| The Gong Show | |
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| Created by | Chris Bearde |
| Directed by | John Dorsey Terry Kyne |
| Presented by | Chuck Barris John Barbour Gary Owens (1976-1977 nighttime season) Don Bleu Dave Attell Mike Myers as Tommy Maitland |
| Narrated by | Johnny Jacobs Jack Clark Charlie O'Donnell Will Arnett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 500 NBC[1] 20 Revival |
| Production | |
| Producers | Gene Banks Diane Fell Linda Howard |
| Production locations | NBC Studios Burbank, California (1976–79) Golden West Broadcasting Hollywood, California (1979–80) CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1988–89) Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California (2017-18) |
| Running time | 18 minutes (early NBC episodes) 23 minutes 42 minutes |
| Production companies | Chuck Barris Productions (1976–80) Chris Bearde Productions (1976–78, 1988–89) Barris Productions (1988–89) Barris Industries (1988–89) Den of Thieves (2017–2018) Sony Pictures Television (2017–2018) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC (1976–1978) Syndicated (1976–77, 1977–80, 1988–89) |
| Release | June 14, 1976 – September 15, 1989 |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 22, 2017 – August 30, 2018 |
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The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC. The show was created and originally produced by Chuck Barris, who also served as host for the NBC run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. Its most recent version was executive-produced by Will Arnett and hosted by Tommy Maitland, a fictional character performed by Mike Myers (uncredited in Season 1). The Gong Show is known for its absurdist humor and style, with the actual competition secondary to the often outlandish acts presented; a small cash prize has typically been awarded to each show's winner.
- ^ Slate as seen at the start of the master copy of the finale, recorded on June 24, 1978.