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Winner Take All (game show)

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Winner Take All
Created byMark Goodson
Bill Todman
Presented byWard Wilson
Bill Cullen
Bud Collyer
Barry Gray
Sonny Fox
Narrated byBill Cullen
Bern Bennett
Harry Kramer
Don Pardo
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes1951 (TV): ~50
1952 (pre-Matinee): ~45
1952 (Matinee): ~65
Original release
NetworkCBS (Radio; 1946–1952)
CBS (Television; 1948–1951)
NBC (1952)
ReleaseJune 3, 1946 (1946-06-03) –
September 5, 1952 (1952-09-05)

Winner Take All is an American radio-television game show that ran from 1946 to 1952 on CBS and NBC. It was the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman partnership.[1] The series was originally hosted by Ward Wilson, but is best known for being the first game hosted by Bill Cullen.[2]

Although the game format was very simple, Winner Take All served as the genesis for many future game-show formats. It was the first game to use lockout devices, and the first to use returning champions.[1]

In July 1952, CBS launched a Saturday night version of the show, in addition to the regular Monday-Friday daytime broadcasts.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Newcomb, Horace (2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge. p. 1013. ISBN 9781135194796. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ Baber, David (2009). Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars. McFarland. p. 53. ISBN 9781476604800. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "'Winner Take All' Is To Be Aired Saturday". The Roanoke Times. July 30, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved May 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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