Games, played live
The Quiz and Panel Show
Before the television game show, radio worked out the format: expert panels, home-viewer stunts and a host holding the whole thing together.
1938 – 1959 · 5 stops · 2h 27m
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The intellectual end of the format — a panel of experts, tested by listeners' own questions.
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The stunt version, sending a host into a theatre audience with a portable microphone.
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Comic forfeits standing in for actual trivia — the game as an excuse for a bit.
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A quiz show's format reduced almost entirely to its host's own ad-libs.
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The same idea aimed at children, and taken just as seriously.
