market. Syndicated talk shows such as Donahue and Sally Jessy Raphael had become popular and made games like Now You See It seem tame and quaint. Daytime viewership declined since 1975, from a surge in cable and pay channels giving viewers more choices than ever. With greater possibility for local advertising revenue from the talk shows, numerous stations passed despite the solid performance of its lead-in, Family Feud. Production of the syndicated game show Wheel of Fortune, at that point the biggest ratings winner in syndication, had moved to Studio 33 at Television City for the upcoming seventh season after spending the previous six at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Meanwhile, NBC had cancelled the daytime edition of Wheel that had aired since 1975 due to a decline in ratings. The final episode aired on June 30, 1989. CBS took advantage of Wheel in its studio space and relaunched the daytime series shortly after the show left Burbank. Now You See It was the only CBS morning show that was not performing well in the ratings, and the network declined to extend their commitment past the original fifteen weeks. Now You See It came to an end on July 11, 1989 after seventy-five episodes. The show closed with the entire stage crew joining Chuck Henry and the day’s champion to bid farewell. Wheel'' launched the following Monday and lasted until January 11, 1991 in the time slot before finishing its run on NBC later that year. Merchandise Home game A board game based on the 1974–1975 version was made by the Milton Bradley Company (referred to simply as Milton Bradley) in 1974. Computer game A computer game based on the 1989 version was made by Gametek in 1990. International versions References External links (1974 version) (1989 version) 1974 American television series debuts 1989 American television series debuts 1975 American television series endings 1989 American television series endings 1970s American game shows 1980s American game shows CBS original programming English-language television shows Television series by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions Television series by Fremantle (company) American television series revived after cancellation