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The first version of the show aired for 23 weeks from January 14 to June 20, 1980 on NBC and was hosted by Bill Cullen, except for two weeks when Geoff Edwards hosted while Cullen was filling in for Allen Ludden on Password Plus. The announcer was Johnny Gilbert. Chain Reaction aired at 12:00 Noon; however, many affiliates aired local news at that time, preempting Chain Reaction. The show was cancelled in June 1980 to make room for the 90 minute talk show The David Letterman Show.
Repeats of this version aired for several years on cable, first on CBN Cable from March 29, 1982 to May 4, 1984 then later on the USA Network from September 30, 1985 to the debut of the new version that originated from Canada. This version also aired on GSN from October 1997 to April 1998.
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