[6] G. E. Guest House was broadcast live on Sundays from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time,[1] replacing Fred Waring's show.
He wrote, "Levant's supercilious attitude and his snide remarks to fellow performers on his program left a bad taste after an otherwise good show.
[9] Media critic John Crosby described G. E. Guest House as one of several "pretty darned good quiz shows" in the summer of 1951.
[5] Larry Wolters wrote in the Chicago Tribune that the program "set a new high in contrived banter, labored humor, and mechanical informality.
"[10] Jack O'Brian's review of the premiere episode for the International News Service noted Levant's "orneriness" and called the episode "a mishmash of melody, many questions, some answers, and a great deal of short temper which bore the clear markings of labored preparation and rehearsal.