Every Second Counts was a television game show that aired in United States syndication from September 17, 1984 to September 1985. The show was produced by Charles Colarusso Productions in association with Group W Productions.
Bill Rafferty hosted the series, with Debbie Bartlett as hostess and Johnny Gilbert as announcer. This was Rafferty's first game show; he later hosted Card Sharks for syndication and a revival of Blockbusters for NBC during ...
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Every Second Counts was a television game show that aired in United States syndication from September 17, 1984 to September 1985. The show was produced by Charles Colarusso Productions in association with Group W Productions.
Bill Rafferty hosted the series, with Debbie Bartlett as hostess and Johnny Gilbert as announcer. This was Rafferty's first game show; he later hosted Card Sharks for syndication and a revival of Blockbusters for NBC during the 1986-1987 season.
Although the series lasted only one season in America, a British version ran from 1986-1993 with Paul Daniels as host.
Three married couples competed in a game of answering questions to earn time.
The game was played in two rounds; one spouse from each couple would play in the first round, while the other spouses would play in the second round. Each round has three categories with nine dual-choice questions. On each category, host Rafferty asked each couple a question. A correct answer would earn seconds, while a wrong...
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