Are the quiz shows rigged? The question, worth far more than $64,000 in an industry that is plunging $60 million a year on such programs, has tickled the curiosity of millions of TV watchers. It ...
The quiz-show contagion has spread from the U.S. to just about every nation that boasts a TV transmitter. In Brazil contestants compete for as much as 45,000 cruzeiros ($675); in Italy it is possible ...
The $64,000 Question is an American game show broadcast from 1955–1958, which became embroiled in the scandals involving TV quiz shows of the day. The $64,000 Challenge was its popular spin-off show.