Game Show History, March 1-31

Sorry that I've been slacking off on this. My recent vacation and my struggle to find a new job have kept me from updating this part of my blog.

MARCH 1
1947: Alan Thicke born

MARCH 2
1979: Jeopardy! (Syn revival) ends

MARCH 8
1991: The 1990-91 syndicated versions of Tic-Tac-Dough and The Joker's Wild end.

MARCH 13
2006: Press Your Luck host Peter Tomarken and his wife were killed when their private plane crashed in Santa Monica Bay, California.

MARCH 16
1941: host Chuck Woolery (Lingo, Love Connection) born

MARCH 19
1933: Actress/singer Phyllis Newman (What's My Line?, To Tell The Truth panelist) born

MARCH 22
1924: Announcer Bill Wendell (To Tell The Truth, Late Night/Late Show with David Letterman) born

MARCH 23
1950: Beat The Clock debuts (CBS)
1973: Concentration ends (NBC)
1990: Scrabble ends (first NBC run)

MARCH 24
1953: Comedian Louie Anderson (Family Feud host [1999-2002]) born
1989: Super Password ends (NBC)
1989: Sale Of The Century ends (second NBC run)

MARCH 25
1988: Lingo ends (Syn)

MARCH 26
1973: The $10,000 Pyramid debuts (CBS)
1982: Password Plus ends (NBC)
1993: Family Feud Challenge (Combs CBS) airs last original episode

MARCH 27
2004: Art James (Say When host, Concentration announcer) dies

MARCH 30
1926: Peter Marshall (The Hollywood Squares host) born
1964: Jeopardy! debuts (NBC)

MARCH 31
1978: Tattletales ends (first CBS run)
1989: Card Sharks ends (CBS)