The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.

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Action & Adventure
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By

First Aired on

Sep 20, 1968

3 seaons till Mar 19, 1971

Popularity: 53.8825
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Networks
(US)
Production

Universal Television (US)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Showdown

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 76 episodes

Specials

Aired

1 Episodes
  • Episode 1Fame Is the Name of the Game75 min

    An investigative reporter looks into the murder of a call girl. His investigation unearths her diary, with the names of many prominent people in it. He sets out to find her killer from among the names contained in it.

Top Cast

Crew & Team

George Eckstein

Producer

Leslie Stevens

Producer

Dean Hargrove

Producer

David Victor

Producer

Boris Sagal

Producer

Richard Irving

Executive Producer

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