Beat the Clock

Beat the Clock is a Goodson-Todman game show which has aired on American television in several versions since 1950. The original show, hosted by Bud Collyer, ran on CBS from 1950-1958 and ABC from 1958-1961. The show was revived in syndication as The New Beat the Clock from 1969-1974, with Jack Narz as host until 1972, when he was replaced by the show's announcer, Gene Wood. Another version ran on CBS from 1979-1980 (as The All-New Beat the Clock... more

Beat the Clock is a Goodson-Todman game show which has aired on American television in several versions since 1950. The original show, hosted by Bud Collyer, ran on CBS from 1950-1958 and ABC from 1958-1961. The show was revived in syndication as The New Beat the Clock from 1969-1974, with Jack Narz as host until 1972, when he was replaced by the show's announcer, Gene Wood. Another version ran on CBS from 1979-1980 (as The All-New Beat the Clock, and later as All-New All-Star Beat the Clock), with former Let's Make a Deal host Monty Hall as host and Narz as announcer. The most recent version aired in 2002 on PAX (now ION) with Gary Kroeger and Julielinh Parker as co-hosts. The series was also featured as the third episode of Gameshow Marathon in 2006. Ricki Lake hosted while Rich Fields announced. Contestants were required to perform tasks (called "problems") within a certain time limit which was counted down on a large 60-second clock. If they succeeded, they were said to have ... less