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Dollar A Second
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DOLLAR A SECOND
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DuMont (20Sep53-14Jun54) / NBC (4Jul54-22Aug54)
ABC (1Oct54-24Jun55) (Fridays 9:00-9:30pm ET) / NBC (5Jul55-23Aug55)
ABC (2Sep55-31Aug56) (Fridays 9:00-9:30pm ET) / NBC (22Jun57-28Sep57)
Producers: Jess Kimmel, Mike Dutton, Dave Brown

US Game Show 1953-57

Hosted by Jan Murray

Assistants: Patricia White, Bernard Martin, Stuart Mann
Announcers: Ken Roberts, Terry O'Sullivan

Premise:
Contestants earned $1 for each second during which they could answer quiestions correctly; if they
answered incorrectly or were interrupted by the host, they were require to perform a stunt.
Based on a French Radio program "Cent Francs par Seconde", created by Jean-Pierre Bloudeau.
Similar to "Truth of Consequences"

 During the Summer of 1954, 1955 & 1957 the show changed networks to NBC

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DuMont (20Sep53-14Jun54) / NBC (4Jul54-22Aug54)


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ABC (1Oct54-24Jun55) (Fridays 9:00-9:30pm ET) / NBC (5Jul55-23Aug55)

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ABC (2Sep55-31Aug56) (Fridays 9:00-9:30pm ET)


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NBC (22Jun57-28Sep57)

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