The Newlywed Game

Aired 	Aired
ABC Daytime, July 11, 1966 - December 20, 1974ABC Primetime, January 7, 1967 - August 30, 1971	
Run time 	Run time
30 Minutes 	
Host 	Host
Bob Eubanks 	
Announcer 	Announcer
Scott BeachJohnny Jacobs 	
Origination 	Origination
California 	
The Newlywed Game is the hilarious, long-running game show where unpredictable recently married couples (newlyweds) spill their guts (talk about themselves) in order to win a grand prize.
==Gameplay==
Four newlyweds all of whom were married under two years competed each day, and the game was played in two rounds. In each round, one member of each couple (all of the same sex) was isolated while the other members were asked questions about themselves, their hobbies, likes, dislikes, what they do, what they don't do, and maybe reveal a dirty little secret at times. Many of the questions focused on having sex or as familiarly known as "makin' whoopee". When the isolated spouses returned, they were asked the same questions, and the answers given by the first set of spouses were written on blue cards which were all placed flat on their laps or in front of them. Each time a couple matched their answers they earn points; but each time a couple don't match, they get no points and they would usually argue over their answers.
===Round 1===
The wives were secluded off-stage while the husbands predicted what their wives will say when they come back. Each match was worth 5 points. Three questions were asked this round.
===Round 2===
The husbands were secluded off-stage while the wives predicted what their husbands will say when they come back. Each match was worth 10 points. Three questions were asked this round, and after the third question, a bonus question was asked, and that question was worth 25 points. The maximum total score was 70 points (achieved on rare occasions).
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The couple with the most points won the game and a grand prize chosen just for them (in actuality, the couples had requested a certain prize and competed with other couples that had requested the same prize).
Prior to the show, each of the day's couples predicted what their final total score would be. Whenever a tie occurred, the tied couples showed their predictions and the couple who was the closest without going over the actual final total won the game. If all of the tied couples' predictions exceed their final total, then the couple who was the closest was declared the winners. Most often there would be two-way ties, less often there would be three-way ties, and very rarely there would be a four-way tie.
===Earlier Format===
When the show started, the gameplay was slightly different. The wives predicted what their husbands would say in Round 1, while the husbands predicted what their wives would say in Round 2. Each round had four questions with the final question worth 35 points, for a maximum total of 95 points.
==See Also==
The Newlywed Game (1977)
The Newlywed Game (1984)
The Newlywed Game (1985)
The Newlywed Game (1996)
The Newlywed Game (2009)
==Music==
Lee Ringuette, Lyn Barris, Frank Jaffe
==Studios==
ABC Television Center, Los Angeles, CA
==Inventors==
Nick Nicholson & Roger Muir
==Links==
Rules for The Newlywed Game @ Loogslair.net
Mike's Classic TV Games Site: The Newlywed Game
Category:The Newlywed Game