The Name of the Game is an American television series that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. The series rotated between three characters working at a large magazine company: a crusading reporter with People magazine (Tony Franciosa) — before there was a real-life People magazine — the sophisticated publisher of a family of magazines (Gene Barry), and the editor of Crime magazine (Robert Stack). It was a pioneering ...
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The Name of the Game is an American television series that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. The series rotated between three characters working at a large magazine company: a crusading reporter with People magazine (Tony Franciosa) — before there was a real-life People magazine — the sophisticated publisher of a family of magazines (Gene Barry), and the editor of Crime magazine (Robert Stack). It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for the likes of The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s.
The series was based on a 1966 TV movie called Fame Is the Name of the Game directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Franciosa. The show had a relatively large budget for a television series. Franciosa left the series during the third season of the show's run, and his rotation taken by various characters played by actors including Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Robert Wagner, and Darren McGavin. Serving as a common connection was newcomer Susan...
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