Stop the Music was a prime time television game show that aired for an hour on Thursday evenings on ABC from May 5th, 1949 to April 24th, 1952, and again for a half-hour from September 7th, 1954 to June 14th, 1956.  The show had also been broadcast on radio from 1948 to 1949.  

The program aired at 9 pm ET on Thursdays for all five seasons except for the 1954-1955 year, when it was broadcast at 10:30 pm ET on Tuesdays.  Its competition in the 1951-1952 year was The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and Amos ‘n’ Andy, both on CBS.  In its last season from 1955 to 1956, it was aired opposite Jackie Cooper’s The People’s Choice on NBC.  The show was created by Louis G. Cowan, previously known for creating the radio and TV series Quiz Kids and would later create the big money quiz show The $64,000 Question.  During its time on radio, one of the co-producers was Mark Goodson who with long-time partner Bill Todman created many hit game shows such as What’s My Line?, Beat the Clock, I’ve Got a Secret, To Tell the Truth, Password, Match Game, Family Feud, Card Sharks, and most notably The Price Is Right.