The $128,000 Question
| The $128,000 Question | |
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| Directed by | Dick Schneider George Choderker |
| Presented by |
Mike Darow (1976–1977) Alex Trebek (1977–1978) |
| Narrated by |
Alan Kalter (1976–1977) Sandy Hoyt (1977–1978) |
| Country of origin | United States, Canada |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Steve Carlin Jerry Appleton |
| Producer(s) | Willie Stein Greg Harper Candy Cazau |
| Location(s) |
Ed Sullivan Theater New York, New York (1976-77) Global Television Toronto, Ontario (1977–1978) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cinelar Associates |
| Distributor | Viacom |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated (weekly) |
| Original release | September 18, 1976 – September 1978 |
The $128,000 Question is an American game show which aired from 1976–1978 in weekly syndication. This revival of The $64,000 Question was produced by Cinelar Associates and distributed by Viacom Enterprises.
Originally, Viacom had intended to revive the series with the same title (and top payoff), but when it was announced that rival series Name That Tune would be adding a "$100,000 Mystery Tune" for the 1976–77 season, Viacom did not wish for their series to only have the second-biggest payoff and added an end-of-season $64,000 tournament to the format.
Further hindering the show was that a planned deal with CBS owned-and-operated stations to carry it in major markets had to be scrapped because of the network-imposed $25,000 winnings limit for game shows (which, at the time, was also extended to syndicated games airing on the O&Os). While the producers were able to get the Metromedia-owned stations to fill these gaps and the series did well enough to be renewed for a second season, The $128,000 Question proved not to be as popular as its predecessor and it came to an end in 1978.
Mike Darow hosted the first season with Alan Kalter as announcer, and the series was taped in New York City at CBS' Ed Sullivan Theater. The second season moved production to Don Mills, Toronto, Ontario at Global Television Network's studios. Alex Trebek became host, with model Sylvie Garant as his assistant, and Sandy Hoyt became the announcer.
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