This Is Your Life (American franchise)

This Is Your Life
Title card from 1954
GenreReality
Documentary
Presented byRalph Edwards
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRalph Edwards
Running time45–48 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 1, 1952 (1952-10-01) –
1961 (1961)
Related
British version
Australian version
New Zealand version
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This Is Your Life is an American reality documentary series broadcast on NBC radio from 1948 to 1952, and on NBC television from 1952 to 1961. It was originally hosted by its creator and producer Ralph Edwards. In the program, the host surprised guests and then took them through a retrospective of their lives in front of an audience, including appearances by colleagues, friends, and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971–1972, and Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for various specials in the late 1980s.