The Gong Show

The Gong Show
Created by	Chris Bearde
Directed by	John Dorsey Terry Kyne
Presented by	Chuck Barris John Barbour Gary Owens (1976–1977 nighttime season) Don Bleu Dave Attell Mike Myers as Tommy Maitland
Announcer	Johnny Jacobs Jack Clark Charlie O'Donnell Will Arnett
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	500 NBC[1] 20 Revival
Production
Producers	Gene Banks Diane Fell Linda Howard
Production locations	NBC Studios Burbank, California (1976–79) Golden West Broadcasting Hollywood, California (1979–80) CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1988–89) Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California (2017–18)
Running time	18 minutes (early NBC episodes) 23 minutes 42 minutes
Production companies	Chuck Barris Productions (1976–80) Chris Bearde Productions (1976–78, 1988–89) Barris Productions (1988–89) Barris Industries (1988–89) Den of Thieves (2017–2018) Sony Pictures Television (2017–2018)
Original release
Network	NBC (1976–1978) Syndicated (1976–77, 1977–80, 1988–89)
Release	June 14, 1976 (1976-06-14) – September 15, 1989 (1989-09-15)
Network	ABC
Release	June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) – August 30, 2018 (2018-08-30)
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The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC. The show was created and originally produced by Chuck Barris, who also served as host for the NBC run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. Its most recent version was executive-produced by Will Arnett and hosted by Tommy Maitland, a fictional character performed by Mike Myers (uncredited in Season 1). The Gong Show is known for its absurdist humor and style, with the actual competition secondary to the often outlandish acts presented; a small cash prize has typically been awarded to each show's winner.