[1] Winchell and his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, provided comedy; Dunninger performed mind-reading acts with guests who were sometimes at sites away from the studio.
[2] He also did mind-reading acts with people in the studio audience, "always with a noted personality present to judge the honesty of the performance.
[10] When the program moved to CBS, it was on Wednesdays from 9 to 9:30 p.m. E. T.[3] A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety indicated that aspects of production needed to be improved for the show to achieve its potential.
"Sets for both the stars", it said, "comprised merely unattractive drapery backdrops and a couple of tables and chairs tossed together.
"[11] The review also said that Dunninger's act "left too much room for skepticism" despite the reward offered to anyone who might prove that he had cheated.