TV Show Details
Air Date:September 20th, 1968
Last Air Date:March 19th, 1971
Network:NBC
Status:Ended
Genres:Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal Television
The Name of the Game (1968-1971)
NBC
Scripted
Audience Score
DirectorsAlvin GanzerJohn Llewellyn Moxey
WritersPhilip DeGuere Jr.
Plot
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.
