Newlywed Game

The Newlywed Game

Also known as	'The New Newlywed Game (1985–88)
Created by	Nick Nicholson E. Roger Muir
Directed by	Bill Carruthers (1966–74) John Dorsey (1966–74, 1977–80, 1985–88) Jeff Goldstein (1988–89) Paul Casey (1996–99) Rob Fiedler (1997–98)
Presented by	Bob Eubanks (1966–74, 1977–80, 1985–88, 1997–99, 2009–10 specials) Jim Lange (1984) Paul Rodriguez (1988–89) Gary Kroeger (1996–97) Carnie Wilson (2009–10) Sherri Shepherd (2010–13)
Narrated by	Scott Beach (1966) Johnny Jacobs (1966–80) Tony McClay (1980) Rod Roddy (1984) Bob Hilton (1985–87) Charlie O'Donnell (1988–89) Ellen K. (1996–97) John Cramer (1997–99) Brad Aldous (2009) Randy West (2009–10)
Theme music composer	Chuck Barris (1966–74, 1977–80, 1985–88, 1997–99)
Composer(s)	Lynn Barris (music coordinator 1966–74) Frank Jaffe (music coordinator 1966–74) Lee Ringuette (music coordinator 1977–80, 1984–88) Milton DeLugg (music director 1984–88) Jim Latham (1996–97) Steve Kaplan (1997–98) Barry Coffing (1998–99) John Blaylock (1998–99)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chuck Barris (1966–74, 1977–80, 1985–87) Jeff Wald (1987–89) Michael Canter (1996–97) Stephen Brown (1997–99) Michael Davies (2009–13) Jennifer Kelly (2009) Vincent Rubino (2010)
Producer(s)	Bill Carruthers (1966–74) Mike Metzger (1977–80) Scott Sternberg (1988–89)
Running time	22–26 minutes
Production company(s)	Chuck Barris Productions (1966–74, 1977–80, 1984–87) Barris Industries (1985–89) Barris Productions (1987–89) Columbia TriStar Television (1996–99) Embassy Row (2009–13) GSN (2009–13) Sony Pictures Television (2009–13)
Distributor	Firestone Program Services (1977–79) Worldvision Enterprises (1977–80) Bel-Air Program Sales (1985–87) Barris Program Sales (1987–89) Columbia TriStar Television (1996–2000) Sony Pictures Television (2009–13)
Release
Original network	ABC (1966–74, 1984) Syndicated (1977–80, 1985–89, 1996–99) GSN (2009–13)
Original release	July 11, 1966 (1966-07-11) – February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14)
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The Newlywed Game is an American television game show that pits newly married couples against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know or do not know each other. The program, originally created by Robert "Nick" Nicholson and E. Roger Muir (credited on-screen as Roger E. Muir) and produced by Chuck Barris, has appeared in many different versions since its 1966 debut. The show became famous for some of the arguments that couples had over incorrect answers in the form of mistaken predictions, and it even led to some divorces.

Many of The Newlywed Game's questions dealt with "making whoopee", the euphemism that producers used for sexual intercourse to circumvent network censorship. However, it became such a catchphrase of the show that its original host, Bob Eubanks, continued to use the phrase throughout the show's many runs, even in the 1980s and 1990s episodes and beyond, when he could easily have said "make love" or "have sex" during these periods without censorship.

Game Show Network's version of The Newlywed Game airs reruns throughout the week. Network Bounce TV has acquired the reruns from GSN.

In 2013, TV Guide ranked it No. 10 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

The Newlywed Game debuted on the ABC television network on July 11, 1966. It was the last U.S. commercial network series to premiere in black and white, although it converted to color, as did virtually all other network series that had not already done so, by the end of 1966, just before the prime-time version began. On the day it debuted, CBS pre-empted Password to cover a news conference held by Robert McNamara, which was delayed a half-hour, with the network "vamping" until he spoke. ABC opted to wait until just as the press conference began, and as a result The Newlywed Game was able to get a slight head start in the head-to-head ratings battle with the long-running Password. Over the next few months more and more viewers were tuning into The Newlywed Game and it became a hit, while Password's ratings began to fall and eventually led to the series' cancellation fourteen months later. On December 20, 1974, The Newlywed Game concluded its run after nearly eight and a half years on the network. It was the longest running game show in ABC daytime history until 1985, when Family Feud surpassed it.

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