Split Second (game show)
| Split Second | |
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| Created by |
Monty Hall Stefan Hatos |
| Directed by | Kip Walton (1972-1975) Henry Pasila (1986-1987) |
| Presented by |
Tom Kennedy (1972–1975) Monty Hall (1986–1987) |
| Narrated by |
Jack Clark (1972–1975) Sandy Hoyt (1986–1987) |
| Theme music composer | Stan Worth (1972-1975) Todd Thicke (1986-1987) |
| Country of origin |
United States Canada |
| No. of episodes | 1,025 (1972-1975) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stefan Hatos Monty Hall |
| Producer(s) | Stu Billett (1972-?) Bob Synes (?-1975) Alan Gilbert (1986-1987) Frank Bluestein (1986-1987) |
| Location(s) |
The Prospect Studios Hollywood, California (1972-1975) CHCH Studios Hamilton, Ontario (1986-1987) |
| Running time | 22-26 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions Concept Equity Funding Ltd. (1986-1987, Canada only) |
| Distributor | Viacom (1986-1987, USA) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (1972–1975) Syndicated (1986–1987) |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Original release | March 20, 1972-June 27, 1975 December 15, 1986 – September 11, 1987 |
Split Second is a game show that was created by Monty Hall and Stefan Hatos and produced by their production company, Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions.
There were two editions of Split Second produced by Hatos and Hall. The first was a daytime series produced for ABC that premiered on March 20, 1972 and was recorded at ABC Television Center in Hollywood. The second was produced for syndicaton in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at CHCH-TV's studios; this series premiered December 15, 1986, and was a co-production of Hatos-Hall and distributors Concept Equity Funding Limited and Viacom Enterprises. Canadian television stations CHCH-TV, CFAC-TV, and CITV-TV assisted in production of the syndicated series as well, but were not credited on American airings. The original series ran until June 27, 1975 and the syndicated series aired until the end of the 1986-87 season with reruns airing until September 11, 1987.
Tom Kennedy was the host for the original ABC version, with Jack Clark serving as announcer. The revival series featured Monty Hall as host with Sandy Hoyt as announcer.
On each version three contestants, one a returning champion (or designate), competed.
Each question Kennedy or Hall asked had three possible correct answers. Some questions took a form such as "Name the three films for which Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for Best Actress." For most questions, three words, names, or phrases were displayed on a board which acted as clues, and the question took a form such as "Pick a word from the board and give its plural." Approximately once each day on the ABC version there was also a "Memory Buster", in which Kennedy gave a list of items and asked which three of them were common to each other.
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