Queen for a Day

Apr 30, 1945 (en) [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Apr 30, 1945
  • Production
    John Masterson Productions, The Raymond R. Morgan Company, MCA Television, Queen for a Day Inc., NBC
  • Rotten tomato
    40%
  • Original title
    Queen for a Day
  • Release
    Apr 30, 1945
  • en
    -

Overview

Queen for a Day was an American radio and television game show that helped to usher in American listeners' and viewers' fascination with big-prize giveaway shows. Queen for a Day originated on the Mutual Radio Network on April 30, 1945 in New York City before moving to Los Angeles a few months later, and running until 1957. The show then ran on NBC Television from 1956 to 1964. The series is considered a forerunner of modern-day "reality television". The show became popular enough that NBC increased its running time from 30 to 45 minutes to sell more commercials, at a then-premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 1945-04-30)

Episode 1

Episode: 1
Apr 30, 1945 (en)
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Apr 30, 1945
  • Production
    John Masterson Productions, The Raymond R. Morgan Company, MCA Television, Queen for a Day Inc., NBC
  • Rotten tomato 40%
Original Title Queen for a Day
en

Overview

Queen for a Day was an American radio and television game show that helped to usher in American listeners' and viewers' fascination with big-prize giveaway shows. Queen for a Day originated on the Mutual Radio Network on April 30, 1945 in New York City before moving to Los Angeles a few months later, and running until 1957. The show then ran on NBC Television from 1956 to 1964. The series is considered a forerunner of modern-day "reality television". The show became popular enough that NBC increased its running time from 30 to 45 minutes to sell more commercials, at a then-premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer