Claire Macleod

Truth or Consequence: How the 1950s Quiz Show Scandal Shaped American Audiences

Introduction

Truth or consequence: how the 1950s quiz show scandal shaped american audiences. Explore the 1950s American quiz show scandal, involving rigged CBS and NBC programs like "The $64,000 Question." Discover how this event shaped postwar American audiences and media.

Abstract

This paper offers an overview of the 1950s American quiz show scandal that revolved around the ‘rigging’ of CBS and NBC programs The $64,000 Question and Twenty-One during an unprecedented transformation and rapid growth of the postwar American media landscape.

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