Card Sharks is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (later Mark Goodson Productions, now part of FremantleMedia). Although various changes were made to the game's format throughout its run, the core format remained the same. Two contestants competed against each other, guessing the answers to various questions (generally survey questions) to gain control of a row of oversized playing cards and then gues...
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Card Sharks is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (later Mark Goodson Productions, now part of FremantleMedia). Although various changes were made to the game's format throughout its run, the core format remained the same. Two contestants competed against each other, guessing the answers to various questions (generally survey questions) to gain control of a row of oversized playing cards and then guessing whether the next card in the line was higher or lower in value.
Canadian-American emcee Jim Perry hosted the show's first incarnation, which aired on NBC from 1978-1981. The show was revived in 1986 on both CBS daytime and syndicated television; the daytime show was hosted by Bob Eubanks and lasted until 1989 and the syndicated show was hosted by Bill Rafferty and lasted for one season. Over a decade later, in 2001, a second syndicated version was produced and was hosted by Pat Bullard; this version ran for 16 weeks and ended in 2002,...
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