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Game play involved three contestants answering questions in 90-second rounds, timed with a large [[hourglass]].<ref>Schwartz, et al. p. 203</ref> |
Game play involved three contestants answering questions in 90-second rounds, timed with a large [[hourglass]].<ref>Schwartz, et al. p. 203</ref> |
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The program, produced and distributed by the network, aired on most DuMont affiliates on Fridays at 10:30 pm Eastern Time, replacing ''[[Gamble on Love]]'' which was also hosted by Kovacs in the same time slot. After ''Time Will Tell'' ended, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming. |
The program, produced and distributed by the network, aired on most DuMont affiliates on Fridays at 10:30 pm Eastern Time, replacing ''[[Gamble on Love]]'' which was also hosted by Kovacs in the same time slot. After ''Time Will Tell'' ended, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming. For DuMont, Kovacs also hosted the panel show ''[[One Minute Please]]'' (July 1954-February 1955) and the late-night talk show ''[[The Ernie Kovacs Show]]'' (April 1954-April 1955). |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:48, 26 February 2012
| Time Will Tell | |
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| Presented by | Ernie Kovacs |
| Narrated by | Robert Russell |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Adams-Davis Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | August 27 – October 15, 1954 |
Time Will Tell is an early American game show which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network Fridays at 10:30pm ET from August 27 to October 15, 1954. The show's host, Ernie Kovacs, would go on to host many other shows on both DuMont, ABC, and NBC.[1]
Game play involved three contestants answering questions in 90-second rounds, timed with a large hourglass.[2]
The program, produced and distributed by the network, aired on most DuMont affiliates on Fridays at 10:30 pm Eastern Time, replacing Gamble on Love which was also hosted by Kovacs in the same time slot. After Time Will Tell ended, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming. For DuMont, Kovacs also hosted the panel show One Minute Please (July 1954-February 1955) and the late-night talk show The Ernie Kovacs Show (April 1954-April 1955).
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- 1954-55 United States network television schedule
References
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
- David Schwartz, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock (1995) The Encyclopedia of American Game Shows, Second edition (New York: Facts on File Inc., 1995) ISBN 0-816-03094-4