Bank on the Stars

Bank on the Stars
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Jack Paar; Bill Cullen; Jimmy Nelson
Narrated by	Olin Tice; Bill McCord
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	23
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24–25 minutes
Release
Original network	CBS (1953); NBC (1954)
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	June 20, 1953 –; August 21, 1954

Bank on the Stars is an American game show that aired on CBS and NBC from 1953 to 1954. The series was hosted by Jack Paar, Bill Cullen, and Jimmy Nelson. Olin Tice and Bill McCord were the announcers.

Broadcast history

CBS (1953)

Bank on the Stars premiered on June 20, 1953. The Saturday night game show was hosted by Jack Paar. The debut episode aired at 9:00 PM ET; subsequent airings were shown at 9:30 PM ET.[1] Its run on CBS ended on August 8, 1953.

NBC (1954)

The series returned May 15, 1954, on NBC. It occupied the 8:00 PM ET time slot on Saturday nights. Bill Cullen was the host for the first several weeks until Jimmy Nelson took over in July. The final episode aired on August 21, 1954.[1][2]

Gameplay

Bank on the Stars was a memory game in which contestants, competing in two-person teams, viewed scenes from recently released feature films and were quizzed on what they had just seen.[1][3] Each correct response earns the team $50, and the team with the most money at the end of the game advanced to the bonus round. There, the contestants were asked more difficult questions about a different movie but they could only hear, not see, the film clip.[1][4]

References

Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (1995). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (6th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-0345397362.
MacNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (Revised ed.). New York: Penguin Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-0140249163.
"In Review". Broadcasting & Cable. 46 (22): 14. May 31, 1954. ISSN 1068-6827.
Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 73. ISBN 978-0786464777.

External links

Bank on the Stars at IMDb

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[BrooksMarsh-1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (1995). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (6th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-0345397362.

[MacNeil-2] MacNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (Revised ed.). New York: Penguin Books. p. 73. ISBN 978-0140249163.

[3] "In Review". Broadcasting & Cable. 46 (22): 14. May 31, 1954. ISSN 1068-6827.

[Terrace-4] Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 73. ISBN 978-0786464777.