You Don't Say!

Not to be confused with You Don't Say?.
For a definition of the interjection "you don't say", see the Wiktionary entry you don't say.
You Don't Say!
Created byRalph Andrews
Bill Yagemann
Presented byJack Barry
Tom Kennedy
Clark Race
Jim Peck
Narrated byJay Stewart
John Harlan
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time22–26 minutes
Production companiesRalph Andrews Productions
Desilu Productions
(1963-1967)
Paramount Television
(1968-1969)
Warner Bros. Television
(1975)
Original release
NetworkKTLA (1962–1963, 1975)
NBC (1963–1969)
ABC (1975)
Syndicated (daily, 1978–1979)
Release
  • November 25, 1962 (1962-11-25) - March 22, 1963 (1963-03-22)
  • April 1, 1963 (1963-04-01) - September 26, 1969 (1969-09-26)
  • April 27, 1975 (1975-04-27) - June 29, 1975 (1975-06-29)
  • July 7, 1975 (1975-07-07) - November 28, 1975 (1975-11-28)
  • September 18, 1978 (1978-09-18) - March 1979 (1979-03)
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You Don't Say! is an American television game show that had three separate runs on television.[1] The first version aired on NBC daytime from April 1, 1963, to September 26, 1969, with revivals on ABC in 1975 and in syndication from 1978 to 1979. The last two incarnations were executive produced by Ralph Andrews and produced (with Gary Hunt) and directed by Bill Carruthers.

NBC broadcasts were produced by Ralph Andrews-Bill Yagemann Productions in association with Desilu Productions (later Paramount Television). Ralph Andrews Productions produced both of the 1970s versions, with the ABC series produced in association with the Carruthers Company and Warner Bros. Television and the syndicated series produced in association with Viacom Enterprises.

Tom Kennedy hosted the original You Don't Say! and the 1975 revival while Jim Peck hosted the 1978 series. John Harlan was the announcer for almost the entire run of the series in its various incarnations, except for part of 1963 when Jay Stewart announced.

Similar to the announcer's function on Password, either Stewart or Harlan would whisper the name being guessed, along with a description.

  1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 476. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.