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Password

30min

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Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl. Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2, 1961 to September 15, 1967 on CBS, along with weekly prime time airings from January 2, 1962 to September 9, 1965 and December 25, 1966 to May 22, 1967. An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5, 1971 to June 27, 1975 on ABC. The show's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC. Two revivals later aired on NBC from 1979–1982 and 1984–1989, followed by a prime time version on CBS from 2008–2009. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

Production Companies

Peak Production

CBS

Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

(DT) EPISODE #1

1. (DT) EPISODE #1

30min

2nd Oct 1961

Week of October 2-6, 1961. Episodes #1-5.

(PT) EPISODE #1

2. (PT) EPISODE #1

30min

2nd Jan 1962

First prime time show.

(PT) EPISODE #2

3. (PT) EPISODE #2

30min

9th Jan 1962

(DT)-EPISODE #2

4. (DT)-EPISODE #2

30min

9th Oct 1961

(DT-): EPISODE #3

5. (DT-): EPISODE #3

30min

16th Oct 1961

(PT) EPISODE #3

6. (PT) EPISODE #3

30min

16th Jan 1962

(PT) EPISODE #4

7. (PT) EPISODE #4

30min

23rd Jan 1962

(DT-): EPISODE #5

9. (DT-): EPISODE #5

30min

30th Oct 1961

(PT) EPISODE #5

10. (PT) EPISODE #5

30min

30th Jan 1962

(PT) EPISODE #6

11. (PT) EPISODE #6

30min

13th Feb 1962

(DT-): EPISODE #6

12. (DT-): EPISODE #6

30min

6th Nov 1961

(DT-): EPISODE #7

13. (DT-): EPISODE #7

30min

13th Nov 1961

(PT) EPISODE #7

14. (PT) EPISODE #7

30min

20th Feb 1962

(PT) EPISODE #8

15. (PT) EPISODE #8

30min

27th Feb 1962

(DT-): EPISODE #8

16. (DT-): EPISODE #8

30min

20th Nov 1961

(DT-): EPISODE 9

17. (DT-): EPISODE 9

30min

27th Nov 1961

(PT) EPISODE #9

18. (PT) EPISODE #9

30min

6th Mar 1962

(PT) EPISODE #10

19. (PT) EPISODE #10

30min

13th Mar 1962

(DT-): EPISODE 10

20. (DT-): EPISODE 10

30min

4th Dec 1961

(DT-): EPISODE 11

21. (DT-): EPISODE 11

30min

11th Dec 1961

(PT) EPISODE #11

22. (PT) EPISODE #11

30min

20th Mar 1962

(PT) EPISODE #12

23. (PT) EPISODE #12

30min

27th Mar 1962

(DT-): EPISODE 12

24. (DT-): EPISODE 12

30min

18th Dec 1961

(DT-): EPISODE 13

25. (DT-): EPISODE 13

30min

25th Dec 1961

(DT-): EPISODE 13

26. (DT-): EPISODE 13

30min

1st Jan 1962

(PT) EPISODE #13

27. (PT) EPISODE #13

30min

3rd Apr 1962

(PT) EPISODE #14

28. (PT) EPISODE #14

30min

10th Apr 1962

(DT): EPISODE 14

29. (DT): EPISODE 14

30min

8th Jan 1962

(PT) EPISODE #15

30. (PT) EPISODE #15

30min

17th Apr 1962

(PT) EPISODE #16

31. (PT) EPISODE #16

30min

24th Apr 1962

(PT) EPISODE #17

32. (PT) EPISODE #17

30min

1st May 1962

(PT) EPISODE #18

33. (PT) EPISODE #18

30min

8th May 1962

(PT) EPISODE #19

34. (PT) EPISODE #19

30min

15th May 1962

(PT) EPISODE #20

35. (PT) EPISODE #20

30min

22nd May 1962

(DT) EPISODE #106

36. (DT) EPISODE #106

30min

19th Feb 1962

Week of February 19-23, 1962. Episodes #106-110.

(PT) EPISODE #21

37. (PT) EPISODE #21

30min

29th May 1962

Joan Benny is Jack Benny's daughter.

(DT) EPISODE #111

38. (DT) EPISODE #111

30min

26th Feb 1962

(PT) EPISODE #22

39. (PT) EPISODE #22

30min

5th Jun 1962

(PT) EPISODE #23

40. (PT) EPISODE #23

30min

12th Jun 1962

(PT) EPISODE #24

41. (PT) EPISODE #24

30min

19th Jun 1962

(PT) EPISODE #25

42. (PT) EPISODE #25

30min

26th Jun 1962

(PT) EPISODE #26

43. (PT) EPISODE #26

30min

3rd Jul 1962

(PT) EPISODE #27

44. (PT) EPISODE #27

30min

10th Jul 1962

(PT) EPISODE #28

45. (PT) EPISODE #28

30min

17th Jul 1962

(PT) EPISODE #29

46. (PT) EPISODE #29

30min

24th Jul 1962

(PT) EPISODE #30

47. (PT) EPISODE #30

30min

31st Jul 1962

(PT) EPISODE #31

48. (PT) EPISODE #31

30min

7th Aug 1962

Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden.

(PT) EPISODE #32

49. (PT) EPISODE #32

30min

14th Aug 1962

Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden

(PT) EPISODE #33

50. (PT) EPISODE #33

30min

21st Aug 1962

Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden

(PT) EPISODE #34

51. (PT) EPISODE #34

30min

28th Aug 1962

(PT) EPISODE #35

52. (PT) EPISODE #35

30min

4th Sep 1962

First air date

2nd Oct 1961

Last air date

26th Nov 1966

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks