The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on December 13, 2019

During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on December 13, 2019

During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 31, 2019

During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 31, 2019

During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on December 1, 2017

We end our two-part look at the quiz show scandals with the most infamous example of all -- the NBC program "Twenty-One." Contestants on the show were deliberately given answers to questions, directed to lose games and were even coached on how, for maximum dramatic effect, to hesitate when answering   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on December 1, 2017

We end our two-part look at the quiz show scandals with the most infamous example of all -- the NBC program "Twenty-One." Contestants on the show were deliberately given answers to questions, directed to lose games and were even coached on how, for maximum dramatic effect, to hesitate when answering   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on November 24, 2017

We end our podcast's first season with a two-part look at the quiz show scandals of the 1950s. Part two drops next week. During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on November 24, 2017

We end our podcast's first season with a two-part look at the quiz show scandals of the 1950s. Part two drops next week. During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz...   read more