![]() In the late 1950s, Susan Altman’s mother, Sophie Altman, was working for a high school discussion show called Teen Talk. “No! I doubt we have anything about that in our archives,” Altman answers, adding that there’s a very good reason the episode apparently was never recorded for posterity: “When the show first went on the air, people thought it would last for maybe a year or two.” Photo courtesy It’s Academic The First 50 years Debuting on October 7, 1961, the show celebrates its 60th anniversary this month.Īsked if she could track down which schools competed in that inaugural episode, executive producer Susan Altman just laughs. It’s Academic is the world’s longest continuously running television game show, according to Guinness World Records. Noah’s grandfather Allen Chin competed for Anacostia High back in 19. When Noah Chin of McLean High competed on the high school trivia program in March, it marked a major milestone: the first grandchild of a former contestant to compete on the show. It’s Academic, which pits local teenagers against each other in a battle of wits for money, glory, and some degree of fame, isn’t your grandfather’s game show. ![]()
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