Overview - Blockbusters

Date of release

Genres

    Spoken Languages

    • English

    Production companies

    • Name: The Blockbusters Company

      Production country

    • Name: Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

      Production country

    • Name: NBC

      Production country

    Overview

    Blockbusters is an American game show which had two separate runs in the 1980s. Created by Steve Ryan for Mark Goodson Productions, the first series debuted on NBC on October 27, 1980 and aired until April 23, 1982. In the first series, a team of two family members competed against a solo contestant. Blockbusters was revived on NBC from January 5 to May 1, 1987, but featured only two contestants competing. Bill Cullen hosted the 1980–1982 version, with Bob Hilton as announcer. Johnny Olson and Rich Jeffries substituted for Hilton on occasion, with Jeffries taking over for the final two weeks. Bill Rafferty hosted the 1987 version, with Jeffries announcing the entire run.

    Seasons

    • Name: Season 1

      Episode: 271

      Date first aired: