Season 1
1965 | 229 Episodes
Nine celebrities, seated in a three-by-three tier as in a tic-tac-toe board, joined two contestants one of them a champion in a game known best for the celebrities' witty answers to questions. The object was to win an otherwise standard game of tic-tac-toe by determining whether a celebrity was giving a correct answer to a general knowledge question or bluffing ("agree" or "disagree"). Contestants selected a celebrity, for which host Marshall read a question; a correct decision to agree or disagree by the player allowed him/her to place their mark in that box, while the opponent's mark was placed there if said decision was incorrect (unless it led to tic-tac-toe, in which case the contestant had to earn the box). During the first complete game of a show, a "Secret Square" game offered the contestants a bonus prize package for a correct answer. The contestant winning the best-of-three match was champion and returned to face a new challenger. Five-time champions retired un-defeated with a $2,000 bonus and a prize package (containing such things as cars, trips, furs, jewelry and furniture). In later years, daily winners were allowed to select a celebrity, and won a bonus prize concealed inside an envelope.
Country: United States
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 1983
Also Known As: The Hollywood Squares (Daytime), Голливудские квадратыHollywood Squares, כוכבים בריבוע, ハリウッド・スクエア | See more »
Production Co: Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions, Four Star Productions, Filmways Television, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Orion Television
1965 | 229 Episodes
1967 | 258 Episodes
1968 | 257 Episodes
1969 | 70 Episodes
1976 | 5 Episodes
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Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs
Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs
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Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Individuals
Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Individuals