Password

1961–1966 · Ended · 6 seasons · 174 episodes · Reality · United States

Creator Bill Todman, Mark Goodson · Channel CBS · Starring Allen Ludden, Jack Clark, Lena Horne

Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl. Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2, 1961 to September 15, 1967 on CBS, along with weekly prime time airings from January 2, 1962 to September 9, 1965 and December 25, 1966 to May 22, 1967. An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5, 1971 to June 27, 1975 on ABC. The show's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC. Two revivals later aired on NBC from 1979–1982 and 1984–1989, followed by a prime time version on CBS from 2008–2009. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.
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Episodes

51 episodes · October 1961 – September 1962
  1. Episode 1: 1. (DT) EPISODE #1October 2, 1961 · 30 min
    Week of October 2-6, 1961. Episodes #1-5.
  2. Episode 2: 2. (PT) EPISODE #1January 2, 1962 · 30 min
    First prime time show.
  3. Episode 3: 3. (PT) EPISODE #2January 9, 1962 · 30 min
  4. Episode 4: 4. (DT)-EPISODE #2October 9, 1961 · 30 min
  5. Episode 5: 5. (DT-): EPISODE #3October 16, 1961 · 30 min
  6. Episode 6: 6. (PT) EPISODE #3January 16, 1962 · 30 min
Show 45 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. (PT) EPISODE #4January 23, 1962 · 30 min
  2. Episode 9: 9. (DT-): EPISODE #5October 30, 1961 · 30 min
  3. Episode 10: 10. (PT) EPISODE #5January 30, 1962 · 30 min
  4. Episode 11: 11. (PT) EPISODE #6February 13, 1962 · 30 min
  5. Episode 12: 12. (DT-): EPISODE #6November 6, 1961 · 30 min
  6. Episode 13: 13. (DT-): EPISODE #7November 13, 1961 · 30 min
  7. Episode 14: 14. (PT) EPISODE #7February 20, 1962 · 30 min
  8. Episode 15: 15. (PT) EPISODE #8February 27, 1962 · 30 min
  9. Episode 16: 16. (DT-): EPISODE #8November 20, 1961 · 30 min
  10. Episode 17: 17. (DT-): EPISODE 9November 27, 1961 · 30 min
  11. Episode 18: 18. (PT) EPISODE #9March 6, 1962 · 30 min
  12. Episode 19: 19. (PT) EPISODE #10March 13, 1962 · 30 min
  13. Episode 20: 20. (DT-): EPISODE 10December 4, 1961 · 30 min
  14. Episode 21: 21. (DT-): EPISODE 11December 11, 1961 · 30 min
  15. Episode 22: 22. (PT) EPISODE #11March 20, 1962 · 30 min
  16. Episode 23: 23. (PT) EPISODE #12March 27, 1962 · 30 min
  17. Episode 24: 24. (DT-): EPISODE 12December 18, 1961 · 30 min
  18. Episode 25: 25. (DT-): EPISODE 13December 25, 1961 · 30 min
  19. Episode 26: 26. (DT-): EPISODE 13January 1, 1962 · 30 min
  20. Episode 27: 27. (PT) EPISODE #13April 3, 1962 · 30 min
  21. Episode 28: 28. (PT) EPISODE #14April 10, 1962 · 30 min
  22. Episode 29: 29. (DT): EPISODE 14January 8, 1962 · 30 min
  23. Episode 30: 30. (PT) EPISODE #15April 17, 1962 · 30 min
  24. Episode 31: 31. (PT) EPISODE #16April 24, 1962 · 30 min
  25. Episode 32: 32. (PT) EPISODE #17May 1, 1962 · 30 min
  26. Episode 33: 33. (PT) EPISODE #18May 8, 1962 · 30 min
  27. Episode 34: 34. (PT) EPISODE #19May 15, 1962 · 30 min
  28. Episode 35: 35. (PT) EPISODE #20May 22, 1962 · 30 min
  29. Episode 36: 36. (DT) EPISODE #106February 19, 1962 · 30 min
    Week of February 19-23, 1962. Episodes #106-110.
  30. Episode 37: 37. (PT) EPISODE #21May 29, 1962 · 30 min
    Joan Benny is Jack Benny's daughter.
  31. Episode 38: 38. (DT) EPISODE #111February 26, 1962 · 30 min
  32. Episode 39: 39. (PT) EPISODE #22June 5, 1962 · 30 min
  33. Episode 40: 40. (PT) EPISODE #23June 12, 1962 · 30 min
  34. Episode 41: 41. (PT) EPISODE #24June 19, 1962 · 30 min
  35. Episode 42: 42. (PT) EPISODE #25June 26, 1962 · 30 min
  36. Episode 43: 43. (PT) EPISODE #26July 3, 1962 · 30 min
  37. Episode 44: 44. (PT) EPISODE #27July 10, 1962 · 30 min
  38. Episode 45: 45. (PT) EPISODE #28July 17, 1962 · 30 min
  39. Episode 46: 46. (PT) EPISODE #29July 24, 1962 · 30 min
  40. Episode 47: 47. (PT) EPISODE #30July 31, 1962 · 30 min
  41. Episode 48: 48. (PT) EPISODE #31August 7, 1962 · 30 min
    Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden.
  42. Episode 49: 49. (PT) EPISODE #32August 14, 1962 · 30 min
    Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden
  43. Episode 50: 50. (PT) EPISODE #33August 21, 1962 · 30 min
    Announcer Jack Clark hosted in place of Allen Ludden
  44. Episode 51: 51. (PT) EPISODE #34August 28, 1962 · 30 min
  45. Episode 52: 52. (PT) EPISODE #35September 4, 1962 · 30 min

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
30 minutes
FIRST AIRED
October 2, 1961
LAST AIRED
November 26, 1966
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Peak Production, CBS, Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

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