"Body Language" Американдық ойын шоуының тарихы

American game show
Other differences include the set, which looked much greener, and the use of the theme song. The theme song was Working Girl March by Dave Grusin, from the 1982 film Tootsie. In addition, the theme was also later used for other unsold Goodson produced game show pilots of Star Words in 1983 and On a Roll in 1986. Also, the win cue from the endgame "7 Chances" was also used from Mindreaders and later on, the 1980 pilot of Puzzlers and the 1983 pilot of Star Words. One of the three pilots later aired on Buzzr as part of their "Lost and Found" week on September 11, 2015.

The idea for the TV series Body Language originated with the Milton Bradley board game of the same name, which was created by Dr. Cody Sweet, the first platform speaker on nonverbal communication (body language), in 1974. Mark Goodson and Bill Todman had previously used the format on the short lived game show Showoffs, which aired on ABC in 1975.

Body Language replaced the second version of Tattletales at 4:00 pm (Eastern)/3:00 pm (Central/Mountain/Pacific). Although its sole network competition on ABC, The Edge of Night, was nearing the end of a long run, the show struggled nonetheless because many CBS affiliates had for years preempted the network feed at that time in favor of syndicated programming, which likely brought in larger advertising revenues. Although some stations tape delayed the show for broadcast the next morning, Body Language still managed only a fraction of the audience that daytime games such as The Price Is Right and The $25,000 Pyramid did. As such, CBS cancelled the show in December 1985 and aired its last episode on January 3, 1986. Body Language was then replaced on January 6 by a revival of Goodson's Card Sharks, which occupied the 10:30 am timeslot, forcing a move of Press Your Luck to 4:00 pm at the same time; CBS would return the 4:00 pm timeslot to its affiliates after Press Your Luck aired its last episode on September 26, 1986.

All episodes of Body Language were taped in studio 33 at CBS Television City in Hollywood. Near the end of Body Language's broadcast run, host Tom Kennedy also hosted The Nighttime Price Is Right. His hair had visibly grayed by the time Body Language began production, and he dyed his hair brown to host Price (as daytime host Bob Barker was still doing at the time; Barker reverted to his natural white hair in 1987). Kennedy can be seen with his hair dyed brown in Body Language's later episodes.

All episodes are intact. Game Show Network has aired the show at various times since 1994. Body Language was also seen in select markets on Fremantle's Buzzr station, beginning on June 1, 2015, and again on January 19, 2020. The show continued to air until September 24, 2021. The series returned to BUZZR’s daily lineup on April 15, 2024.

Two clips of an episode featuring Betty White as a celebrity partner were shown on a third season episode of Hot in Cleveland in 2012 titled "How Did You Guys Meet, Anyway?" The footage was digitally altered to include a nametag on White that read "Elka", to make it appear that White's character, Elka Ostrovsky, was appearing as a contestant.