What Might've Been: Now You See It (1974)

In 1974, Mark Goodson & Bill Todman sold a very different kind of game to CBS. In its first run, Now You See It, ran for over a year, from April 1974 to June 1975. Jack Narz (ex-Beat The Clock, Seven Keys) was tapped to host, and, as a bonus, also helmed the syndicated, Goodson-Todman packaged revival of Concentration when it launched several months later.

However, after a little more than six months, the format of the game was tweaked, trimming the number of contestants from four down to two for the qualifying game. This format change would remain in effect when CBS brought the show back 14 years after its first cancellation for a short run.

Let's take a look at the opener:



While Narz hosted his share of games, his brother, Tom Kennedy, was on call even more often.

The show's theme, "Chump Change", was composed by the inestimable Quincy Jones, whose primetime resume included the themes to Sanford & Son & Ironside, and---shock of shocks---Bill Cosby (Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids). Score Productions' Edd Kalehoff composed an alternate theme.

Rating: B.