Know Your New York

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Know Your New York
StarringDon Roper
Evelyn Peterson
(1947-1948)
Dennis James
(1971-1972)
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time15 minutes (1947-1948)
30 minutes
(1971-1972)
Original release
Network DuMont (1947–1948)
Syndicated (1971–1972)
Release1947 (1947) –
1948 (1948)

Know Your New York was an early American television game show. Broadcast on DuMont Television Network's flagship station WABD in New York City, the series aired in 1947, broadcast at 8:45pm ET on Wednesdays. The 15-minute series was sponsored by Bonded Auto Sales, and was hosted by Don Roper, who was assisted by Evelyn Peterson. Although broadcast only on a single station, it is notable as an early example of a television game show. The show returned to the air in 1971, with Dennis James as host, and ran for one season from 1971 to 1972.

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Format

In the episode broadcast on 20 November 1947, the names of several viewers who wrote in were plucked out of a bowl, and were each phoned for the answer to a question. The questions were based on slides on landmarks in New York, which were to be identified. Correct answers gave the winner $5; all contestants received a turkey whether they answered correctly or not. [1]

The Bonded U-Drive-It auto firm bought a 13-week sponsorship of "Know Your New York" in September 1947. [2]

Reception

Billboard magazine described the series as "low-budget", but also said that "none of the ideas in the program is essentially new, but they are well put together and run smoothly" and that "it is a watchable program and obviously tuned to the budget of the medium local sponsor". [3]

Episode status

Although examples of WABD's local shows are known to exist from as far back as 1948, such as Swing Into Sports and Photographic Horizons , none are known to exist from 1947. The series is most likely lost, and likely was never kinescoped in the first place, as kinescoping was still a very new technology.

The syndicated version likely exists, at least in part, in Dennis James's personal archives; James maintained copies of every show he ever hosted in the archive during his lifetime.

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References

  1. ↑ "Know Your New York". Billboard. December 6, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "DuMont Package Sold to Auto Firm". Billboard. October 4, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1993-06-12. p.  14. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 2015-08-13.

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