Concentration
Concentration is an American television game show based on the children's memory game of the same name. Matching cards represented prizes that contestants could win. As matching pairs of cards were gradually removed from the board, it would slowly reveal elements of a rebus puzzle that contestants had to solve to win a match. The show was broadcast on and off from 1958 to 1991, presented by various hosts, and has been made in several different versions. The original network daytime series, Concentration, appeared on NBC for 14 years, 7 months, and 3,770 telecasts, the longest run of any game show on that network. This series was hosted by Hugh Downs and later by Bob Clayton, but for a six-month period in 1969, Ed McMahon hosted the series. The series began at 11:30 AM Eastern, then moved to 11:00 and finally to 10:30. Nearly all episodes of the NBC daytime version were produced at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. A weekly nighttime version appeared in two separate broadcast runs: the first aired from October 30 to November 20, 1958 with Jack Barry as host, while the second ran from April 24 to September 18, 1961 with Downs as host.
Concentration — Season 1 Episode 27
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Monday August 25, 1958 (Debut Show)
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Tuesday August 26, 1958
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Wednesday August 27, 1958
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Thursday August 28, 1958
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Friday August 29, 1958
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Monday September 1, 1958
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Tuesday September 2, 1958
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Wednesday September 3, 1958
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Thursday September 4, 1958
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Friday September 5, 1958
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Monday September 8, 1958
Episode 12
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Tuesday September 9, 1958
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Wednesday September 10, 1958
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Thursday September 11, 1958
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Friday September 12, 1958
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Monday September 15, 1958
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Tuesday September 16, 1958
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Wednesday September 17, 1958
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Thursday September 18, 1958
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Friday September 19, 1958
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Monday September 22, 1958
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Tuesday September 23, 1958
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Wednesday September 24, 1958
Episode 24
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Thursday September 25, 1958
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Friday September 26, 1958
Episode 26
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Monday September 29, 1958
Episode 27
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Tuesday September 30, 1958
Episode 28
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Wednesday October 1, 1958
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Thursday October 2, 1958
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Friday October 3, 1958
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Monday October 6, 1958
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Tuesday October 7, 1958
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Wednesday October 8, 1958
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Thursday October 9, 1958
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Friday October 10, 1958
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Monday October 13, 1958
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Tuesday October 14, 1958
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Wednesday October 15, 1958
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Thursday October 16, 1958
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Friday October 17, 1958
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Monday October 20, 1958
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Tuesday October 21, 1958
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Wednesday October 22, 1958
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Thursday October 23, 1958
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Monday October 27, 1958
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Tuesday October 28, 1958
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Wednesday October 29, 1958
Episode 49
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Thursday October 30, 1958 (Daytime)
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October 30, 1958 (Nighttime)
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Friday October 31, 1958
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Monday November 3, 1958
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Tuesday November 4, 1958
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Wednesday November 5, 1958
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Thursday November 6, 1958 (Daytime)
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November 6, 1958 (Nighttime)
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Friday November 7, 1958
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November 13, 1958 (Nighttime)
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Tuesday November 18, 1958
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Thursday November 20, 1958 (Daytime)
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November 20, 1958 (Nighttime)
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Tuesday November 25, 1958
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Wednesday November 26, 1958
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Thursday November 27, 1958 (Preempted for Macy's Parade)
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Friday November 28, 1958
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Tuesday December 16, 1958
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Wednesday December 17, 1958
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Thursday December 18, 1958
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Friday December 19, 1958
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Thursday December 25, 1958
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Tuesday January 13, 1959
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Thursday January 15, 1959
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Tuesday January 20, 1959
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Thursday January 22, 1959
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Monday January 26, 1959
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Monday April 20, 1959
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Friday May 1, 1959
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Tuesday May 5, 1959
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Monday August 24, 1959 (1st Anniversary Weekday)
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Tuesday August 25, 1959 (Happy 1st Anniversary)
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Thursday August 27, 1959
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Friday August 28, 1959
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Monday August 31, 1959
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Tuesday September 1, 1959
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Wednesday September 2, 1959
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Wednesday September 2, 1959
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Cast
Hugh Downs
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Jack Barry
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Bob Clayton
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Art James
Ed McMahon
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Gene Wood
Johnny Olson
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