| Twenty-One | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Twenty-One_(game_show).jpg) Intertitle for the program. From left to right, Charles Van Doren, Jack Barry, and Herb Stempel can be seen in the background, prior to the game that led to the show's cancellation. | |
| Created by | Jack Barry Dan Enright Robert Noah |
| Presented by | Jack Barry Maury Povich |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production locations | NBC Studios New York, New York (1956–1958) NBC Studios Burbank, California (2000) |
| Running time | approx. 22–26 minutes (1956–1958) approx. 44 minutes (2000) |
| Production companies | Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions (1956–1958) The Fred Silverman Company (2000) The Gurin Company (2000) NBC Studios (2000) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 12, 1956 – October 16, 1958 |
| Network | NBC PAX |
| Release | January 9 – May 28, 2000 |
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Twenty-One is an American game show originally hosted by Jack Barry that initially aired on NBC from 1956 to 1958. Produced by Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions, the show featured two contestants playing against each other in separate isolation booths, answering general-knowledge questions to earn 21 total points. The program became notorious when it was found to be rigged as part of the 1950s quiz show scandals, which nearly caused the demise of the entire genre in the wake of United States Senate investigations. The 1994 film Quiz Show is based on these events. A new version of the show aired on NBC in 2000 with Maury Povich as host.