Now You See It (American game show)
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Now You See It is an American television game show created by Frank Wayne for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. The object of Now You See It is to answer general knowledge trivia questions by finding the answers hidden in a grid, similar to a word search puzzle.
Now You See It | |
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Created by | Frank Wayne |
Directed by | Paul Alter (1974-75) Marc Breslow Andrew Felsher (1989) |
Presented by | Jack Narz Chuck Henry |
Narrated by | Johnny Olson Gene Wood Mark Driscoll Don Morrow |
Theme music composer | Quincy Jones, Bill Cosby |
Opening theme | "Chump Change" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 308 (1974–75 version) 75 (1989 version) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Frank Wayne (1974-75) Jonathan Goodson (1989) |
Producers | Buck D'Amore (1974-75) Gary Dawson Andrew Felsher (1989) |
Production locations | CBS Television City Los Angeles, California |
Running time | approx. 22–26 minutes |
Production companies | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1974-1975) Mark Goodson Television Productions (1989) |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | April 1, 1974 (1974-04-01) – July 14, 1989 (1989-07-14) |
Two seasons were produced, both of which aired on CBS. The pilot was taped in October 1973, and featured six players instead of five, as well as a lack of neon lights on the front of the desks. The first series ran from April 1, 1974, until June 13, 1975, and was hosted by Jack Narz who was also hosting the syndicated revival of Concentration. Johnny Olson was the original announcer, with Gene Wood substituting on occasion. The second series ran from April 3 until July 14, 1989, and was hosted by Los Angeles news anchor Chuck Henry. Los Angeles disc jockey Mark Driscoll announced for the first month of the 1989 season, with Don Morrow replacing him for the remainder of the run.