Supermarket Sweep
| Supermarket Sweep | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Al Howard |
| Directed by | Lloyd Gross (1965–67) Peter Molnár (1965–67) Chris Darley (1990–95, 2000–03) |
| Presented by |
Bill Malone (1965–67) David Ruprecht (1990–95, 2000–03) |
| Narrated by | Wally King (1965–66) Richard Hayes (1966–67) Johnny Gilbert (1990–95, 2000) Randy West (2000–03) |
| Theme music composer | Christopher Rhyne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 (ABC) 5 (Lifetime) 3 (PAX) |
| No. of episodes | 1,111 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Leonard Stern (1965–67) Al Howard (1990–95; 2000–03) |
| Producer(s) | Jerome Schnur (1965–67) Joel Stein (1990–95) Mark Maxwell-Smith (2000–01) Jim Rossi (2001–03) |
| Location(s) |
Food Fair (1965–67) Hollywood Center Studios Hollywood, California (1990–95) Santa Clarita Studios Santa Clarita, California (2000-2001) NBC Studios Burbank, California (2001–03) |
| Running time | 22–26 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Talent Associates (1965–67) Al Howard Productions (1990–95, 2000–03) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ABC (1965–67) Lifetime (1990–95) PAX (2000–03) |
| Original release | December 20, 1965–July 14, 1967 February 5, 1990–June 16, 1995 April 3, 2000 – May 23, 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Dale's Supermarket Sweep |
Supermarket Sweep is an American television game show. The format combined an ordinary team-based quiz show with the novel concept of a live, timed race through a supermarket. In the timed race, cameras followed the teams with shopping carts through a large vacated supermarket with several aisles; the value of items thrown into the cart determined the winning team. The original show was broadcast on ABC from December 20, 1965 to July 14, 1967. Revivals aired on Lifetime from February 5, 1990, to June 16, 1995 (with reruns until August 14, 1998, and on PAX from April 5, 1999, to March 31, 2000), and later from April 3, 2000, to May 23, 2003, with reruns airing until March 26, 2004.
ABC's Supermarket Sweep was broadcast from Food Fair supermarkets, mostly around New York City. For the Lifetime version, a mock supermarket was created at Hollywood Center Studios. It was modeled after a Hughes Family Market (which was later merged into the Ralphs chain in 1998) until April 2000, when it was remodeled again after a Unified Western Market. The first season of the PAX version was filmed at Santa Clarita Stuidos in Santa Clarita, California. Beginning in August 2001, the show moved to NBC Studios.
The host for the ABC version was Bill Malone. The announcers were Wally King from 1965 to 1966 and Richard Hayes from 1966 to 1967, with Johnny Olson and Gene Wood as frequent substitutes during those years. The host for the Lifetime and PAX versions was David Ruprecht. The announcer was Johnny Gilbert from 1990 to 1995 and again from April to June 2000, with Randy West taking over for Gilbert in 2000 and continuing for the rest of the series.
Three teams competed. Each team began with a base time of 1:30. In the first part of the game, one contestant from each team was shown a grocery item and were asked to guess its retail price. The team who came the closest won the item and an additional 15 seconds to their time. Four items were played.
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