Now You See It (American game show)

Production information

Both incarnations of the game show used the instrumental "Chump Change" by Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby as their theme song, though the 1970s version briefly swapped in a different tune by Edd Kalehoff before switching back. The original series, hosted by Jack Narz, ran from April 1974 to June 1975 in the 11:00 a.m. Eastern slot, taking over for The $10,000 Pyramid. It held its own against Alex Trebek's first American show, The Wizard of Odds, until NBC moved Trebek to High Rollers, causing Now You See It to falter as producers repeatedly tweaked the format. Taped at Television City, mostly in Studio 33 (home of The Price Is Right), some episodes came from Studio 41, then used for Tattletales. CBS cleaned house in early 1975 after NBC's Wheel of Fortune gained traction, canceling both The Joker's Wild and Now You See It. Gambit reclaimed the time slot. The 1970s version later aired on Game Show Network in the 1990s and 2000s until the network dropped its FremantleMedia contract; it now runs on Buzzr weekday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. A revival pilot was produced in October 1988, and CBS brought the show back on April 3, 1989, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern, replacing Card Sharks. Los Angeles news anchor Chuck Henry hosted, and the show again taped at Studio 33 in Television City.