 In such a case, the couple may instead receive a consolation prize based on the number of correct answers they had put together.After the series left DuMont, it bounced back and forth between NBC and ABC—July 4 to August 22, 1954 (NBC); October 1, 1954 to June 24, 1955 (ABC); July 5 to August 30, 1955 (NBC); June 2, 1955 to August 31, 1956 (ABC).After this, "Dollar a Second" remained dormant until NBC picked it up one last time from June 22 to September 28, 1957.