| These Match Game Episode Guides were originally found at Brian Connoy's
MatchGame.org website. Due to the (hopefully temporary) closure of
the site, we have posted the episode guides here as an archive because we'd
hate to see this wonderful resource lost forever. The content of the
site will remain close to the same, but due to unavailability of some pictures
and information, we have changed the HTML and format somewhat. |
Episode Guides
Welcome to The Match Game Episode Guide! All information in this episode
guide was researched from TV
Guide, observed from viewing
Game Show Network (GSN),
supplied by Brendan (Beatmaster), researched in the third edition of The
Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows by Schwartz, Ryan & Westbrock, or received
via email from loyal patrons. Special thanks to Beatmaster for all of his
help! This is still a work in progress.
Abbreviations: BS: Brett Somers, CNR: Charles Nelson Reilly,
RD: Richard Dawson, BW: Betty White, FF: Fannie Flagg,
JB: Joyce Bulifant, PD: Patti Deutsch, MW: Marcia Wallace,
GB: Gary Burghoff, MS: McLean Stevenson, EJ: Elaine
Joyce, NR: Nipsey Russell, BD: Bill Daily, DM: Dick
Martin, PDA: Patty Duke Astin, DS: Debralee Scott, VL:
Vicki Lawrence
Green boxes represent episodes that
GSN has skipped.
The Match Game (1962-1969)
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NBC daytime: December 31, 1962-September 26, 1969
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Host: Gene Rayburn; Announcer: Johnny Olson; A Mark Goodson Bill Todman
Production
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Only a few episodes are known to exist.
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All episodes guides for this version supplied by Beatmaster.
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Existing
Episodes
1962-1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969 |
Match Game (1973-1982)
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CBS daytime: Match Game 7x: July 2, 1973-April 20, 1979
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Five-day-a-week syndication: Match Game: September 1979-September
1982.
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Weekly nighttime syndication: Match Game PM: September 1975-September
1981.
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Host: Gene Rayburn; Announcer: Johnny Olson; Sub-Announcer: Bern Bennett;
A Mark Goodson Bill Todman Production
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All of the episodes are assumed to exist.
GSN currently airs this
version on its regular schedule.
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Match Game 7x (CBS):
Match Game
'73
Match Game
'74
Match Game
'75
Match Game
'76
Match Game
'77
Match Game
'78
Match Game '79
Match Game (Synd.):
First Season
(1979-80)
Second Season
(1980-81)
Third Season
(1981-82)
Match Game PM (Synd.):
First Season
(1975-76)
Second Season
(1976-77)
Third Season
(1977-78)
Fourth Season
(1978-79)
Fifth Season
(1979-80)
Sixth Season
(1980-81) |
The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour
(1983-1984)
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NBC daytime: October 31, 1983-July 27, 1984
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Co-Hosts: Gene Rayburn (Match Game & Super Match), Jon Bauman (Hollywood
Squares); Announcer: Gene Wood; Sub-Announcers: Johnny Olson, Rich Jeffries,
Bob Hilton; A Mark Goodson Television Production
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All episodes are assumed to exist.
GSN does not have the rights
to air this version.
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Much of the episode guides provided by Beatmaster.
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The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour
Guide |
Match Game (1990-1991)
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ABC daytime: July 16, 1990-July 12, 1991
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Host: Ross Shafer; Announcers: Gene Wood, Bob Hilton; A Mark Goodson Television
Production
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All episodes are assumed to exist.
GSN does own the rights to this version.
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Beatmaster supplied most of the episode guide information for this version.
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1990
1991 |
Match Game (1998-1999)
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Five-day-a-week syndication: September 1998-September 1999
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Host: Michael Burger; A Mark Goodson Television Production
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All episodes are assumed to exist.
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No Episode Guides Available |
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and sounds. The views of this page are strictly those of the page
author.
Page author: Brian
Connoy
Document last modified: 19 May
2001