Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What was the first game show to air on commercially licensed television in the United States?"
Truth or Consequences was the first game show to air on broadcast television, airing as a one-time experiment on July 1, 1941. However, the series did not appear on TV again until 1950, when the medium had caught on commercially. The program originated as a prime time series, airing on CBS on September 7, 1950 hosted by Ralph Edwards. In 1956, NBC launched a new daytime version of the show, with radio personality Bob Barker at the helm. This run not only marked the start of a hugely successful TV career for Barker, but it also became the longest-running incarnation of the popular show.