that year, it moved to ABC, and then back to CBS in April of1950 , where it remained until September of1952 .The show underwent several different names, including "The Eyes Have It", "Stop, Look and Listen", "Riddle Me This", "Goodrich Celebrity Time" and finally "Celebrity Time". It also went through several hosts, including
Douglas Edwards ,Paul Gallico andConrad Nagel .The show began as a
battle of the sexes between teams made up of audience and celebrity panelists, who would be asked questions which involved such topics as guessing names from the news, to identifying film clips. Eventually, the show segued into a more general variety and performance show. In its later years, it was strictly celebrity variety show.Panelists included, at various times, Sir
Thomas Beecham ,Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom , John Daly,Ilka Chase ,Peggy Ann Garner ,Kitty Carlisle ,Boris Karloff ,Kyle MacDonnell ,Herman Hickman ,Martha Wright ,Mary McCarty andJane Wilson .References
*Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle; "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows", ISBN 0-345-45542-8
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