Friday, 4 December 2015
4. Truth or Consequences
The show was created by Ralph Edwards for the radio, and it was adapted on television in 1950 to run till 198. It has had several runs and completed 24 seasons. It was a quiz competition with a twist. The contestants would be asked questions that were often obscure and tricky, and if they would not be able to answer, they would have to suffer the ‘consequences’, i.e. perform wacky stunts. The show reached its peak of popularity when Bob Barker hosted it from 1956 to 1975, after which it never got back the former glory, and was briefly revived for short periods in the 80s.
