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contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL) · 1 year ago

TIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were rigged

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TIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were rigged

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  • wilberfan@lemmy.world
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    Turns out–they were!

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      I was about to say the same. TV channels noticed early on that game shows were rated higher when an attractive contestant won, and started rigging the games accordingly.

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    Hard to believe the US government use to do anything.

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    They should make a movie about that.

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      Yea! They should call it Quiz… something, I dunno they’ll figure it out

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      I remembered the movie as being very good, but it didn’t stand up to a rewatch. However, the rewatch was a good few years ago too.

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    Rigging quiz shows is capitalist free speech (quiz shows are people). They needed to be investigated if they by chance weren’t rigged & the shows were not achieving their full financial potential (which is an obligation, not a right).

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    What committee?

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