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The Match Game

  • TV Series
  • 1962–1969
  • TV-G
  • 25m
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7.4/10
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Gene Rayburn in The Match Game (1962)
Game Show

Teams compete matching answers to questions. Points awarded for matches. Winners play Studio Audience Match with survey questions. Phone Match feature added in 1967 letting home viewers comp... Read allTeams compete matching answers to questions. Points awarded for matches. Winners play Studio Audience Match with survey questions. Phone Match feature added in 1967 letting home viewers compete with studio audience for prizes.Teams compete matching answers to questions. Points awarded for matches. Winners play Studio Audience Match with survey questions. Phone Match feature added in 1967 letting home viewers compete with studio audience for prizes.

  • Stars
    • Gene Rayburn
    • Johnny Olson
    • Betty White
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    7.4/10
    595
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    • Stars
      • Gene Rayburn
      • Johnny Olson
      • Betty White
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    • Trivia
      NBC-TV destroyed most of the recordings of the show and only 11 episodes are known to exist today.
    • Connections
      Featured in Super 8 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      A Swingin' Safari
      (Theme - 1962 to 1967)
      Written and Performed by Bert Kaempfert

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The MATCH GamE
    • Filming locations
      • NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(studio 8H)
    • Production companies
      • Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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