Ralph Andrews is an American television producer best known for producing the hit 1960s game show You Don't Say!

You Don't Say!

You Don't Say! is an American television game show that had three separate runs on television. 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 1978-1979...

, the 1970s game show Celebrity Sweepstakes

Celebrity Sweepstakes

Celebrity Sweepstakes is an American television game show that aired on NBC's daytime schedule from April 1, 1974 to October 1, 1976. The show also had two separate weekly syndicated runs from September 9, 1974 to September 1975 and September 20, 1976 to September 1977.Jim McKrell hosted the show....

, and the original 1987 version of Lingo.

He also produced Liar's Club

Liar's Club

Liar's Club is an American comedy game show, produced by Ralph Andrews that had three syndicated runs. It was first seen in 1969 with Rod Serling as host, and returned for a three-season run from 1976-1979...

and 50 Grand Slam

50 Grand Slam

50 Grand Slam is a game show from Ralph Andrews Productions that aired on NBC from October 4 to December 31, 1976. Tom Kennedy hosted the show, with John Harlan as the announcer....

in the 1970s, as well as I'll Bet

I'll Bet

I'll Bet is an American game show that ran on NBC from March 29 to September 24, 1965. The series was created by Ralph Andrews, and hosted by Jack Narz....

in 1965, and its revival which had a healthy four year run from 1969 called It's Your Bet

It's Your Bet

It's Your Bet is an American game show which aired in syndication from 1969-1973. The series was a revised version of the NBC game I'll Bet, which aired in 1965 and was a Ralph Andrews production.-Hosts:...

. One of his final productions was a syndicated game show called Yahtzee

Yahtzee (game show)

Yahtzee is a game show that aired from January 11 to September 1988. Based on the dice game Yahtzee, the show was hosted by Peter Marshall, with Larry Hovis serving as both the show's announcer and a regular panelist...

.

Andrews has also directed and produced motion pictures, directing the film Silent Treatment in 1968. He was the executive producer of the film Wild in the Sky in 1972.

From 1980-1986, Ralph Andrews and his production company had an office at Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...

' lot located at the Burbank Studios in Burbank, California

Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

. Andrews had a deal with Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia Pictures Television was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems . The studio changed its name on September 4, 1974.-1974-1982:...

to present projects to the studio. If CPT wasn't interested, Andrews had the right to pass on the project to other studios.

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