| Hosts | |
| Dr. Bergen Evans (1951–June 1956) Bill Cullen (June–September 1956) | |
| Announcers | |
| Ed Cooper Dick Strak John Mallow Don Hancock Carol Brooke Jim Coy | |
| Panelists | |
| DuMont/CBS/ABC Eras: Fran Allison Phyllis Cerf Francis Coughlin Patricia Cutts Carmelita Pope Boris Karloff Jean Kerr Phil "The Scooter" Rizzuto NBC Era: Arthur Treacher Hildy Parks Jimmy Nelson Lee Meriwether Jayne Mansfield | |
| Broadcast | |
 CBS Primetime: 6/11/1955 – 9/3/1955 ABC Primetime: 9/15/1955 – 6/14/1956 NBC Primetime: 6/16/1956 – 9/8/1956 | |
| Packager | |
| Louis Cowan Productions | |
Down You Go was a panel game where four celebrities panelists played a game based on the parlor game "Hangman".
Gameplay[]
The game was similar to "Hangman", with a group of four celebrity panelists who were asked to guess a word or phrase submitted by a home viewer. The host would give a wordplay-laden clue to the panel, who could then ask a question of any sort about the phrase, for which the host would have to "ad lib" an answer. After two questions, the second panelist would begin calling out a letter. Guessing a letter in the puzzle kept the panelist alive; if the panelist guessed a letter not in the puzzle, they would be eliminated and would pull down a lever on their lectern replacing their name with the phrase "DOWN YOU GO." Once two of the four panelists went down, the remaining panelists could ask another clue. At any time, a panelist could solve the puzzle and, if correct, end the game. The panel and host would then lightheartedly discuss the phrase for a minute or so before the next round began.
Home viewers received a $5 wire transfer and an encyclopedia set valued at $25 if their puzzle was used on-air, plus an additional $50 bonus if the puzzle was sent in along with a boxtop from one of the show's presenting sponsors and an additional $5 for each panelist they eliminated.
The panelist with the most knockdowns (the most times they were eliminated) had to identify a penalty puzzle drawn from a treasure chest within a time limit. If they were unsuccessful, the money awarded to the viewers with the unidentified puzzles was doubled.
Merchandise[]
A single home game was released by Selchow & Righter in 1954.
British Version[]
The BBC aired their own version from January 1, 1953 to 1954. Originally hosted by Marcus Dick, Roy Rich took over the position beginning in April 1953, coinciding with a "refreshing" of the programme. Notably, Evans-era regular Patricia Cutts was a regular on this version as well.
Trivia[]
Until very late in 1954, the show was produced at WGN-TV in Chicago, IL. The rest of the run was produced in New York City, NY.
In the Summer 1956 this show replaced another former Louis Cowan produced game show on NBC called The Big Surprise.