The CBS primetime edition lasted for 9 seasons, ending on Monday, May 22, 1967; the daytime version outlasted it for over a year, before finally grinding to a halt in September 1968, after 6 years. The cancellation of Daytime Truth seemed to bring down the curtain on an era for CBS, as for the next four years, The Eye Network became the only functioning network not to air game shows of any kind, and sitcom repeats became a regular staple of its daytime schedule…until that magical date of September 4, 1972, when CBS scrapped sitcom repeats in favor of premiering 3 brand-spanking new games on its schedule: The Joker’s Wild, The New Price Is Right, and Gambit!
As for To Tell The Truth itself, in 1969, Goodson-Todman, after launching a rather successful daily syndie revival of the 1950-67 CBS game What’s My Line?, decided to do the same with T4 and revamp it…big time! A psychedelic set and a very 1960s-pop theme song with lyrics helped make it very memorable. Kitty Carlisle and Peggy Cass returned as panelists. With original host Bud Collyer sadly deceased, Garry Moore, original host of G-T’s I’ve Got A Secret for 12 seasons (1952-64), was tapped as new host. The new T4 was originally recorded before a live studio audience in The Ed Sullivan Theater; in 1971, NBC’s Studio 6A became T4's new headquarters, which saw the use of a different set and the title now encased in interlocking letters. Throughout its run, the show was announced by Johnny Olson, Bill Wendell, Alan Kalter, and Don Pardo.
At the end of 1976, Garry left To Tell The Truth undergo throat surgery. Joe Garagiola (previous emcee of TattleTales’ 1969-70 precursor He Said She Said) originally took over the job on an interim basis, But when Moore decided to retire rather than return to Truth, Garagiola became host full-time…even though Moore showed up at the beginning of the final season (1977-78) to officially turn the reins over to Garagiola.
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