This time, two contestants tried to match answers with six panelists, including regulars Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Richard Dawson. The format everyone remembers debuted on CBS in 1973, again with Rayburn as host. This first series lasted from 1962 to 1969. Match Game began in The '60s on NBC as a simple parlor game: Host Gene Rayburn read questions such as 'Name one of Columbus' three ships.' Two teams, each consisting of two contestants and a celebrity captain, earned points by matching answers.
