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Win, Lose or Draw
Win, Lose or Draw is an American television game show that premiered in 1987 and ran in syndication and on NBC. It was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles and was created by Burt Reynolds and Bert Convy, who co-produced the series with Richard S. Kline for Buena Vista Television. The game was similar to Pictionary, a popular board game at the time. Reynolds, however, said that the game evolved from a weekly charades game that he had been hosting at his home, and that there are some differences in how Pictionary and Win, Lose or Draw are played.
The network version of Win, Lose or Draw was hosted by Vicki Lawrence and ran from September 7, 1987 until September 1, 1989. The syndicated series premiered on the same day, ran until June 1, 1990, and was hosted by Convy and later Robb Weller. A version for teenagers was produced for Disney Channel from 1989 to 1992 with Marc Price as host; it was revived for a brief run in 2014, which was produced by Convy's daughter Jennifer.
Burt Reynolds would have a weekly charades party in his living room and various celebrities would participate from week to week. As he recalled in 1987, one of the frequent participants was Fred Astaire. Reynolds said that Astaire was incredibly shy and would rather draw pictures than act out words, and so he brought out a chalkboard one night for him to use and the game that would eventually become Win, Lose or Draw was born.
Eventually, Reynolds was convinced to try to make a television series out of the weekly game night after Merv Griffin had told him of the success he had garnered with the launch of Jeopardy! in syndication in 1984. In November 1986, a pilot episode was staged at CBS Television City with Bert Convy hosting. Reynolds and his then-wife Loni Anderson played the game along with Tony Danza and Betty White, with Rod Roddy announcing. The set was modeled after Burt Reynolds' living room. The pilot, produced by Reynolds and Convy, garnered interest from both NBC and local station ownership groups, so much so that Reynolds and Convy, through their company Burt & Bert Productions and a partnership with Richard S. Kline of Kline and Friends Productions, decided to produce one edition for NBC's daytime schedule and another for syndication.
On September 7, 1987, both editions of Win, Lose or Draw launched. Vicki Lawrence hosted the edition produced for NBC, while the syndicated edition was hosted by Bert Convy. Bob Hilton served as the announcer for the daytime edition; Gene Wood was the initial announcer for the syndicated series but was eventually replaced by Hilton as the series progressed.
The daytime Win, Lose or Draw inherited the spot previously occupied by Wordplay on NBC's morning schedule and was scheduled at 11:30 a.m., which displaced the show that had been airing there, Scrabble; that show moved to the 12:30 p.m. timeslot that Wordplay had been occupying. Paired in the hour with the daytime version of Wheel of Fortune, both shows faced off against CBS' The Price Is Right, with Win, Lose or Draw competing with the second half of the long running hit. The show lasted just under two years on NBC, airing its finale on September 1, 1989.
The syndicated series, meanwhile, was renewed for a third year which began on September 4, 1989 with a significant amount of changes made. Coinciding with the return of the syndicated series was a new Burt & Bert/Kline and Friends production, a panel game titled 3rd Degree!. After the series was sold with Peter Marshall as the host of its pilot, the producers decided to have Convy leave Win, Lose or Draw to host 3rd Degree!; Robb Weller, who had been a reporter and host for Entertainment Tonight, replaced him for what would prove to be the last season for Win, Lose or Draw. The final new episode aired on June 1, 1990; reruns of the series continued to air until the show was withdrawn from syndication on August 31, 1990.
Reruns of the syndicated version aired on the USA Network from December 31, 1990, to December 24, 1992, and on Game Show Network from April 15, 2002, to March 14, 2004.
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Win, Lose or Draw
Win, Lose or Draw is an American television game show that premiered in 1987 and ran in syndication and on NBC. It was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles and was created by Burt Reynolds and Bert Convy, who co-produced the series with Richard S. Kline for Buena Vista Television. The game was similar to Pictionary, a popular board game at the time. Reynolds, however, said that the game evolved from a weekly charades game that he had been hosting at his home, and that there are some differences in how Pictionary and Win, Lose or Draw are played.
The network version of Win, Lose or Draw was hosted by Vicki Lawrence and ran from September 7, 1987 until September 1, 1989. The syndicated series premiered on the same day, ran until June 1, 1990, and was hosted by Convy and later Robb Weller. A version for teenagers was produced for Disney Channel from 1989 to 1992 with Marc Price as host; it was revived for a brief run in 2014, which was produced by Convy's daughter Jennifer.
Burt Reynolds would have a weekly charades party in his living room and various celebrities would participate from week to week. As he recalled in 1987, one of the frequent participants was Fred Astaire. Reynolds said that Astaire was incredibly shy and would rather draw pictures than act out words, and so he brought out a chalkboard one night for him to use and the game that would eventually become Win, Lose or Draw was born.
Eventually, Reynolds was convinced to try to make a television series out of the weekly game night after Merv Griffin had told him of the success he had garnered with the launch of Jeopardy! in syndication in 1984. In November 1986, a pilot episode was staged at CBS Television City with Bert Convy hosting. Reynolds and his then-wife Loni Anderson played the game along with Tony Danza and Betty White, with Rod Roddy announcing. The set was modeled after Burt Reynolds' living room. The pilot, produced by Reynolds and Convy, garnered interest from both NBC and local station ownership groups, so much so that Reynolds and Convy, through their company Burt & Bert Productions and a partnership with Richard S. Kline of Kline and Friends Productions, decided to produce one edition for NBC's daytime schedule and another for syndication.
On September 7, 1987, both editions of Win, Lose or Draw launched. Vicki Lawrence hosted the edition produced for NBC, while the syndicated edition was hosted by Bert Convy. Bob Hilton served as the announcer for the daytime edition; Gene Wood was the initial announcer for the syndicated series but was eventually replaced by Hilton as the series progressed.
The daytime Win, Lose or Draw inherited the spot previously occupied by Wordplay on NBC's morning schedule and was scheduled at 11:30 a.m., which displaced the show that had been airing there, Scrabble; that show moved to the 12:30 p.m. timeslot that Wordplay had been occupying. Paired in the hour with the daytime version of Wheel of Fortune, both shows faced off against CBS' The Price Is Right, with Win, Lose or Draw competing with the second half of the long running hit. The show lasted just under two years on NBC, airing its finale on September 1, 1989.
The syndicated series, meanwhile, was renewed for a third year which began on September 4, 1989 with a significant amount of changes made. Coinciding with the return of the syndicated series was a new Burt & Bert/Kline and Friends production, a panel game titled 3rd Degree!. After the series was sold with Peter Marshall as the host of its pilot, the producers decided to have Convy leave Win, Lose or Draw to host 3rd Degree!; Robb Weller, who had been a reporter and host for Entertainment Tonight, replaced him for what would prove to be the last season for Win, Lose or Draw. The final new episode aired on June 1, 1990; reruns of the series continued to air until the show was withdrawn from syndication on August 31, 1990.
Reruns of the syndicated version aired on the USA Network from December 31, 1990, to December 24, 1992, and on Game Show Network from April 15, 2002, to March 14, 2004.