Mindreaders

Mindreaders was a game show produced by Goodson-Todman Productions which aired on NBC from August 13, 1979 through January 11, 1980. Although NBC originally agreed to a 26-week run, the network canceled Mindreaders after 22 weeks. The host was Dick Martin and the announcer was Johnny Olson. A team of four men played against a team of four women, each consisting of three civilian contestants and a celebrity captain. Host Dick Martin read a questio... more

Mindreaders was a game show produced by Goodson-Todman Productions which aired on NBC from August 13, 1979 through January 11, 1980. Although NBC originally agreed to a 26-week run, the network canceled Mindreaders after 22 weeks. The host was Dick Martin and the announcer was Johnny Olson. A team of four men played against a team of four women, each consisting of three civilian contestants and a celebrity captain. Host Dick Martin read a question to the three civilian contestants on one team. Each player locked in an answer. One by one, the celebrity captain predicted how each of his/her teammates answered. A correct prediction kept that team in control and play moved to the next player in line. If the celebrity was incorrect, the celebrity captain of the opposing team predicted the controlling teammates' responses. Each correct answer was worth $50, with the money going to the other team if incorrect, and the first team to reach $300 won the game and went on to play the end game.... less