| Blind Date (Your Big Moment) |
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| Format | Game show |
| Created by | Bernard Schubert |
| Presented by | Arlene Francis (1949-1952) Melvyn Douglas (May-June 1953) Jan Murray (June-September 1953) |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 30 Minutes |
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| Original channel | ABC (1949-1951) NBC (1952) DuMont (1953) |
| Original run | May 5, 1949 – September 15, 1953 |
Blind Date was a television game show, also known as Your Big Moment, which aired on ABC, NBC, and then DuMont after many years on radio.
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Blind Date originally aired on ABC from May 5, 1949 to September 20, 1951, moved to NBC from June 7 to July 15, 1952, then ran on DuMont from May 19 to September 15, 1953. The ABC version aired Thursdays at 8:30pm EST during the 1949-50 TV season, and Thursdays at 9:30pm EST during the 1950-51 season.
Arlene Francis was the host of the ABC and NBC versions, and had hosted the radio version since 1943. Melvyn Douglas became host when the show moved to DuMont, but was replaced after the third show by Jan Murray.[1][2]
One episode with Francis from 1950 is held among collectors, while the August 25, 1953 show with Murray is held by the Paley Center for Media.