Shoot for the Stars is a game show created and produced by Bob Stewart, and aired on the NBC television network.

[1] During most of its run, it videotaped at NBC's headquarters in Rockefeller Center, but some weeks of episodes were recorded at Studio 50 at CBS, also known as the Ed Sullivan Theater.

During each turn, the team in control chose a box, whose contents were revealed, and then tried to decipher an awkward phrase.

If the team gave the required number of answers before time ran out, the player won a cash jackpot that began at $1,000 and increased by $500 after every unsuccessful attempt.

On June 13, NBC moved Shoot for the Stars to 12:00 Noon (11:00 AM, Central), where the series promptly sank against CBS' hit soap opera The Young and the Restless, but also faced two short run ABC shows Second Chance and The Better Sex.