In early 1975, with production on break, it became clear to staff that the seventh season of the syndicated "What's My Line?" would be the last. This was the time of year that production companies and syndicators would try to sell new and continuing series to local stations, and Viacom and Goodson-Todman found themselves unable to secure contracts with enough stations to justify continuing producing the program beyond the current campaign. Just days after disbanding their technical crew, Goodson and Todman pitched the idea of a retrospective network special to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the program's CBS debut, called "What's My Line at 25". The programming department at CBS turned down the idea but ABC bought it. The special was broadcast by ABC on May 28, 1975 on the late-night series "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment", and is currently available for viewing at The Paley Center for Media. It made a return twice on television as a one-time rerun on GSN (Game Show Network) on December 25, 2014 at 1:00 A.M. EST and as part of Buzzr "Lost & Found" week on September 29, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. EST.