This Is Your Life (1950)

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This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (336 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): fuboTV · The Roku Channel · Fawesome
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1952)

6.60 avg 4 episodes 5.4 → 6.7 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
7	Jeanette MacDonald	5.4	12
16	Roy Rogers	7.3	17
22	Dinah Shore	7.0	12
34	Hanna Bloch Kohner	6.7	11

Season 5 (1956)

8.43 avg 3 episodes 8.1 → 9.7 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
9	Lou Costello	8.1	24
28	Buster Keaton	7.5	38
34	Ruth Davis	9.7	109

Season 6 (1957)

6.60 avg 3 episodes 7.7 → 5.6 30 min avg

Declining

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
8	Boris Karloff	7.7	30
15	Ida Lupino	6.5	19
17	Frances Farmer	5.6	10