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Chuck Barris as host of âThe Gong Show,â which he created. It became a phenomenon after its 1976 debut. Credit NBC, via Everett Collection.
Barrisâ The Gong Show aired on NBC and in syndication in daytime and primetime from 1976-80, on the show, amateurs revealed generally horrible talents for a panel of three celebrity judges who usually would end the act midway by slamming a huge, bedazzled gong.