The $128,000 Question is an American game show which aired from 1976–1978 in weekly syndication. This revival of The $64,000 Question was produced by Cinelar and distributed by Viacom Enterprises. Originally, Viacom had intended to revive the series with the same title , but when rival series Name That Tune announced plans to add a "$100,000 Mystery Tune" for the 1976–77 season, Viacom did not wish for their series to only have the second-biggest payoff and added an end-of-season $64,000 tournament to the format. Further hindering the show was that a planned deal with CBS... owned-and-operated stations to carry it in major markets had to be scrapped because of the network-imposed $25,000 winnings limit for game shows . While the producers were able to get the Metromedia-owned stations to fill these gaps, ratings proved low and the show was canceled after a two-season run. Mike Darow hosted the first season with Alan Kalter as announcer, and the series was taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.
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| On the air: | September 18, 1976-1978 |
| Network: | Television syndication |