One Minute Please Explained

Genre:Panel show
Creator:Ian Messiter - based on his BBC Radio show of the same name which ran from 1951-52 and 1957
Starring:John K. M. McCaffery (host)
Cleveland Amory
Hermione Gingold
Alice Pearce
Ernie Kovacs
Marc Connelly
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Runtime:30 minutes
Channel:DuMont

One Minute Please is a panel quiz show hosted by Ernie Kovacs aired on the DuMont Television Network from 6 July 1954 to 17 February 1955 on Tuesdays at 9pm ET.

Panelists were given a topic and had to talk about the subject for one minute nonstop. The panelist who talked the most was the winner.

The program received favorable reviews, but DuMont ended it after 33 episodes because it had no sponsors. The trade publication Variety reported that prospective sponsors declined to taken the show on because not enough stations in major markets carried it.[1]

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  1. March 2, 1955 . 31 . Exit of '1 Minute, Please' Accents DuM Problem On Station Clearance . Variety . April 11, 2023.