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What's My Line?First Aired in 1950 Show Type: Game Show with Panel First Telecast: February 2, 1950 Last Telecast: September 3, 1967 Producers: Mark Goodson & Bill Todman Currently Airs: GSN, Daily at 4:30 AM EST, as part of their Black & White Overnight series. Synopsis: What's My Line? was one of network television's longest running and most beloved prime time game shows, with a broadcast run of seventeen and one-half years. The game consisted of four panelists trying to guess the occupation of a guest contestant. As the questioning rotated, a panel member asked questions, and the guest would answer either "yes" or "no." A contestant received $5 for each "no" answer, and ten "no" answers ended the game in favor of the contestant. A mystery guest segment was also included, in which the panelists were blindfolded. The mystery guests were paid $500 as an appearance fee, whether they won or lost the game. This was in addition to the maximum $50 game winnings. Guest panelists were paid $750 as an appearance fee. The regular panelists were under contract and were paid "much more" stated Gil Fates in his 1978 What's My Line? book. From 1950-1967, John Daly hosted the "classic" What's My Line?, to which this site is devoted. In September 1968, What's My Line? was revived as a syndicated daily show (M-F) which lasted until 1975. If you see any mistakes on this page or if you have more infomation about this show, please submit a comment |