They're Off (game show) explained

Genre:	Game show
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	7
Runtime:	30 minutes
Channel:	DuMont

They're Off is a game show broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from July 7 to August 18, 1949.^[1]

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.^[2]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

Bibliography

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

External links

• They're Off at IMDB
• DuMont historical website

Notes and References

1. Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present . 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 829. 4th.
2. Book: Brooks. Tim. Marsh. Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. 1999. The Ballentine Publishing Group. New York. 0-345-42923-0. 1018. 7th.