⭐ 4.5/10

TV Series • 1980

Sale of the Century

Name: Sale of the Century
Released: 1980-07-14
Rating: 4.5

21 seasons • 4801 episodes

Synopsis

$ale of the Century was an Australian game show that aired on the Nine Network from 14 July 1980 – 29 November 2001. Tony Barber hosted a game show with essentially the same format under the title Temptation from 1970 to 1976, and was also the initial host of Sale for over a decade before being replaced by Glenn Ridge in 1991. Hostesses over the years have included Victoria Nicholls, Delvene Delaney, Alyce Platt, Jo Bailey, Nicky Buckley and Karina Brown. Pete Smith was Sale's announcer for the majority of its run. Ron Neate was announcer for only the first ten episodes in 1980 before Smith took over. From 30 May 2005 – 23 January 2009, the series was revived under its original Australian title, Temptation. The Sale of the Century format has been used internationally.

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Release date 1980-07-14

Original language EN

Status Ended

Popularity 19

Main Cast

Seasons

Season 1

240 episodes

1980

Season 2

240 episodes

1981

Season 3

240 episodes

1982

Season 4

240 episodes

1983

Season 5

240 episodes

1984

Season 6

240 episodes

1985

Season 7

240 episodes

1986

Season 8

240 episodes

1987

Season 9

240 episodes

1988

Season 10

240 episodes

1989

Season 11

240 episodes

1990

Season 12

240 episodes

1991

Season 13

240 episodes

1992

Season 14

240 episodes

1993

Season 15

240 episodes

1994

Season 16

240 episodes

1995

Season 17

240 episodes

1996

Season 18

240 episodes

1997

Season 19

240 episodes

1998

Season 20

240 episodes

1999

Season 21

1 episodes