American Experience - Season 4 Episode 9
When CBS premiered The $64,000 Question in 1955, the show was more than a hit; it was a national phenomenon. More quiz shows followed. What the audience was to learn, much later, was that many of these shows were fixed. Slowly, painfully, the deceit unravelled. A look at the formative years of television and the scandal's impact on the TV business and a naive America.
- genus: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- keyword: biography, usa history, current affairs
- cast:
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