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Jack Smith, a former [[radio]] figure and singer for "The Three Ambassadors" and later the host of ''You Asked For It,'' was the first host of ''Place the Face,'' with audience members in the starring role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/place-the-face/july-30-1953/episode/1346330/cast.html|title=Jack Smith (Host) of ''Place the Face''|date=July 30, 1953|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=March 29, 2011; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> The prizes won by the studio guests were greater when they identified the mysterious face quickly.<ref name=brooks/> Smith was soon replaced by Jack Bailey, also the host of the reality show ''Queen for a Day.''

Jack Smith, a former [[radio]] figure and singer for "The Three Ambassadors" and later the host of ''You Asked For It,'' was the first host of ''Place the Face,'' with audience members in the starring role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/place-the-face/july-30-1953/episode/1346330/cast.html|title=Jack Smith (Host) of ''Place the Face''|date=July 30, 1953|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=March 29, 2011; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> The prizes won by the studio guests were greater when they identified the mysterious face quickly.<ref name=brooks/> Smith was soon replaced by Jack Bailey, also the host of the reality show ''Queen for a Day.''

Effective February 11, 1954, when Bill Cullen became the host, celebrities were invited to recognize faces of persons from their past who had played an important role in their lives. Among such guest stars were John Carradine, Jeff Chandler, Xavier Cugat, and Pat O'Brien]]. When the celebrities became integral to the series, the prizes awarded to contestants were minimized.<ref >{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198207/|title=Place the Face|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

Effective February 11, 1954, when Bill Cullen became the host, celebrities were invited to recognize faces of persons from their past who had played an important role in their lives. Among such guest stars were John Carradine, Jeff Chandler, Xavier Cugat, and Pat O'Brien]]. When the celebrities became integral to the series, the prizes awarded to contestants were minimized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198207/|title=Place the Face|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

''Place the Face'' first aired as a summer replacement on Tuesdays on NBC from July to August 1953. It then switched for its first full season to CBS, where it aired at 10:30 p.m. on Thursdays following ''[[The Public Defender (TV series)|The Public Defender]]'', which premiered on CBS on March 18, 1954, late in the 1953–1954 season. In the second season, the series was switched to NBC on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern,<ref name=brooks>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA940&lpg=PA940&dq=Place+the+Face+(tv+series)&source=bl&ots=RemyVndyYa&sig=YxVV4-HIx06Xfno-UHu1aVneb8A&hl=en&ei=o5OSTZr2NsmE0QGr0PXMBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=Place%20the%20Face%20(tv%20series)&f=false|title=Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|publisher=[[New York City]]:Random House|date=2003|accessdate=March 29, 2011}}</ref> sandwiched between NBC's ''The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan'' and ''[[The Imogene Coca Show]].''<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', appendix, network television schedule.</ref> The show ended in December 1954 but returned to NBC as another summer replacement in 1955.<ref name=brooks/>

''Place the Face'' first aired as a summer replacement on Tuesdays on NBC from July to August 1953. It then switched for its first full season to CBS, where it aired at 10:30 p.m. on Thursdays following ''[[The Public Defender (TV series)|The Public Defender]]'', which premiered on CBS on March 18, 1954, late in the 1953–1954 season. In the second season, the series was switched to NBC on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern,<ref name=brooks>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=DyS3t8z6_ckC&pg=PA940&lpg=PA940&dq=Place+the+Face+(tv+series)&source=bl&ots=RemyVndyYa&sig=YxVV4-HIx06Xfno-UHu1aVneb8A&hl=en&ei=o5OSTZr2NsmE0QGr0PXMBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=Place%20the%20Face%20(tv%20series)&f=false|title=Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|publisher=[[New York City]]:Random House|date=2003|accessdate=March 29, 2011}}</ref> sandwiched between NBC's ''The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan'' and ''[[The Imogene Coca Show]].''<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', appendix, network television schedule.</ref> The show ended in December 1954 but returned to NBC as another summer replacement in 1955.<ref name=brooks/>