| 词条 | Blind Date (1950s game show) |
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}}{{Infobox television | show_name = Blind Date | image = | caption = | show_name_2 = Your Big Moment | runtime = 25 mins. | creator = Bernard Schubert | presenter = Arlene Francis (1949-1952) Melvyn Douglas (May–June 1953) Jan Murray (June–September 1953) | narrated = Walter Herlihy (1949-50) Rex Marshall (1950-51) | country = United States | network = ABC (1949-1951) NBC (1952) DuMont (1953) | picture_format = Black-and-white | audio_format = Monaural | first_aired = {{start date|1949|05|05}} | last_aired = {{end date|1953|09|15}} | num_episodes = }} Blind Date (also known as Your Big Moment) is an American television game show which aired on ABC, NBC, and then DuMont after many years on radio. Format #1Six college men vied for dates with three unseen women by having conversations with her in this show similar to The Dating Game. The men, known as the "Hunters", from various colleges tried to win a date with the women, known as the "Hunted," for an expense-paid date on the town which included an invitation to a popular local nightclub. Radio VersionIn this version, the men sat on one side of a wall, and the three women sat on the other side. Each man had about two minutes to explain his best points. After they all had a turn, the women each chose the date she found more interesting, and the winners were escorted through swinging doors to meet their blind dates. Winners received the night on the town, which included a night on the town, the nightclub invitation, $5 in pocket money, and a chaperoned ride home. The losers received a friendly kiss from Francis, $15 in cash, and tickets to a popular local theater production as consolation prizes. And the women were each paid $50 for their appearances. Television VersionIn this version, two men were seated on one side of a wall and telephoned one of the women sitting on the other side. They attempted to talk her into accepting a date with one of them. On the basis of voice and specially prepared questions, she chose the most impressive one of the two for her affections. Those two people became a couple. This process continued until three couples were formed. At the end of the show, the audience determined which couple would receive the romantic night on the town by means of applause. Format #2In 1953, the format was changed to viewers writing to the show, and asking about a date with a type of person, or to go on a date to a special event. Broadcast historyBlind Date started on the stage of the Hollywood Theatre in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as G.I. Blind Date, a radio show designed to entertain servicemen at the Army Radio Technical Training School in town. The first show was broadcast on KELO radio in January 1943. G.I. Blind Date was created by Joe Floyd, Cliff Gill and Verl Thomson as a between-movie entertainment feature. Seeing its success, Floyd peddled the idea around to other markets, eventually selling it to NBC radio where it first aired July 8, 1943, hosted by Arlene Francis.[1][2][3]The radio show grew into a television show. This version originally aired on ABC from May 5, 1949, to September 20, 1951, moved to NBC from June 7 to July 15, 1952, then ran on DuMont from May 19 to September 15, 1953. The ABC version aired Thursdays at 8:30pm EST during the 1949-50 TV season, and Thursdays at 9:30pm EST during the 1950-51 season. Arlene Francis was the host of the ABC and NBC versions, and had hosted the radio version since 1943. Melvyn Douglas became host when the show moved to DuMont, but was replaced after the third show by Jan Murray. Episode statusOne episode with Francis from 1950 is held among collectors, while the August 25, 1953, show with Murray is held by the Paley Center for Media. See also
References1. ^Billboard magazine, July 7, 1943 2. ^Joe Floyd A Helluva Salesman by Bob Karolevitz, 1990 3. ^Billboard magazine July 10, 1943 Bibliography
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