| $ale of the Century |
 | | Genre | Game show | | Running time | 30 minutes per episode | | Creator(s) | Jones-Howard Productions, Reg Grundy Productions | | Starring | see article | | Country of origin | United States, Australia, United Kingdom, et al. | | Original channel | NBC (USA); Nine Network (AUS); ITV (UK), et al. | | Original run | 1969 (USA); 1971 (UK); 1980 (AUS)–March 24, 1989 (USA), current (AUS) | | No. of episodes | in Australia 4610 (1980 - 2001) |
 Countries which have their own version Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. The show found its biggest success in Australia, where it aired weeknights from 1980 until 2001. A new version has aired in Australia since May 2005 under the title of Temptation. This work is copyrighted. ...
A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ...
NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center and is shown on basic cable in Canada. ...
The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...
ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of...
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1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ...
See also: 1968 in television, other events of 1969, 1970 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1969-70 American network television schedule. ...
Temptation is an Australian game show which premiered on the Nine Network on 30 May 2005. ...
The format is a general knowledge quiz, where contestants (usually three) earn money for correct answers, and occasionally have the chance to "buy" heavily-discounted prizes with their score money via "Instant Bargains" (also known as "The Gift Shop"). Long-running champions would compete to win enough money to buy larger prizes, such as trips or cars, at show's end; more successful ones could end up buying all the prizes on offer and/or a large cash jackpot. Look up Trivia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
After its original run (1969-74) in the USA and during its successful run (1971-83) in the UK, the format was purchased by Australian TV mogul Reg Grundy, whose Grundy Television had produced a similarly formatted program called Temptation (as well as a primetime version called The Great Temptation) between 1971 and 1976. The Grundy version of Sale premiered on Nine Network on July 14, 1980 and became a massive success, spawning versions all across the world (including new versions in the United States and the United Kingdom). At its close in 2001 it was Australia's longest-running game show (a record since surpassed by Wheel of Fortune). Sale of the Century is a television game show format that made its debut in the United States on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. ...
Sale of the Century, produced by Anglia Television was shown on ITV weekly from 1972 to 1983. ...
Reg Grundy (born 1923) is one of the most successful Australian media and television moguls of his generation. ...
Reg Grundy Organisation was an Australian television production company that branched out into Europe and the USA. Founded by Reg Grundy it initially produced game shows, before branching into soap operas in 1973. ...
The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...
The current Australian version of Wheel of Fortune (W.O.F.) began on the Seven Network on July 21, 1981, being produced from ADS-7. ...
The game format varied in its details over the years and in various nations, however the core format which debuted in the 1980 Australian version, remained unchanged. In Australia, Tony Barber hosted an early version of Sale of the Century under the title of Temptation during the 1970s, and was also the initial host of Sale, replaced by Glenn Ridge in 1991. ...
Versions throughout the world - In the United States, Sale of the Century made its debut in the United States on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. The series aired until July 13, 1973, then aired in a weekly syndicated version for one additional year. A new version of the show ran weekday mornings (again on NBC) from January 3, 1983 to March 24, 1989, with a concurrent version airing weeknights in syndication from January 1985 to September 1986. The original version was hosted by Jack Kelly and later by Joe Garagiola. Both of the 1980s versions were hosted by Jim Perry.
- The United Kingdom version of Sale of the Century, produced by Anglia Television, was hosted by Nicholas Parsons. A 1988 remake presented by Peter Marshall aired on Sky TV, and Keith Chegwin hosted a Challenge TV version in 1997 and 1998.
- In Australia, Tony Barber hosted the original Temptation series and later hosted Sale of the Century from its 1980 debut until 1991, when Glenn Ridge took over for the rest of its run. The current Temptation is co-hosted by Ed Phillips and Livinia Nixon.
- In New Zealand, the host of the show was ex-radio DJ Steve Parr (assisted first by Judith "Jude" Dobson (née Kirk) and then later by Julie White after the show switched networks). The show ran on TVNZ from 1989 to 1993 and later TV3 in 1994,. Grant Walker was the announcer.
- A Hong Kong version debuted in 1982 ("Dat Sou But").
- The hosts for the German version (Hopp Oder Top) included Andreas Similia, Thomy Aigner and Hermann Toelcke, and has run on Tele 5 from 1990 to 1992 and a few months in 1993 on DSF.
- In Greece, the show's title translated as "The Boss Has Gone Crazy".
- Paraguay had its own version ("La Venta del Siglo") from the mid-1990s until at least 1998.
- As of 2004, India has had a version called Super Sale, hosted by Sajid Khan, for the Star One channel.
- As of 2006, South Africa has its own version of the show (called Temptation, just like the current Australian revival). It airs on M-Net, and the host is James Lennox while Bridget Masina is the hostess.
Sale of the Century is a television game show format that made its debut in the United States on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. ...
NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center and is shown on basic cable in Canada. ...
In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...
NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center and is shown on basic cable in Canada. ...
Jack Kelly (September 16, 1927—November 7, 1992 in Astoria, Queens, New York) was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of Bart Maverick in the TV series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. ...
Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. ...
Jim Perry, seen here hosting the popular American game show, Card Sharks. ...
Sale of the Century, produced by Anglia Television was shown on ITV weekly from 1972 to 1983. ...
Current ITV Anglia logo Anglia Television is the ITV station for East Anglia. ...
Peter Marshall (born on 11 September 1938 in Derry) is an Irish broadcaster, educated at St Columbs College in Derry. ...
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the UK and Ireland. ...
Keith Cheggers Chegwin Keith Chegwin (born 17 January 1957) is a British television presenter and former sitcom actor. ...
Challenge is a British digital TV channel owned by Flextech. ...
In Australia, Tony Barber hosted an early version of Sale of the Century under the title of Temptation during the 1970s, and was also the initial host of Sale, replaced by Glenn Ridge in 1991. ...
Glenn Ridge is an Australian television presenter and owner and managing director of the Q Media Group, a production company which produces television specials and documentaries. ...
Temptation is an Australian game show which premiered on the Nine Network on 30 May 2005. ...
Ed Phillips is a Melbourne-based television and radio presenter. ...
Livinia Helen Nixon (born 19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actor who has worked on a number of programs appearing on the Nine Network. ...
Sajid Khan is the adopted son of famed Indian film producer Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios, in India. ...
M-Net (originally an abbreviation for Electronic Media Network) is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by a consortium of newspaper companies. ...
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