Concentration

Concentration

1958
24m
7.0

7.0/10

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Overview

Concentration is an American television game show based on the children's memory game of the same name. Matching cards represented prizes that contestants could win. As matching pairs of cards were gradually removed from the board, it would slowly reveal elements of a rebus puzzle that contestants had to solve to win a match. The show was broadcast on and off from 1958 to 1991, presented by various hosts, and has been made in several different versions. The original network daytime series, Concentration, appeared on NBC for 14 years, 7 months, and 3,770 telecasts, the longest run of any game show on that network. This series was hosted by Hugh Downs and later by Bob Clayton, but for a six-month period in 1969, Ed McMahon hosted the series. The series began at 11:30 AM Eastern, then moved to 11:00 and finally to 10:30. Nearly all episodes of the NBC daytime version were produced at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. A weekly nighttime version appeared in two separate broadcast runs: the first aired from October 30 to November 20, 1958 with Jack Barry as host, while the second ran from April 24 to September 18, 1961 with Downs as host.

Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date August 25, 1958
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0197146

Cast

Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs

Host

Jack Barry
Jack Barry

Host

Bob Clayton
Bob Clayton

Host

Art James
Art James

Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon

Host

Gene Wood
Gene Wood

Johnny Olson
Johnny Olson

Key Crew

Chester Feldman
Producer