The Name of the Game(1968)
Overview
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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No imageSeason 1
26 episodes • 1968
Season 1
26 episodes • 1968
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fear of High Places | Sep 20, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Witness | Sep 27, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Taker | Oct 4, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Collector's Edition | Oct 11, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nightmare | Oct 18, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Incident in Berlin | Oct 25, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Shine On, Shine On, Jesse Gil | Nov 1, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lola in Lipstick | Nov 8, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Protector | Nov 15, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ordeal | Nov 22, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The White Birch | Nov 29, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 12 | High On A Rainbow | Dec 6, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Black Answer | Dec 13, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pineapple Rose | Dec 20, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Revolutionary | Dec 27, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Swinger's Only | Jan 10, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Inquiry | Jan 17, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Incomparable Connie Walker | Jan 24, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Love-In At Ground Zero | Jan 31, 1968 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Suntan Mob | Feb 7, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Keep the Doctor Away | Feb 14, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Bobby Currier Story | Feb 21, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 23 | A Wrath of Angels | Feb 28, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Third Choice | Mar 7, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Breakout To A Fast Buck | Mar 14, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 26 | An Agent of the Plaintiff | Mar 21, 1969 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
26 episodes • 1969
Season 2
26 episodes • 1969
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady On the Rocks | Sep 19, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Hard Case of the Blues | Sep 26, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blind Man's Bluff | Oct 3, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Emissary | Oct 10, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chains of Command | Oct 17, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Goodbye Harry | Oct 24, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Give Till It Hurts | Oct 31, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Perfect Image | Nov 7, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Prisoner Within | Nov 14, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Civilized Men | Nov 28, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 11 | High Card | Dec 5, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Power | Dec 12, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Laurie Marie | Dec 19, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Tradition | Jan 2, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Brass Ring | Jan 9, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Island of Gold and Precious Stones | Jan 16, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Takeover | Jan 23, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Garden | Jan 30, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tarot | Feb 13, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The King of Denmark | Feb 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Skin Game | Feb 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Man of the People | Mar 6, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Echo of a Nightmare | Mar 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Jenny Wilde Is Drowning | Mar 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 25 | One of the Girls in Research | Apr 3, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Other Kind of Spy | Apr 10, 1970 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
24 episodes • 1970Avg: 6.0Golden Era
Season 3
24 episodes • 1970Avg: 6.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Long Baby, and Amen | Sep 18, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Love To Remember | Sep 25, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon | Oct 2, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Battle at Gannon's Bridge | Oct 9, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Enemy Before Us | Oct 16, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Time Is Now | Oct 23, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The War Merchants | Oct 30, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Little Bear Died Running | Nov 6, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 9 | All the Old Familar Faces | Nov 13, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 10 | I Love You, Billy Baker (1) | Nov 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 11 | I Love You, Billy Baker (2) | Nov 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Why I Blew Up Dakota | Dec 4, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Aquarius Descending | Dec 11, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Glory Shouter | Dec 18, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 15 | A Sister From Napoli | Jan 8, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Los Angeles 2017 | Jan 15, 1971 | 6.0 |
| 17 | The Man Who Killed A Ghost | Feb 5, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Seek and Destroy | Feb 5, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 19 | A Capitol Affair | Feb 12, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Savage Eye | Feb 19, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Appointment in Palermo | Feb 26, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Beware of the Watchdog | Mar 5, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Broken Puzzle | Mar 12, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Showdown | Mar 19, 1971 | 0.0 |
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