They're Off (game show)

They're Off is a game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 7 to August 18, 1949.

Premise The 30-minute show used films of historic horse races as a basis for questions posed to contestants. Tom Shirley was the host, and Byron Field called the races.

See also List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

Bibliography David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)

External links

DuMont historical website