<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> To Tell the Truth </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Logo for To Tell the Truth (2016--version) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Game show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Bob Stewart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Bud Collyer (1956--1968) Garry Moore (1969--1977) Joe Garagiola (1977--1978) Robin Ward (1980--1981) Gordon Elliott (1990) Lynn Swann (1990--1991) Alex Trebek (1991) John O'Hurley (2000--2002) Anthony Anderson (2016--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> Bern Bennett (1956--1960) Johnny Olson (1960--1972) Bill Wendell (1972--1977) Alan Kalter (1977--1981) Burton Richardson (1990--2002) David Scott (2016--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> Score Productions Gary Stockdale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 12 (1956--1968) 9 (1969--1978) 1 (1980--1981) 1 (1990--1991) 2 (2000--2002) 3 (2016--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 22--26 minutes (1956--2002) 42--46 minutes (2016--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Goodson - Todman Productions (1956--1981) Mark Goodson Productions (1990--2002) Pearson Television (2000 - 2002) Gaspin Media / Fremantle (2016--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> Firestone Film Syndication, Ltd. (1969--1978) Viacom Productions (1980--1981) Pearson Television (2000--2001) Tribune Entertainment (2001 - 2002) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> CBS (1956--1968) NBC (1990--1991) Syndicated (1969--1978, 1980--1981, 2000--2002) ABC (2016--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> December 18, 1956 (1956 - 12 - 18)--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> You Lie Like a Dog </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> To Tell the Truth </Th> </Tr>

When did the tv show to tell the truth begin