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Password

7.6 / 10 · 9 votes

1961

~30 min / ep

6 seasons

174 episodes

Reality

Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl. Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2, 1961 to September 15, 1967 on CBS, along with weekly prime time airings from January 2, 1962 to September 9, 1965 and December 25, 1966 to May 22, 1967. An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5, 1971 to June 27, 1975 on ABC. The show's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC. Two revivals later aired on NBC from 1979–1982 and 1984–1989, followed by a prime time version on CBS from 2008–2009. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

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Cast

Allen Ludden

Jack Clark

Lena Horne

Mitch Miller

Barbara Rush

Juliet Prowse

Red Buttons

Abe Burrows

Gary Morton

Carol Channing

Phyllis Newman

Lucille Ball

Seasons

Ep 1
1.(DT) EPISODE #1
02-10-196130 min
Week of October 2-6, 1961. Episodes #1-5.
Ep 2
2.(PT) EPISODE #1
02-01-196230 min
First prime time show.
Ep 3
3.(PT) EPISODE #2
09-01-196230 min
Ep 4
4.(DT)-EPISODE #2
09-10-196130 min
Ep 5
5.(DT-): EPISODE #3
16-10-196130 min
Ep 6
6.(PT) EPISODE #3
16-01-196230 min
Ep 7
7.(PT) EPISODE #4
23-01-196230 min
Ep 9
9.(DT-): EPISODE #5
30-10-196130 min
Ep 10
10.(PT) EPISODE #5
30-01-196230 min
Ep 11
11.(PT) EPISODE #6
13-02-196230 min
Ep 12
12.(DT-): EPISODE #6
06-11-196130 min
Ep 13
13.(DT-): EPISODE #7
13-11-196130 min
Ep 14
14.(PT) EPISODE #7
20-02-196230 min
Ep 15
15.(PT) EPISODE #8
27-02-196230 min
Ep 16
16.(DT-): EPISODE #8
20-11-196130 min
Ep 17
17.(DT-): EPISODE 9
27-11-196130 min
Ep 18
18.(PT) EPISODE #9
06-03-196230 min
Ep 19
19.(PT) EPISODE #10
13-03-196230 min
Ep 20
20.(DT-): EPISODE 10
04-12-196130 min
Ep 21
21.(DT-): EPISODE 11
11-12-196130 min
Ep 22
22.(PT) EPISODE #11
20-03-196230 min
Ep 23
23.(PT) EPISODE #12
27-03-196230 min
Ep 24
24.(DT-): EPISODE 12
18-12-196130 min
Ep 25
25.(DT-): EPISODE 13
25-12-196130 min
Ep 26
26.(DT-): EPISODE 13
01-01-196230 min
Ep 27
27.(PT) EPISODE #13
03-04-196230 min
Ep 28
28.(PT) EPISODE #14
10-04-196230 min
Ep 29
29.(DT): EPISODE 14
08-01-196230 min
Ep 30
30.(PT) EPISODE #15
17-04-196230 min
Ep 31
31.(PT) EPISODE #16
24-04-196230 min
Ep 32
32.(PT) EPISODE #17
01-05-196230 min
Ep 33
33.(PT) EPISODE #18
08-05-196230 min
Ep 34
34.(PT) EPISODE #19
15-05-196230 min
Ep 35
35.(PT) EPISODE #20
22-05-196230 min
Ep 36
36.(DT) EPISODE #106
19-02-196230 min
Week of February 19-23, 1962. Episodes #106-110.
Ep 37
37.(PT) EPISODE #21
29-05-196230 min
Joan Benny is Jack Benny's daughter.
Ep 38
38.(DT) EPISODE #111
26-02-196230 min
Ep 39
39.(PT) EPISODE #22
05-06-196230 min
Ep 40
40.(PT) EPISODE #23
12-06-196230 min
Ep 41
41.(PT) EPISODE #24
19-06-196230 min
Ep 42
42.(PT) EPISODE #25
26-06-196230 min
Ep 43
43.(PT) EPISODE #26
03-07-196230 min
Ep 44
44.(PT) EPISODE #27
10-07-196230 min
Ep 45
45.(PT) EPISODE #28
17-07-196230 min
Ep 46
46.(PT) EPISODE #29
24-07-196230 min
Ep 47
47.(PT) EPISODE #30
31-07-196230 min
Ep 48
48.(PT) EPISODE #31
07-08-196230 min
Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden.
Ep 49
49.(PT) EPISODE #32
14-08-196230 min
Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden
Ep 50
50.(PT) EPISODE #33
21-08-196230 min
Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden
Ep 51
51.(PT) EPISODE #34
28-08-196230 min
Ep 52
52.(PT) EPISODE #35
04-09-196230 min

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