''Eye Bet'' was a Canadian television game show hosted by

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, which aired on CTV from 1972 to 1974. Perry's announcer, as with most Jim Perry game shows in Canada, was smooth-voiced

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. The object of ''Eye Bet'' was for contestants to view old Hollywood movie clips, then answer questions about each clip, testing their skills of observation. This game show is similar to that of an

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'', hosted and produced by Jack Barry which was a weekly nighttime series that lasted for a little more than three months. The series was cancelled by CTV in 1974.Blaik Kirby, "11 new Canadian shows planned by CTV". ''

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'', May 20, 1974. According to ''TV North'', a book about the history of Canadian television by Peter Kenter, production of ''Eye Bet'' was cancelled when the costs of licensing the movie clips became prohibitive.

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1970s Canadian game shows CTV Television Network original programming 1972 Canadian television series debuts 1974 Canadian television series endings {{Game-tv-prog-stub