One Minute Please is a panel quiz show hosted by Ernie Kovacs aired on the DuMont Television Network from 6 July 1954 to 17 February 1955 on Tuesdays at 9pm ET.[citation needed]
| One Minute Please | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel show |
| Created by | Ian Messiter - based on his BBC Radio show of the same name which ran from 1951-52 and 1957 |
| Starring | John K. M. McCaffery (host) Cleveland Amory Hermione Gingold Alice Pearce Ernie Kovacs Marc Connelly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | 6 July 1954 – 17 February 1955 |
Panelists were given a topic and had to talk about the subject for one minute nonstop. The panelist who talked the most was the winner.[citation needed]
The program received favorable reviews, but DuMont ended it after 33 episodes because it had no sponsors. The trade publication Variety reported that prospective sponsors declined to taken the show on because not enough stations in major markets carried it.[1]
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References
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
