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What's Going On? (1954)

What's Going On? poster
Original title
What's Going On
Genre
panel game
Country
United States
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short-lived panel game show from the 1950s where celebrities try to figure out what is going on in a given situation. Lee Bowman hosts as six famous panelists guess and banter in a live broadcast.

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What happens

What's Going On is an American game show that aired for five weeks beginning on November 28, 1954, and ending on December 26, 1954. The show aired on ABC and was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production. It was sponsored by Revlon, and originated live from New York City. Lee Bowman served as host of the show. There were six celebrities involved in the game: Hy Gardner, Audrey Meadows, Gene Raymond, Kitty Carlisle, Cliff Norton, and Susan Oakland. Jayne Meadows was a substitute panelist when her sister Audrey was doing a stage play. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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