Truth or Consequences
American radio and television game show / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Truth or Consequences is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–57) and later on television by Edwards (1950–54), Jack Bailey (1954–56), Bob Barker (1956–75), Steve Dunne (1957–58), Bob Hilton (1977–78) and Larry Anderson (1987–88).[3] The television show ran on CBS, NBC and also in syndication. The premise of the show was to mix the original quiz element of game shows with wacky stunts.
Truth or Consequences | |
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Created by | Ralph Edwards |
Presented by | Ralph Edwards Jack Bailey Bob Barker Steve Dunne Bob Hilton Larry Anderson |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 39 (CBS Primetime; 1950-1951) 124 (NBC Primetime; 1954-1956) 2,254 (NBC Daytime; 1956-1965) 26 (NBC Primetime; 1957-1958) 1,755 (Syndication; 1966-1975) 32 (Syndication; 1977-1978)[1] 195 (Syndication; 1987-1988)[2] |
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Running time | 30 minutes (per episode) |
Original release | |
Network | CBS (1950–1954) NBC (1954–1965) Syndicated (1966–1975, 1977–1978, 1987–1988) |
Release | March 23, 1940 (1940-03-23) – February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26) |
The daily syndicated show was produced by Ralph Edwards Productions (later Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions), in association with and distributed by Metromedia Producers Corporation (1966–78) and Lorimar-Telepictures (1987–88). Current rights are owned by Ralph Edwards Productions.