1950s quiz show scandals
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From 1956 to 1958, numerous quiz shows airing on CBS and NBC, two of the three American TV networks at the time, were revealed to have prearranged outcomes, such as certain contestants winning after b
Conspirators in the rigging of Twenty-One, host Jack Barry and contestant Charles Van Doren, on set in June 1957
A taping of Twenty-One in March 1957, with Jack Barry (center), and Charles Van Doren (right)
Mike Wallace hosting The Big Surprise in March 1956
Jack Barry hosting Tic-Tac-Dough in 1957
A game show is a type of radio, television, or streaming program in which contestants, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering trivia
Pat Sajak, former host of Wheel of Fortune (middle) along with two United States Armed Forces contestants (left and right) during Armed Services Week, airing on the week of April 3, 2006.
Ken Jennings previously held the highest all-time game show winnings record.