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| runtime = 15 minutes (1947-1948)<br>30 minutes<br>(1971-1972)▼

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▲ | runtime = 15 minutes (1947-1948)<br>30 minutes<br>(1971-1972)

| starring = Don Roper<br>Evelyn Peterson<br>(1947-1948)<br>[[Dennis James]]<br>(1971-1972)▼

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| country = United States

▲ | starring = Don Roper<br>Evelyn Peterson<br>(1947-1948)<br>[[Dennis James]]<br>(1971-1972)

| network = [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (1947&ndash;1948)<br>[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] (1971&ndash;1972)▼

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| first_aired = {{start date|1947}}▼

▲ | network = [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (1947&ndash;1948)<br>[[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] (1971&ndash;1972)

| last_aired = {{end date|1948}}▼

| picture_format = [[Black-and-white]] (1947&ndash;1948)<br>Color (1971&ndash;1972)

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'''''Know Your New York''''' was an early United StatesAmerican television [[game show]]. Broadcast on [[DuMont Television Network]]'s flagship station [[WNYW|WABD]] (later WNEW, now WNYW) in New York City, the series aired in 1947, broadcast at 8:45pm ET on Wednesdays. The 15-minute series was sponsored by Bonded Auto Sales, and was hosted by Don Roper, who was assisted by Evelyn Peterson. Although broadcast only on a single station, it is notable as an early example of a television game show. The show returned to the air in 1971, with [[Dennis James]] as host, and ran for one season from 1971 to 1972.▼

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▲'''''Know Your New York''''' was an early United States television [[game show]]. Broadcast on [[DuMont Television Network]]'s flagship station [[WNYW|WABD]] (later WNEW, now WNYW) in New York City, the series aired in 1947, broadcast at 8:45pm ET on Wednesdays. The 15-minute series was sponsored by Bonded Auto Sales, and was hosted by Don Roper, who was assisted by Evelyn Peterson. Although broadcast only on a single station, it is notable as an early example of a television game show. The show returned to the air in 1971, with [[Dennis James]] as host, and ran for one season from 1971 to 1972.

==Format==

In the episode broadcast on 20 November 1947, the names of several viewers who wrote in were plucked out of a bowl, and were each phoned for the answer to a question. The questions were based on slides on landmarks in New York, which were to be identified. Correct answers gave the winner $5; all contestants received a turkey whether they answered correctly or not.<ref>{{cite news |title=Know Your New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TUUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Know+Your+New+York%22+Dumont&pg=PA14 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=December 6, 1947 |page=14}}</ref>

The Bonded U-Drive-It auto firm bought a 13-week sponsorship of "Know Your New York" in September 1947.<ref>{{cite news |title=DuMont Package Sold to Auto Firm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JiAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Know+Your+New+York%22+Dumont&pg=PT16 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=October 4, 1947 |page=17}}</ref>

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