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The Match Game

Show Info

  • Status: Canceled
  • First Aired: December 31, 1962
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 174
  • Networks: NBC
  • Genres: Reality, Comedy, Family
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The Match Game(1962)

TMDB Rating: 8.1 (8 votes)

Overview

In this panel game show, contestants try to match answers given by six celebrities to humorous and often risque fill-in-the-blank questions.

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Season 1

174 episodes • 1962Avg: 10.0Golden Era

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Arlene Francis & Skitch HendersonDec 31, 196210.0
2Arlene Francis & Skitch HendersonJan 2, 19630.0
3Arlene Francis & Skitch HendersonJan 3, 19630.0
4Arlene Francis & Skitch HendersonJan 4, 19630.0
5Sally Ann Howes & Abe BurrowsJan 7, 19630.0
6Sally Ann Howes & Abe BurrowsJan 8, 19630.0
7Sally Ann Howes & Abe BurrowsJan 9, 19630.0
8Sally Ann Howes & Abe BurrowsJan 10, 19630.0
9Sally Ann Howes & Abe BurrowsJan 11, 19630.0
10Peggy Cass & Peter Lind HayesJan 14, 19630.0
11Peggy Cass & Peter Lind HayesJan 15, 19630.0
12Peggy Cass & Peter Lind HayesJan 16, 19630.0
13Peggy Cass & Peter Lind HayesJan 17, 19630.0
14Peggy Cass & Peter Lind HayesJan 18, 19630.0
15Carol Lawrence & San LevensonJan 21, 19630.0
16Carol Lawrence & Sam LevensonJan 22, 19630.0
17Carol Lawrence & Sam LevensonJan 23, 19630.0
18Carol Lawrence & Sam LevensonJan 24, 19630.0
19Carol Lawrence & Sam LevensonJan 25, 19630.0
20Betty White & Darren McGavinJan 28, 19630.0
21Betty White & Darren McGavinJan 29, 19630.0
22Betty White & Darren McGavinJan 30, 19630.0
23Betty White & Darren McGavinJan 31, 19630.0
24Betty White & Darren McGavinFeb 1, 19630.0
25Dorothy Collins & Barry NelsonFeb 4, 19630.0
26Dorothy Collins & Barry NelsonFeb 5, 19630.0
27Dorothy Collins & Barry NelsonFeb 6, 19630.0
28Dorothy Collins & Barry NelsonFeb 7, 19630.0
29Dorothy Collins & Barry NelsonFeb 8, 19630.0
30Ann Sothern & Milt KamenFeb 11, 19630.0
31Ann Sothern & Milt KamenFeb 12, 19630.0
32Ann Sothern & Milt KamenFeb 13, 19630.0
33Ann Sothern & Milt KamenFeb 14, 19630.0
34Ann Sothern & Milt KamenFeb 15, 19630.0
35Audrey Meadows & Orson BeanFeb 18, 19630.0
36Audrey Meadows & Orson BeanFeb 19, 19630.0
37Audrey Meadows & Orson BeanFeb 20, 19630.0
38Audrey Meadows & Orson BeanFeb 21, 19630.0
39Audrey Meadows & Orson BeanFeb 22, 19630.0
40Gisele MacKenzie & Milt KamenFeb 25, 19630.0
41Gisele MacKenzie & Milt KamenFeb 26, 19630.0
42Gisele MacKenzie & Milt KamenFeb 27, 19630.0
43Gisele MacKenzie & Milt KamenFeb 28, 19630.0
44Gisele MacKenzie & Milt KamenMar 1, 19630.0
45Peggy Cass & Bennett CerfMar 4, 19630.0
46Peggy Cass & Bennett CerfMar 5, 19630.0
47Peggy Cass & Bennett CerfMar 6, 19630.0
48Peggy Cass & Bennett CerfMar 7, 19630.0
49Peggy Cass & Bennett CerfMar 8, 19630.0
50Florence Henderson & Paul FordMar 11, 19630.0
51Florence Henderson & Paul FordMar 12, 19630.0
52Florence Henderson & Paul FordMar 13, 19630.0
53Florence Henderson & Paul FordMar 14, 19630.0
54Florence Henderson & Paul FordMar 15, 19630.0
55Mary Healy & Robert Q. LewisMar 18, 19630.0
56Mary Healy & Robert Q. LewisMar 19, 19630.0
57Mary Healy & Robert Q. LewisMar 20, 19630.0
58Mary Healy & Robert Q. LewisMar 21, 19630.0
59Mary Healy & Robert Q. LewisMar 22, 19630.0
60Rise Stevens & Henry MorganMar 25, 19630.0
61Rise Stevens & Henry MorganMar 26, 19630.0
62Rise Stevens & Henry MorganMar 27, 19630.0
63Rise Stevens & Henry MorganMar 28, 19630.0
64Rise Stevens & Henry MorganMar 29, 19630.0
65Peggy Cass & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (Guest Host: Art James)Apr 1, 19630.0
66Peggy Cass & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (Gene Rayburn's Back as The Host of "The MATCH GamE.")Apr 2, 19630.0
67Peggy Cass & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Apr 3, 19630.0
68Peggy Cass & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Apr 4, 19630.0
69Peggy Cass & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.Apr 5, 19630.0
70Carol Lawrence & Chester MorrisApr 8, 19630.0
71Carol Lawrence & Chester MorrisApr 9, 19630.0
72Carol Lawrence & Chester MorrisApr 10, 19630.0
73Carol Lawrence & Chester MorrisApr 11, 19630.0
74Carol Lawrence & Chester MorrisApr 12, 19630.0
75Florence Henderson & Tom PostonApr 15, 19630.0
76Florence Henderson & Tom PostonApr 16, 19630.0
77Florence Henderson & Tom PostonApr 17, 19630.0
78Florence Henderson & Tom PostonApr 18, 19630.0
79Florence Henderson & Tom PostonApr 19, 19630.0
80Jane Wyatt & Henry MorganApr 22, 19630.0
81Jane Wyatt & Henry MorganApr 23, 19630.0
82Jane Wyatt & Henry MorganApr 24, 19630.0
83Jane Wyatt & Henry MorganApr 25, 19630.0
84Jane Wyatt & Henry MorganApr 26, 19630.0
85Kitty Carlisle & Milt KamenApr 29, 19630.0
86Kitty Carlisle & Milt KamenApr 30, 19630.0
87Kitty Carlisle & Milt KamenMay 1, 19630.0
88Kitty Carlisle & Milt KamenMay 2, 19630.0
89Kitty Carlisle & Milt KamenMay 3, 19630.0
90Gisele MacKenzie & Mickey RooneyMay 6, 196310.0
91Gisele MacKenzie & Mickey RooneyMay 7, 19630.0
92Gisele MacKenzie & Mickey RooneyMay 8, 19630.0
93Gisele MacKenzie & Mickey RooneyMay 9, 19630.0
94Gisele MacKenzie & Mickey RooneyMay 10, 19630.0
95Abbe Lane & Art JamesMay 13, 19630.0
96Abbe Lane & Art JamesMay 14, 19630.0
97Abbe Lane & Art JamesMay 15, 19630.0
98Abbe Lane & Art JamesMay 16, 19630.0
99Abbe Lane & Art JamesMay 17, 19630.0
100Barbara Cook & Sam LevensonMay 20, 19630.0
101Barbara Cook & Sam LevensonMay 21, 19630.0
102Barbara Cook & Sam LevensonMay 22, 19630.0
103Barbara Cook & Sam LevensonMay 23, 19630.0
104Barbara Cook & Sam LevensonMay 24, 19630.0
105Faye Emerson & Jack E. LeonardMay 27, 19630.0
106Faye Emerson & Jack E. LeonardMay 28, 19630.0
107Faye Emerson & Jack E. LeonardMay 29, 19630.0
108Faye Emerson & Jack E. LeonardMay 30, 19630.0
109Faye Emerson & Jack E. LeonardMay 31, 19630.0
110Kitty Carlisle & Vaughn MeaderJun 3, 19630.0
111Kitty Carlisle & Vaughn MeaderJun 4, 19630.0
112Kitty Carlisle & Vaughn MeaderJun 5, 19630.0
113Kitty Carlisle & Vaughn MeaderJun 6, 19630.0
114Kitty Carlisle & Vaughn MeaderJun 7, 19630.0
115Joan Fontaine & Rod SerlingJun 10, 19630.0
116Joan Fontaine & Rod SerlingJun 11, 19630.0
117Joan Fontaine & Rod SerlingJun 12, 19630.0
118Joan Fontaine & Rod SerlingJun 13, 19630.0
119Joan Fontaine & Rod SerlingJun 14, 19630.0
120Faye Emerson & Milt KamenJun 17, 19630.0
121Faye Emerson & Milt KamenJun 18, 19630.0
122Faye Emerson & Milt KamenJun 19, 19630.0
123Faye Emerson & Milt KamenJun 20, 19630.0
124Faye Emerson & Milt KamenJun 21, 19630.0
125Florence Henderson & Henry MorganJun 24, 19630.0
126Florence Henderson & Henry MorganJun 25, 19630.0
127Florence Henderson & Henry MorganJun 26, 19630.0
128Florence Henderson & Henry MorganJun 27, 19630.0
129Florence Henderson & Henry MorganJun 28, 19630.0
130Diana Lynn & Tom PostonJul 1, 19630.0
131Diana Lynn & Tom PostonJul 2, 19630.0
132Diana Lynn & Tom PostonJul 3, 19630.0
133Diana Lynn & Tom PostonJul 4, 19630.0
134Diana Lynn & Tom PostonJul 5, 19630.0
135Peggy Cass & Skitch HendersonJul 8, 19630.0
136Peggy Cass & Skitch HendersonJul 9, 19630.0
137Peggy Cass & Skitch HendersonJul 10, 19630.0
138Peggy Cass & Skitch HendersonJul 11, 19630.0
139Peggy Cass & Skitch HendersonJul 12, 19630.0
140Joan Caulfield & Jack E. LeonardJul 15, 19630.0
141Joan Caulfield & Jack E. LeonardJul 16, 19630.0
142Joan Caulfield & Jack E. LeonardJul 17, 19630.0
143Joan Caulfield & Jack E. LeonardJul 18, 19630.0
144Joan Caulfield & Jack E. LeonardJul 19, 19630.0
145Florence Henderson & Morey AmsterdamJul 22, 19630.0
146Florence Henderson & Morey AmsterdamJul 23, 19630.0
147Florence Henderson & Morey AmsterdamJul 24, 19630.0
148Florence Henderson & Morey AmsterdamJul 25, 19630.0
149Florence Henderson & Morey AmsterdamJul 26, 19630.0
150Gisele MacKenzie & Chester MorrisJul 29, 19630.0
151Gisele MacKenzie & Chester MorrisJul 30, 19630.0
152Gisele MacKenzie & Chester MorrisJul 31, 19630.0
153Gisele MacKenzie & Chester MorrisAug 1, 19630.0
154Gisele MacKenzie & Chester MorrisAug 2, 19630.0
155Betty White & Sam LevensonAug 5, 19630.0
156Betty White & Sam LevensonAug 6, 19630.0
157Betty White & Sam LevensonAug 7, 19630.0
158Betty White & Sam LevensonAug 8, 19630.0
159Betty White & Sam LevensonAug 9, 19630.0
160Joan Fontaine & Alan YoungAug 12, 19630.0
161Joan Fontaine & Alan YoungAug 13, 19630.0
162Joan Fontaine & Alan YoungAug 14, 19630.0
163Joan Fontaine & Alan YoungAug 15, 19630.0
164Joan Fontaine & Alan YoungAug 16, 19630.0
165Faye Emerson & Henry MorganAug 19, 196310.0
166Faye Emerson & Henry MorganAug 20, 196310.0
167Faye Emerson & Henry MorganAug 21, 196310.0
168Faye Emerson & Henry MorganAug 22, 196310.0
169Faye Emerson & Henry MorganAug 23, 196310.0
170Barbara Cook & Milt KamenAug 26, 19630.0
171Barbara Cook & Milt KamenAug 27, 19630.0
172Barbara Cook & Milt Kamen (The March on Washington, DC & Dr. MLK Speech "I Have A Dream.")Aug 28, 19630.0
173Barbara Cook & Milt KamenAug 29, 19630.0
174Barbara Cook & Milt KamenAug 30, 19630.0

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