What's My Line?Total votes: 24,840
Average rating: 8.0
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Average rating: 7.5
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Average rating: 7.6
I've Got a Secret ratings (TV show, 1952-1967)
| Rank | 11,473 / 28,422 |
|---|---|
| Trend | 3 |
| Genres | Family, Game-show |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Episodes | 39 |
| Total votes | 836 |
| Average votes | 21 |
| Average rating | 7.9 / 10 |
"I've Got a Secret" debuted on the heels of the successful "What's My Line?" Though "Secret" had somewhat similar rules, there were other elements that gave the show its own distinctive flavor. As with "Line," four celebrity panelists try to guess an unknown-to-them secret, which the contestant (or sometimes group of contestants) whispered in the host's ear; the secret was always shown to the television and studio audience. Each panelist has one 30-second period to ask questions that will help them try to guess the secret; if a panelist fails to guess the secret before the buzzer sounds, the contestant(s) receive(s) $20 and the next panelist gets a turn. The process repeats until either the secret is guessed or if all four panelists are unable to guess the secret, meaning the contestant receives the maximum payout of $80 (during the early years, each panelist had two questioning periods, with $10 paid per unsuccessful try). Usually, a skit or demonstration of the secret followed each ...
Directors: Alvin R. Mifelow, Chester Feldman, Frank Satenstein, Franklin Heller, Ira Skutch, Mike Gargiulo, Paul Alter Writers: Allan Sherman, Howard Merrill, Pat McCormick Hint: you can examine a particular season more clearly on the graphs if you disable the trendline and all other seasons (via clicking on their labels). Episodes average rating Note: season labels indicates the average rating per episode between the parentheses. Episodes total votes Note: season labels indicates the average votes per episode between the parentheses. History (tracking since March 7, 2020) Note: amount of total votes may decrease due to periodic removal of fraudulent ones.