Name That Tune: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The original version of the popular and long-running quiz show, hosted by Red Benson Contestants competed to see who had the more comprehensive knowledge of popular songs by trying to be the first to identify pieces of music. Additional challenges included contestants bidding to see who could "name that tune" in as few notes as possible.

Series details

• Title: Name That Tune
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Family, Music
• Premiere date: 1953-07-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1959-10-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 80832
• IMDb ID: tt0045421

Cast and credited roles

• George DeWitt — Host
• Johnny Olson — Announcer
• Red Benson — Host
• Bill Cullen — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1953-07-06; final listed air date 1954-06-28; episode order: 52.
• Season 2: premiered 1954-09-02; final listed air date 1955-03-31; episode order: 31.
• Season 3: premiered 1955-09-27; final listed air date 1956-08-28; episode order: 49.
• Season 4: premiered 1956-09-04; final listed air date 1957-08-27; episode order: 52.
• Season 5: premiered 1957-09-03; final listed air date 1958-08-26; episode order: 48.
• Season 6: premiered 1958-09-02; final listed air date 1959-08-31; episode order: 53.
• Season 7: premiered 1959-09-07; final listed air date 1959-10-19; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Name That Tune on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.