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Winner Take All (game show)
Winner Take All is an American radio-television game show that ran from 1946 to 1952 on CBS and NBC. It was the first game show produced by the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman partnership.[1] The series was originally hosted by Ward Wilson, but is best known for being the first game hosted by Bill Cullen.[2] Although the game format was very simple, Winner Take All served as the genesis for many future game-show formats. It was the first game to use lockout devices, and the first to use returning champions.[1] In July 1952, CBS launched a Saturday night version of the show, in addition to the regular Monday-Friday daytime broadcasts.[3] Critical responseA review in the trade publication Billboard described the July 1, 1948, televised version of the program as being "loud as radio and twice as lurid".[4] The review pointed out the "banality" of MC Bud Collyer's performance but added that little could be criticized about the technical aspects of the episode.[4] References
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