''Bank on the Stars'' is an American
game show
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that aired on
CBS
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and
NBC
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from
1953
Events
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to
1954
Events
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. The series was hosted by
Jack Paar
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, author, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of ''The Tonight Show'' from 1957 to 1962. ''Time'' magazine's obituary of Paar repo ...
,
Bill Cullen
William Lawrence Francis Cullen (February 18, 1920 – July 7, 1990) was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades. His biggest claim to fame was as a game show host; over the course of his career, he host ...
, and
Jimmy Nelson. Olin Tice and
Bill McCord
William J. McCord (December 18, 1916 – January 17, 2004) was an American radio and television announcer.
Born in Colville, Washington, McCord moved to Spokane in the 1930s, where he began his broadcasting career. During World War II, he ...
were the announcers.
Broadcast history
CBS (1953)
''Bank on the Stars'' premiered on June 20, 1953. The Saturday night game show was hosted by Jack Paar. The debut episode aired at 9:00 PM ET; subsequent airings were shown at 9:30 PM ET.
[
] Its run on CBS ended on August 8, 1953.
NBC (1954)
The series returned May 15, 1954, on NBC. It occupied the 8:00 PM ET time slot on Saturday nights. Bill Cullen was the host for the first several weeks until Jimmy Nelson took over in July. The final episode aired on August 21, 1954.
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Gameplay
''Bank on the Stars'' was a memory game in which contestants, competing in two-person teams, viewed scenes from recently released feature films and were quizzed on what they had just seen.
[
] Each correct response earns the team $50, and the team with the most money at the end of the game advanced to the bonus round. There, the contestants were asked more difficult questions about a different movie but they could only hear, not see, the film clip.
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References
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1953 American television series debuts
1954 American television series endings
1950s American comedy game shows
CBS original programming
Black-and-white American television shows
English-language television shows
NBC original programming
Television shows set in New York City