For more information on the British version of Supermarket Sweep, see Dale's Supermarket Sweep.
Supermarket Sweep is an American
television game show. Part of the format was similar to other team-based quiz shows; the other part was a live-action race through a supermarket, a novel concept at the time. In the timed race, cameras followed the teams with shopping carts through a large vacated supermarket with several aisles; the value of items thrown into the cart determined the winning team. The original show was broadcast on
ABC (1965-1967), with revivals airing on
Lifetime (1990-1995, reran until 1998) and later
PAX (2000-2003, reran until 2004).
ABC's
Supermarket Sweep was broadcast from
Food Fair supermarkets, mostly around
New York City. For the Lifetime version, a mock supermarket was created at
Hollywood Center Studios. It was modeled after a
Hughes Market until September 1993, when it was remodeled again after a
Unified Western Market. The PAX version was staged in the same set and studio as the Lifetime version. Beginning in September 2001, the show moved to
NBC Studios.