 The series, produced by Don Fedderson and Fred Henry, explored the ways that sudden and unexpected wealth changed life, for better or for worse, and became a five-season hit during the Golden Age of Television, finishing in the Nielsen ratings at #9 for the 1955–1956 season, #13 in 1956–1957, #17 in 1957–1958 and #30 in 1958–1959.It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars ($ in dollars) from a benefactor who insisted they never knew him, with one exception.The series was known in syndication by two titles, as The Millionaire and as If You Had a Million.