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This Is Your Life

1952 · 9 seasons · 1h per episode · Documentary

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 38 episodes (October 1, 1952)
• Season 2 — 39 episodes (September 30, 1953)
• Season 3 — 38 episodes (September 29, 1954)
• Season 4 — 39 episodes (September 28, 1955)
• Season 5 — 39 episodes (September 26, 1956)
• Season 6 — 38 episodes (September 25, 1957)
• Season 7 — 38 episodes (September 24, 1958)
• Season 8 — 12 episodes (September 30, 1959)
• Season 9 — 8 episodes (January 8, 1961)

Cast

• Ralph Edwards as Self - Host

Details

First aired

October 1, 1952

Episodes

289

Genres

Documentary

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.5 / 10 from 13 votes