<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Gong Show </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Chris Bearde </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> John "The Fox" Dorsey Terry Kyne </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented by </Th> <Td> Chuck Barris (1976--80) John Barbour (1976) Gary Owens (1976--77, nighttime) Don Bleu (1988--89) Dave Attell (2008) Mike Myers as Tommy Maitland (2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Narrated by </Th> <Td> Johnny Jacobs (1976--80) Charlie O'Donnell (1988--89) Will Arnett (2017) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 501 NBC 10 Revival </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Gene Banks Diane Fell Linda Howard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location (s) </Th> <Td> NBC Studios Burbank, California (1976--80) CBS Television City Hollywood, California (1988--89) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 18 minutes (early NBC episodes) 23 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Chuck Barris Productions (1976--80) Chris Bearde Productions (1976--78, 1988--89) Barris Productions (1988--89) Barris Industries (1988--89) Sony Pictures Television (2017--present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> Firestone Program Syndication Co. (1976--80) Barris Advertising Sales (1988--89) (ad - sales) Barris Program Sales (1988--89) Sony Pictures Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC (1976 - 1978) Syndicated (1976--77, 1977--80, 1988--89) GSN (1998 - 1999) Comedy Central (2008) ABC (2017--) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> June 14, 1976--September 15, 1989 Revival series June 22, 2017--present </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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