The show that debuted on CBS in 1973 was “The $10,000 Pyramid.”
The ante has subsequently been upped to $20,000, $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000.
The show has also appeared on ABC and in syndication.
The TV series had four spinoffs: “Maude” (CBS, 1972-78); “The Jeffersons” (CBS, 1975-85); “Archie Bunker’s Place” (CBS, 1979-83); and “Gloria” (CBS, 1982-83).
Voice expert June Foray provided the voice for Rocky the Flying Squirrel on “The Bullwinkle Show”. He also provided the voices on the show for Dudley Do-Right’s girlfriend Nell, and for others.
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy both appeared in a 1964 episode of the TV series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” (NBC, 1964-68) called “The Project Strigas Affair.”
Her one-time husband Rob Reiner played the boyfriend of Myrna the secretary (Penny Marshall) on “The Odd Couple” (ABC, 1970-75). The boyfriend’s name was Sheldn (not “Sheldon”; they forgot the “o” on his birth certificate).
Television’s first teen star was Don Hastings, the teenager who played the Video Ranger, sidekick of “Captain Video” (DuMont, 1949-55).
According to the sign that flashes on the screen in the opening credits of the TV series, the population of “Twin Peaks” is 51,201.