Game Show History, May

MAY 1
1924: Art Fleming (original Jeopardy! host) born
1987: Blockbusters (NBC) 2nd run ends

MAY 4
1987: Classic Concentration debuts (NBC)

MAY 6
1974: The $10,000 Pyramid moves to ABC

MAY 17
1956: Actor, comedian and 1 vs. 100 host Bob Saget born
1985: The nighttime syndicated version of the original Family Feud aired its last original episode

MAY 20
1919: Actor/comedian George Gobel (regular The Hollywood Squares panelist) born

MAY 21
2004: Announcer Gene Wood (Family Feud, Card Sharks) dies

MAY 22
1910: Announcer Johnny Olson (The Price Is Right, [The] Match Game) born
1967: To Tell The Truth and Password ended their primetime runs on CBS

MAY 23
1958: Comedian and host Drew Carey (The Price Is Right, The Power of 10) born
1986: The Joker's Wild and Tic-Tac-Dough ended their 1970s-1980s syndicated runs.

MAY 25
1898: Bennett Cerf (regular What's My Line? panelist) born
2007: Actor/director Charles Nelson Reilly (regular Match Game panelist) dies

MAY 26
1995: Family Feud (Syndicated, Dawson) airs its last original episode

MAY 27
1994: Ray Combs hosts his final Family Feud episode

MAY 30
1936: Ruta Lee (High Rollers, Hollywood Squares) born
1986: The Nighttime Price Is Right (1985-86) ends

MAY 31
1991: To Tell The Truth (NBC) ends
2001: Actress Arlene Francis (What's My Line? panelist) dies