Make the Connection

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First Aired:July 7, 1955

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:13

Status:Ended

Make the Connection is an American game show, sponsored by Borden, that ran on Thursday nights from July 7 to September 29, 1955 on NBC. Originally hosted by Jim McKay, he was replaced after the first four episodes by future Match Game host Gene Rayburn for the final nine episodes. The series was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production, and as such it had many things in common with the other panel shows developed by the company. Like I've Got a Secret, there were four celebrity panelists who were each given a timed period in which to ask questions. Each panelist that was stumped earned the contestants money. Betty White made one of her earliest game show appearances as a panelist on the series. White would later be a frequent panelist on every version of the Rayburn-hosted Match Game.

Cast

Gene Rayburn

Gene Rayburn

Host

Jim McKay

Host

Seasons & Episodes

E1Episode 1

Jul 7, 1955

E2Episode 2

Jul 14, 1955

E3Episode 3

Jul 21, 1955

E4Episode 4

Jul 28, 1955

E5Episode 5

Aug 4, 1955

E6Episode 6

Aug 11, 1955

E7Episode 7

Aug 18, 1955

E8Episode 8

Aug 25, 1955

E9Episode 9

Sep 1, 1955

E10Episode 10

Sep 8, 1955

E11Episode 11

Sep 15, 1955

E12Episode 12

Sep 22, 1955

E13Episode 13

Sep 29, 1955

Storyline

Make the Connection is an American game show, sponsored by Borden, that ran on Thursday nights from July 7 to September 29, 1955 on NBC. Originally hosted by Jim McKay, he was replaced after the first four episodes by future Match Game host Gene Rayburn for the final nine episodes. The series was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production, and as such it had many things in common with the other panel shows developed by the company. Like I've Got a Secret, there were four celebrity panelists who were each given a timed period in which to ask questions. Each panelist that was stumped earned the contestants money. Betty White made one of her earliest game show appearances as a panelist on the series. White would later be a frequent panelist on every version of the Rayburn-hosted Match Game.

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