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to allow his opponent to win the game. The matter was brought into focus in 1958 when Enright was revealed to have rigged the show; this revelation caused networks to cancel their entire lineups of quiz shows.
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Heatter went on to produce several more game shows solo. Most of those game shows were revivals or new versions of Heatter-Quigley produced shows. Some of those shows included
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were secretly given assistance by the show's producers to arrange the outcome of a supposedly fair competition which took place between 1956 and 1958.
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in September 1960. The series was well known for its gigantic life-sized game board which was the set of the show. The series ended its run in 1962.
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as the host and aired it on October 17, 1966. The Marshall-hosted pilot became the official first episode of the game show. NBC aired
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KING WORLD INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL FORMAT RIGHTS TO GAME SHOW CATALOGUE FROM MERRILL HEATTER PRODUCTIONS, INC.
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The quiz shows scandals came to an end in 1958 after three popular game shows were cancelled. Those game shows were
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As the 1970s rolled around, Heatter and Quigley were still at work on producing their existing game show,
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Heatter and Quigley created and produced several unsuccessful game shows before their breakthrough hit
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was the last title produced by Heatter-Quigley. Bob Quigley retired from show business shortly after
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final episode on June 20, 1980. The series continued to air in syndication until September 11, 1981.
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Venanzi, Katie (1997), "An Examination of Television Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s", found at
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Several spinoffs and revival series aired over the next 25 years. The spinoffs included
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on August 15. They were the most publicized of all the shows involved in the scandals.
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In 1960, Heatter met Bob Quigley. Quigley was a former writer for comedian and pianist
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Graham, Jefferson (August 23, 1988). Now it's hip to watch 'Hollywood Squares'.
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Shortly after the taping of the pilot episode, after some reworking of the
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on December 31, 1964. Stewart was known for her roles in the movies
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Some of the other game shows that Heatter-Quigley produced included
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with several field reporters including radio announcing veterans
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was one of the first new game shows produced after the infamous
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Heatter's career began in the late 1940s when, on July 7, 1947,
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pilot, NBC taped a second pilot episode of the game show, with
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fame as the host. The pilot also featured future HS regulars
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in 1960. The company was responsible for the game shows
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Schwartz, David; Ryan, Steve; Wostbrock, Fred (1999).
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premiered a new game show created by Heatter entitled
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as the original host (Narz also served as the host of
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On February 1, 1953, the series made a transition to
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