Million Dollar Password was an updated version of the game show
Password on
CBS hosted by
Regis Philbin. The program premiered on June 1, 2008 and its last episode aired on June 14, 2009. Based upon a format created by
Bob Stewart for
Goodson-
Todman,
FremantleMedia produced the program.
Production history and notes
Million Dollar Password premiered June 1, 2008 at 8 pm
Eastern.
The initial order of the series consisted of six hour-long episodes, each comprising of two games. These six episodes were taped in
New York City's
Kaufman Astoria Studios in March 2008.
Repeats of the first season aired on Thursdays beginning June 26, 2008, moved to
Sundays on August 3 and completed on August 24.