The Name of the Game

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American television series drama television series

The Name of the Game is an American television series from the late 1960s and early 1970s that followed the lives of magazine publishing executives through rotating lead characters and storylines.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Name of the Game canonical	5
The Name of the Game (TV series)	1
The Name of the Game (TV series, guest roles)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television series ⓘ drama television series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Name of the Game NERFINISHED ⓘ
audioFormat	mono ⓘ
basedOn	the television film "Fame Is the Name of the Game" NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterOccupation	crime magazine editor ⓘ investigative reporter ⓘ magazine publisher ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
episodeLengthCategory	feature-length television episodes ⓘ
executiveProducer	Leslie Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresTheme	corporate power in media ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ
filmingLocation	Los Angeles ⓘ
firstAired	1968 ⓘ
focusesOn	journalism and media-related stories ⓘ lives of magazine publishing executives ⓘ
format	rotating lead characters ⓘ
genre	anthology series ⓘ crime drama ⓘ drama ⓘ
hasEpisodeStructure	self-contained stories ⓘ
lastAired	1971 ⓘ
mainCharacter	Dan Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the first rotating-lead TV series ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	76 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	3 ⓘ
originalChannelType	broadcast television network ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originallyAiredOnDay	Friday ⓘ
originalNetwork	NBC ⓘ
pictureFormat	color ⓘ
portrayedBy	Gene Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Stack NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Franciosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Fame Is the Name of the Game NERFINISHED ⓘ
producedIn	early 1970s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ
producer	Richard Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ
runtimePerEpisode	90 minutes ⓘ
setInIndustry	magazine publishing ⓘ
targetAudience	adult viewers ⓘ
timePeriodSetting	early 1970s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Jill St. John → notableWork → The Name of the Game ⓘ

Albert Paulsen → appearedIn → The Name of the Game ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Name of the Game (TV series)

Knowing Me, Knowing You → chronologyNext → The Name of the Game ⓘ

Jan Murray → notableWork → The Name of the Game ⓘ

Larry Blyden → notableWork → The Name of the Game ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Name of the Game (TV series, guest roles)

Boris Sagal → directed → The Name of the Game ⓘ

Dean Hargrove → notableWork → The Name of the Game ⓘ