Who hosted the ‘$64,000 Question’ on British television?
The $64,000 Question (UK game show) The $64,000 Question (UK game show) The $64,000 Question is a UK game show based on the US format of the same name that originally ran from 19 May 1956 to 18 January 1958 produced by ATV (always keen to pick up successful US formats) and was originally hosted by Jerry Desmonde, and called simply "The 64,000 Question" with the top prize initially being 64,000 sixpences (£1,600), later doubling to 64,000 shillings (£3,200). It was revived in 1990 with Bob Monkhouse as the host and a higher £6,400 top prize. Each contestant answered questions based on their subject of expertise.
The $64,000 Question been rigged. Neither Goostree nor any other quiz contestant who similarly sued won their cases. Selected PBS outlets showed surviving kinescopes of the original "Question" in Summer 1976, as a run-up to a new version of the show called "The $128,000 Question", which ran for two years. The first season was hosted by Mike Darrow and produced at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, while the second was produced at Global Television Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and hosted by Alex Trebek. In 1999, television producer Michael Davies attempted to revive "Question" as "The $640,000 Question" for ABC,