Time Will Tell (TV series)
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Time Will Tell is an early American game show
which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
from August 27 to October 15, 1954. The show's host, Ernie Kovacs
, would go on to host other shows on both DuMont and NBC
.
Game play involved three contestants answering questions in 90-second rounds, timed with a large hourglass
.
The program, produced and distributed by the network, aired on most DuMont affiliates on Fridays at 10:30 pm Eastern Time, replacing Gamble on Love
which was also hosted by Kovacs in the same time slot. After Time Will Tell ended, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
which aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
from August 27 to October 15, 1954. The show's host, Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs was a Hungarian American comedian and actor.Kovacs' uninhibited, often ad-libbed, and visually experimental comedic style came to influence numerous television comedy programs for years after his death in an automobile accident...
, would go on to host other shows on both DuMont and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
.
Game play involved three contestants answering questions in 90-second rounds, timed with a large hourglass
Hourglass
An hourglass measures the passage of a few minutes or an hour of time. It has two connected vertical glass bulbs allowing a regulated trickle of material from the top to the bottom. Once the top bulb is empty, it can be inverted to begin timing again. The name hourglass comes from historically...
.
The program, produced and distributed by the network, aired on most DuMont affiliates on Fridays at 10:30 pm Eastern Time, replacing Gamble on Love
Gamble on Love
Gamble on Love is an American game show which ran on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from July 16 to August 20, 1954. The series, originally hosted by Denise Darcel, had three couples competing for a prize....
which was also hosted by Kovacs in the same time slot. After Time Will Tell ended, DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts