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Airing History Network Time Period CBS Daytime/Primetime 1961 - 1967 ABC Daytime 1971 - 1975 NBC Daytime 1979 - 1982 NBC Daytime 1984 - 1989 CBS Primetime 2008 - 2009 Host Information.
Network: CBS Episodes: 1,551 (half-hour) Seasons: Four TV show dates: October 2, 1961 — September 15, 1967 Series status: Cancelled/ended Performers include: Allen Ludden (host) TV show description: A game show hosted by Allen Ludden that pits two teams, each made up of a celebrity and a contestant, against one another. A secret word is given to one player from each team and they try to help their partner guess the word via single word clues. The first team to reach 25 points wins the game and moves on to a lightning round worth up to $250. This is the first of many incarnations of the Password game show.