Season 1 • Episode 876
LatestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Production
Live TV spontaneity—flubbed questions, visible cigarettes, genuine surprise.
Writing
Clever yes/no constraints force absurdly creative interrogation tactics.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show ran live from 1950-1967, making it one of CBS's longest-running primetime series—outlasting McCarthy, Eisenhower, and three presidents.
Panelists were paid dirt compared to today's standards; Dorothy Kilgallen reportedly earned $500/week while commuting from her newspaper column deadlines.
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