They're Off (game show)

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

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.

See also

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

References

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