Talk:FAQ/@comment-2601:44:C700:5702:C9C:B1A5:6338:B785-20180823001039/@comment-2166074-20180823001509

Depends on if you count the pilots or not:

If you count the Shopper's Bazaar pilot from 1973, then it's HENRY KISSINGER. If you're only counting the Byrnes pilots, then it's PRINCESS ANNE (Pilot #1)/TELLY SAVALAS (Pilot #2.

As far as the actual series, we're not 100% sure, but we know it was a two-word puzzle, 8 letters in the first word, 4 in the second word. S and C were the first two letters of the first word. (I've seen one recollection claiming it was "SCOTLAND YARD", which would fit with what's confirmed, but I can't swear to it, since I've not seen the full 1975 premiere.)

And for the sake of completeness, the first puzzle used on the syndicated run (show #S-1) was BURT LANCASTER