College Bowl
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College Bowl is a radio, television, and student quiz show. College Bowl first aired on the NBC Radio Network in 1953 as College Quiz Bowl. It then moved to American television broadcast networks, air
The University of Minnesota on the radio version of the College Bowl, c. 1953-54.
Allen Ludden hosting a match between Princeton and Georgetown University, 1959.
Robert Earle hosting the College Bowl, c. 1960s.
From an episode of the 2021 version of College Bowl
University Challenge
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University Challenge is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. University Challenge aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizm
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…in categories followed by a catch-up round called the Ultimate Challenge. A British version of the televised College Bowl competition was launched as University Challenge in 1962. The program, presented by Bamber Gascoigne, produced by Granada Television and broadcast across the ITV network, was very popular and ran until…
Bamber Gascoigne hosted the original series of University Challenge from 1962 to 1987 and the 1992 Granadaland special.
Jeremy Paxman hosted University Challenge from 1994 to 2023 and its Christmas spin-off from 2011 to 2022.
Angus Deayton hosted the 2003 and 2005 Comic Relief editions of University Challenge.
David Baddiel hosted the 2019 Comic Relief edition of University Challenge.