I've Got a Secret
| I've Got a Secret | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Allan Sherman, Howard Merrill |
| Directed by | Paul Alter (1956-67) |
| Presented by |
Garry Moore (1952–64) Steve Allen (1964–73) Bill Cullen (1976) Stephanie Miller (2000–01) Bil Dwyer (2006) |
| Composer(s) |
Leroy Anderson Norman Paris Steve Allen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | CBS, 1976: 4 GSN, 2006: 40 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Mark Goodson Bill Todman Allan Sherman Chester Feldman |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBS (1952–67, 1976) Syndicated (1972–73) Oxygen (2000–01) GSN (2006) |
| Picture format |
Black-and-white (1952–66) Color (1966–76, 2006) |
| Audio format | Monaural (1952–76) |
| Original release | June 19, 1952–April 3, 1967 September 11, 1972-September 7, 1973 June 15–July 6, 1976 2000–01 April 17 – June 9, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
What's My Line? To Tell The Truth |
| External links | |
| Website | |
I've Got a Secret is a panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line? Instead of celebrity panelists trying to determine a contestant's occupation, the panel tries to determine a contestant's "secret": something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person.
The original version of I've Got a Secret premiered on June 19, 1952, on CBS and ran until April 3, 1967. This version began broadcasting in black and white and switched to a color format in 1966, by which time virtually all commercial network programs were being shown in color.
The show was revived for the 1972–73 season in once-a-week syndication and again from June 15 to July 6, 1976, as a summer replacement series on CBS. Oxygen launched a daily revival series in 2000, which ran until 2001. A second revival by GSN with an all-gay panel premiered on April 17, 2006, and aired new episodes daily until June 9, 2006.
The show was originally hosted by radio and television personality Garry Moore. After several months of an ever-changing panel, game show host Bill Cullen, acerbic comedian Henry Morgan, TV hostess Faye Emerson, and actress Jayne Meadows became the four regular panelists. In 1958, Emerson left the show to star in a play and was replaced by actress Betsy Palmer. Later that year, Meadows relocated to the West Coast and was replaced by former Miss America Bess Myerson. At various times, guest hosts substituted for Moore, including panelists Morgan and Palmer, among others. Additionally, other comedians and celebrities appeared as guests on the panel when others were away. The announcer for most of the 1952-67 run was John Cannon.
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