Game Show History, October 1-31

Due to my hectic schedule the past few months (including getting a new weekday job!) I had forgotten to make any "Game Show History" posts for the past month. To catch up, here is one covering the month of October.

OCTOBER 2
1890: Comedian, actor and You Bet Your Life host Groucho Marx born
1961: Password debuts (CBS daytime)
1978: Jeopardy! (Syn revival) debuts

OCTOBER 3
1950: Winner Take All (CBS primetime) ends

OCTOBER 5
1917: Original Password host Allen Ludden born

OCTOBER 6
1966: The Dating Game (ABC primetime) debuts

OCTOBER 7
1955: The Name’s The Same (ABC) ends 2nd run

OCTOBER 9
1954: Actor and Family Feud (2006-10) host John O’Hurley born

OCTOBER 12
1985: Game show announcer Johnny Olson (Match Game, The Price Is Right) dies

OCTOBER 13
1945: Susan Stafford (former Wheel of Fortune co-host) born
2006: 1 vs. 100 debuts (NBC)

OCTOBER 15
1929: Host and announcer Art James (Say When; The Who, What or Where Game) born
2007: Drew Carey debuts as The Price Is Right host
2008: Jack Narz (Concentration, Now You See It) dies

OCTOBER 17
1966: The Hollywood Squares debuts (NBC daytime)

OCTOBER 19
1921: Announcer Bern Bennett (Beat The Clock, To Tell The Truth) born

OCTOBER 20
1907: Arlene Francis (What’s My Line? panelist) born
1925: Announcer Gene Wood (Family Feud, Card Sharks) born

OCTOBER 22
1982: Susan Stafford’s final Wheel of Fortune as regular co-host

OCTOBER 23
1959: Tic-Tac-Dough (NBC) ends
1981: Card Sharks (NBC) ends

OCTOBER 24
1980: Allen Ludden’s final Password Plus episode airs

OCTOBER 25
1954: The Name’s The Same begins 2nd run (ABC)

OCTOBER 26
1946: Current Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak born

OCTOBER 27
1920: Actress, singer and What's My Line? panelist Nanette Fabray born
1980: Blockbusters debuts (NBC)
1980: Tom Kennedy’s first Password Plus episode airs
1980: Las Vegas Gambit debuts (NBC)
2003: Announcer Rod Roddy (Press Your Luck, The Price Is Right) dies

OCTOBER 31
1983: The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour debuts (NBC)
2000: Steve Allen (original Tonight Show host, I've Got A Secret) dies