Season 1 • Episode 1443
LatestPanelists Fred Grandy, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Connie Stevens, Bill Cullen, and Marcia Wallace
The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of the celebrities.
Acting
The regulars—Dawson, Somers, Reilly—invented chaotic panel chemistry.
Writing
Double-entendre questions pushed 1970s daytime TV boundaries.
Costume
Wide collars, louder patterns, zero shame.
Creator
Mark Goodson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show's revival was saved from cancellation when CBS moved it to 4 PM, where college students discovered it and made it a cult hit.
Match Game '73 quietly pioneered LGBTQ+ visibility—Charles Nelson Reilly never hid his identity, and America loved him anyway.
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