CBS Television Quiz

CBS Television Quiz
GenreGame show
Created byGil Fates
Developed byGil Fates
Presented byGil Fates
with Frances Buss
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes107
Production
Executive producerGil Fates
ProducersGil Fates
Worthington Miner
Production locationNew York City, New York
Running time60 minutes (1941)
55 minutes (January/April–May 1942)
50 minutes (February–March/June 1942-January 1943)
Original release
NetworkWCBW (CBS)
ReleaseJuly 2, 1941 (1941-07-02) –
January 7, 1943 (1943-01-07)
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CBS Television Quiz is an American game show, running from July 2, 1941, to January 7, 1943, on the CBS television station in New York, WCBW Channel 2 (the forerunner of WCBS-TV).[1] It was the first game show to be broadcast regularly on television. It was an in-house production and broadcast in black-and-white. The host was Gil Fates, with Frances Buss as scorekeeper.

  1. ^ "Television Obscurities - Television Programs in 1941". Television Obscurities. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2010.