Beat the Clock
Season 10
1 listed hours · 1950–1961 · CBS/ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
Beat the Clock pitted married couples against messy stunts and a ticking clock — proto-Fear Factor in formal wear, Bud Collyer's cheerful chaos. Prime stunt-competition of early television. Watch it now to see mid-century dignity lose to whipped cream and water tanks, on purpose, for prizes and the pleasure of the mess.
TV Flash files Season 10 of Beat the Clock (1950–1961) on CBS/ABC as the last listed season of 2 — 1 listed hour, 1961-01-27 opening on “Episode 1” (S10E01). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S10E01 Episode 1
Episode 1 of a late season: the stunt-competition still ticking, formal wear still the costume for water tanks.
- S10E01
Episode 1
Episode 1 — Season 10, Episode 1 of Beat the Clock. Aired 1961-01-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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