Matches ’n Mates

Country

United States

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A game show from the late 1960s where contestants compete in matching challenges. It was hosted by Art James and taped in Cleveland and Atlanta.

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What happens

Matches 'n Mates is an American game show hosted by Art James that aired in first-run syndication from 1967 to 1968. Developed by Taft Broadcasting and produced by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir, this was the first of four programs Nicholson and Muir agreed to make with the broadcaster. Unlike most syndicated game shows of the era which were normally filmed in Los Angeles or New York City, Matches 'n Mates was taped at WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio, and at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, throughout 1967. The show was developed in late 1966 in a weekly format at WDAF-TV, Taft's station in Kansas City, Missouri. 20th Century-Fox Television served as distributor. Personnel from WJW and WAGA assisted in the show's production. WJW announcer Bob McLean (later the host of a variety show for CBC Television) announced the Cleveland tapings, while WAGA announcer Dave Michaels announced the Atlanta tapings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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