I've Got a Secret: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

I've Got a Secret (1952-1967) is a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line?. Instead of celebrity panelists trying to determine a contestant's occupation, the panel tries to determine a contestant's "secret": something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person. The original version of I've Got a Secret premiered on June 19, 1952 and ran until April 3, 1967. This version began broadcasting in black and white and switched to a color format in 1966, by which time virtually all commercial network programs were being shown in color. The show was revived for the 1972-1973 season in once-a-week syndication and again from June 15 to July 6, 1976, for a Summer run.

Series details

• Title: I've Got a Secret
• Format: Panel Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1952-06-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1967-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7024
• IMDb ID: tt0044270
• TVDB ID: 71690

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Cullen — Panellist
• Betsy Palmer — Panellist
• Jayne Meadows — Panellist
• Kitty Carlisle — Panellist
• Henry Morgan — Panellist
• Bess Myerson — Panellist
• Steve Allen — Host
• Garry Moore — Host
• John Cannon — Announcer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1952-06-19; final listed air date 1952-12-25.
• Season 2: premiered 1953-01-08; final listed air date 1953-12-23.
• Season 3: premiered 1954-02-10; final listed air date 1954-12-29.
• Season 4: premiered 1955-01-05; final listed air date 1955-12-21.
• Season 5: premiered 1956-01-04; final listed air date 1956-12-26.
• Season 6: premiered 1957-01-02; final listed air date 1957-12-25.
• Season 7: premiered 1958-01-01; final listed air date 1958-12-24.
• Season 8: premiered 1959-01-14; final listed air date 1959-12-30.
• Season 9: premiered 1960-01-06; final listed air date 1960-12-28.
• Season 10: premiered 1961-01-04; final listed air date 1961-12-25.
• Season 11: premiered 1962-01-01; final listed air date 1962-12-31.
• Season 12: premiered 1963-01-07; final listed air date 1963-12-30.
• Season 13: premiered 1964-01-06; final listed air date 1964-12-28.
• Season 14: premiered 1965-01-04; final listed air date 1965-12-27.
• Season 15: premiered 1966-01-03; final listed air date 1966-12-26.
• Season 16: premiered 1967-01-02; final listed air date 1967-04-03.

Source and licence

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