$ale of the Century

$ale of the Century was a television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969.

Related Topics:
Television - Game show - 1969

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It was originally screened on the NBC network from 1969 to 1973, and a UK version produced by Anglia Television was shown on ITV from 1971 to 1983.

Related Topics:
NBC - 1973 - UK - Anglia Television - ITV - 1971 - 1983

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Probably its most prominent incarnation occurred after the Australian Grundy Television organization (known in the United States as Reg Grundy Productions) bought the rights to the concept for a version that screened in Australia from 1979 to 2001. At its close it was Australia's longest-running game show, though the local edition of Wheel of Fortune has now exceeded that, which has been on since 1981.l

Related Topics:
Australian - Grundy Television - Reg Grundy Productions - 1979 - 2001 - Wheel of Fortune - 1981

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Grundy's later licensed the format to a number of other countries, including the United States, where it had a second run on NBC from 1983 to 1989, in New Zealand on TV One and TV3 from 1987 to 1993, and the UK, where it also appeared again on Sky television in 1989 and then on Challenge from 1998. It also appeared as a one-off as part of Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon on 8 October 2005. The contestants were Vernon Kay, Ruby Wax and Eamonn Holmes with Kay being the winner.

Related Topics:
United States - 1989 - Challenge - 1998 - Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon - 8 October - 2005 - Vernon Kay - Ruby Wax - Eamonn Holmes

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In mid-2005 a revamped version of $ale of the Century returned to Australian screens under the name of Temptation: The New $ale of the Century (commonly referred to as just "Temptation"). After a few weeks, the 'new Sale of the Century' tag was not mentioned.

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