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title="Melvyn Douglas">Melvyn Douglas</a><br />(May–June 1953)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jan_Murray" title="Jan Murray">Jan Murray</a><br />(June–September 1953)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Narrated by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">Walter Herlihy (1949-50) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Rex_Marshall" title="Rex Marshall">Rex Marshall</a> (1950-51)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">25 mins.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> (1949-1951)<br /><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> (1952)<br /><a href="/wiki/DuMont_Television_Network" title="DuMont Television Network">DuMont</a> (1953)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">May 5, 1949<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1949-05-05</span>)</span> –<br />September 15, 1953<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1953-09-15</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Blind Date</b></i> (also known as <i><b>Your Big Moment</b></i>) is an American television <a href="/wiki/Game_show" title="Game show">game show</a> which aired on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Broadcasting_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="National Broadcasting Company">NBC</a>, and then <a href="/wiki/DuMont_Television_Network" title="DuMont Television Network">DuMont</a> after many years on radio. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_version">Radio version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Radio version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Blind_Date_(radio_series)" title="Blind Date (radio series)">Blind Date (radio series)</a></div> <p>In this version, the six men (initially local servicemen) sat on one side of a wall, and the three women sat on the other side. Two men each would have about two minutes to explain by telephone their best points to one woman. After they both had their turn, the woman chose the date she found more interesting, with the winners escorted through swinging doors to meet their blind dates.<sup id="cite_ref-dunning_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunning-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_version">Television version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Television version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Format_#1"><span id="Format_.231"></span>Format #1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Format #1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Six men vied for dates with three unseen women by having conversations with them, in a show similar to the future <i> <a href="/wiki/The_Dating_Game" title="The Dating Game">The Dating Game</a></i>. The men, who were typically either servicemen or college students, were known as the "Hunters" and tried to win a date with the women, known as the "Hunted," for an expense-paid date on the town, which included an invitation to a popular local <a href="/wiki/Nightclub" title="Nightclub">nightclub</a>. </p><p>Winners received a night on the town, which on the premiere episode included a nightclub invitation to the <a href="/wiki/Stork_Club" title="Stork Club">Stork Club</a>, $5 in pocket money, and a chaperoned ride home. The losers received a friendly kiss from Francis, $15 in cash, and tickets to a popular local theater production as consolation prizes. And the women were each paid $50 for their appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-dunning_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunning-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In this version, two men (college students or servicemen) were seated on one side of a wall and telephoned one of the women sitting on the other side. They attempted to talk her into accepting a date with one of them. On the basis of voice and specially prepared questions, she chose the most impressive one of the two for her affections. Those two people became a couple. This process continued until three couples were formed. </p><p>At the end of the show, the audience determined which couple would receive the romantic night on the town by means of applause. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Format_#2"><span id="Format_.232"></span>Format #2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Format #2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1953, the television format was changed to viewers writing to the show, and asking about a date with a type of person, or to go on a date to a special event.<sup id="cite_ref-Complete_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Complete-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast_history">Broadcast history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Broadcast history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Blind Date</i> started on the stage of the Hollywood Theatre in <a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls,_SD" class="mw-redirect" title="Sioux Falls, SD">Sioux Falls</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a>, as <i>G.I. Blind Date</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_July_10_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_July_10-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a radio show designed to entertain servicemen at the Army Radio Technical Training School in town. The first show was broadcast on KELO radio in January 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_Lawsuit_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_Lawsuit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>G.I. Blind Date</i> was created by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Floyd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Floyd (page does not exist)">Joe Floyd</a>, Cliff Gill and Vera Thomson as a between-movie entertainment feature.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_Lawsuit_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_Lawsuit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seeing its success, Floyd peddled the idea around to other markets, eventually selling it to NBC radio where it first aired July 8, 1943, hosted by <a href="/wiki/Arlene_Francis" title="Arlene Francis">Arlene Francis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_July_17_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_July_17-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Salesman_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Salesman-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_July_10_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_July_10-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The radio show grew into a television show. This version originally aired on ABC from May 5, 1949, to September 20, 1951, moved to NBC from June 7 to July 15, 1952, then ran on DuMont (originally as <i>Your Big Moment</i><sup id="cite_ref-Total_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Total-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dunning_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunning-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) from May 19 to September 15, 1953. The ABC version aired Fridays at 8:30pm EST during the start of the 1949-50 TV season, and Thursdays at 9:30pm EST during the 1950–51 season.<sup id="cite_ref-dunning_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dunning-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Total2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Total2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Arlene_Francis" title="Arlene Francis">Arlene Francis</a> was the host of the ABC and NBC versions, and had hosted the radio version since 1943. <a href="/wiki/Melvyn_Douglas" title="Melvyn Douglas">Melvyn Douglas</a> became host when the show moved to DuMont, but was replaced after the third show by <a href="/wiki/Jan_Murray" title="Jan Murray">Jan Murray</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Total_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Total-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episode_status">Episode status</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Episode status"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One episode with Francis from 1950 is held among collectors, while the August 25, 1953, show with Murray is held by the <a href="/wiki/Paley_Center_for_Media" title="Paley Center for Media">Paley Center for Media</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Media critic <a href="/wiki/Jack_Gould" title="Jack Gould">Jack Gould</a> wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, "<i>Blind Date</i> does not seem very real."<sup id="cite_ref-gould_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gould-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He explained that the show had a "forced and contrived nature", with the participants appearing to have been rehearsed.<sup id="cite_ref-gould_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gould-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_the_DuMont_Television_Network" title="List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network">List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_surviving_DuMont_Television_Network_broadcasts" title="List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts">List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDunning1998" class="citation book cs1">Dunning, John (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22Blind+Date,+audience+dating+game%22&pg=PA96"><i>On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio</i></a> (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 96–97. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-507678-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-507678-3"><bdi>978-0-19-507678-3</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-08-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=On+the+Air%3A+The+Encyclopedia+of+Old-Time+Radio&rft.place=New+York%2C+NY&rft.pages=96-97&rft.edition=Revised&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-0-19-507678-3&rft.aulast=Dunning&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DEwtRbXNca0oC%26dq%3D%2522Blind%2BDate%2C%2Baudience%2Bdating%2Bgame%2522%26pg%3DPA96&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlind+Date+%28American+game+show%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Complete-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Complete_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrooksMarsh2009" class="citation book cs1">Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (24 June 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Blind+Date+audience+participation%22&pg=PA154"><i>The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows - 1946-Present</i></a> (9 ed.). Random House Publishing. p. 154. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-345-49773-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-345-49773-4"><bdi>978-0-345-49773-4</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-08-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Directory+to+Prime+Time+Network+and+Cable+TV+Shows+-+1946-Present&rft.pages=154&rft.edition=9&rft.pub=Random+House+Publishing&rft.date=2009-06-24&rft.isbn=978-0-345-49773-4&rft.aulast=Brooks&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Marsh%2C+Earle&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dw8KztFy6QYwC%26dq%3D%2522Blind%2BDate%2Baudience%2Bparticipation%2522%26pg%3DPA154&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlind+Date+%28American+game+show%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Billboard_July_10-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_July_10_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_July_10_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=TQwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Summer+replacement+for+the+Maxwell+House%22&pg=PA107">"Maxwell Takes "Blind Date" As "Hot" Fill-In"</a>. <i>The Billboard</i>. 1943-07-10. p. 4<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-08-25</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Billboard&rft.atitle=%27Blind+Date%27+Idea+Legal+Battle+Goes+on+in+Sioux+Falls&rft.pages=4&rft.date=1944-10-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DkxoEAAAAMBAJ%26dq%3DKELO%2B%2522blind%2Bdate%2522%26pg%3DPT4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlind+Date+%28American+game+show%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Billboard_July_17-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Billboard_July_17_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKochler1943" class="citation news cs1">Kochler, Joseph (1943-07-17). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=xAwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Blind+date%22+%22Arlene+Francis%22&pg=PT11">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Blind Date" (review)"</a>. <i>The Billboard</i>. p. 12<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(2009). <i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Directory_to_Prime_Time_Network_and_Cable_TV_Shows_1946%E2%80%93Present" title="The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present">The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present</a></i>. Random House Publishing Group. p. 154. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780307483201" title="Special:BookSources/9780307483201"><bdi>9780307483201</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Directory+to+Prime+Time+Network+and+Cable+TV+Shows+1946%E2%80%93Present&rft.pages=154&rft.pub=Random+House+Publishing+Group&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9780307483201&rft.aulast=Brooks&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.au=Marsh%2C+Earle+F.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABlind+Date+%28American+game+show%29" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blind_Date_(American_game_show)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041009/"><i>Blind Date</i></a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dumonthistory.com/a1.html">DuMont historical website</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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