History Trivia / QueenForADay

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Series/QueenForADay'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner ordered the show's running time increased from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Series/QueenForADay'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner ordered the show's running time be expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

%% * MoneyDearBoy: Everybody, really, but the "expert" co-hosts most of all.
%% * ThePeteBest: Ken Murray, the original host.

* LongRunner: 19½ years, eight of it on television. Most of it helmed by someone who looked and acted quite like an alcoholic.
* MoneyDearBoy: Everybody, really, but the "expert" co-hosts most of all.
* ThePeteBest: Ken Murray, the original host, although considering the subsequent infamy this is probably for the (''ahem'') [[{{Pun}} best]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In 1987, [[Creator/JackBarry Barry & Enright Productions]] unsuccessfully attempted to revive the show with Monty Hall as host and with Fries Distribution Company as distributor.

* ThePeteBest: Ken Murray, the original host, although considering the subsequent infamy this is probably for the (''ahem'') [[IncrediblyLamePun best]].

* ChannelHop: The television run started on NBC, moving to ABC just after the midpoint of its lifespan. It then aired in syndication for one season and then once on Lifetime as a special.

* LongRunner: Nineteen. And a half. Freaking. Years. In daytime. Five days a week. Most of it helmed by someone who looked and acted quite like an alcoholic...

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Series/QueenForADay'''s high ratings, NBC president Sylvester "Pat" Weaver ordered the show's running time be expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Series/QueenForADay'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner ordered the show's running time be expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Series/QueenForADay'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert Sarnoff ordered the show's running time be expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day''[='s=] high ratings, NBC president Robert Sarnoff ordered the show's running time be expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day''[='s=] high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner ordered the show's running time be expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day''[='s=] high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner expanded the show's running time from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

** Several episodes appear on various public-domain compilations, with the "Classic Game Shows & More" DVD set containing a 45-minute episode from March 28, 1958 (taped at the Moulin Rouge) and a half-hour Circus Day show from around September 1963.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner expanded the show's running time from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

** Several episodes appear on various public-domain compilations, with the "Classic Game Shows & More" DVD set containing a 45-minute episode from March 1958 (taped at the Moulin Rouge) and a half-hour Circus Day show from 1963.
** The Internet Archive has the aforementioned [[http://archive.org/details/1958EpisodeOfqueenForADay March 1958]] and [[http://archive.org/details/queenforaday1963 1963]] episodes, plus one from [[https://archive.org/details/Queen_For_A_Day October 17, 1960.]]

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner decided to expand the show's running time from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert Kintner decided to expand the show's running time from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order for the network to sell more commercials, at a then premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by ''Queen for a Day'''s high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner decided to expand the show's running time from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order to sell more commercials, at a premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: 17 episodes and a partial 18th are known to exist of the original run — two Mutual, four NBC (plus the partial), and eleven ABC (mostly from 1964). In 2005, First Look Media released a three-disc DVD set containing seven full episodes and fragments of another five, all with their commercials intact.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Impressed by the program's high ratings, NBC president Robert E. Kintner decided to expand the show's running time from 30 minutes to 45 minutes in order to sell more commercials, at a premium rate of $4,000 per minute.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Jack Bailey also hosted ''Series/TruthOrConsequences'' in 1954-56, and at least [[http://archive.org/details/TruthConsequences1955 one episode]] exists.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Jack Bailey also hosted ''TruthOrConsequences'' in 1954-56, and at least [[http://archive.org/details/TruthConsequences1955 one episode]] exists.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Jack Bailey also hosted ''TruthOrConsequences'' in 1955, and at least [[http://archive.org/details/TruthConsequences1955 one episode]] exists.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eight episodes are known to exist, two being from the Mutual era. In 2005, First Look Media released a three-disc DVD set containing seven full episodes and fragments of another five, all with their commercials intact.
* ThePeteBest: Ken Murray, although considering the subsequent infamy this is probably for the [[IncrediblyLamePun best]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eight episodes are known to exist, two of which are from the Mutual era. In 2005, First Look Media released a three-disc DVD set containing seven full episodes and fragments of another five, all with their commercials intact.