TIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were rigged - eviltoast
    • neidu2@feddit.nl
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      5 months ago

      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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      5 months ago

      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.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    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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