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The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows. These shows' producers secretly gave assistance to certain contestants in order to prearrange the shows’ outcomes while still attempting to deceive the public into believing that these shows were objective and fair competitions. Producers fixed the shows sometimes with the free consent of contestants and out of various motives: improving ratings, greed, and the lack of regulations prohibiting such conspiracy in game show productions.

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  • The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows. These shows' producers secretly gave assistance to certain contestants in order to prearrange the shows’ outcomes while still attempting to deceive the public into believing that these shows were objective and fair competitions. Producers fixed the shows sometimes with the free consent of contestants and out of various motives: improving ratings, greed, and the lack of regulations prohibiting such conspiracy in game show productions. The scandals took place at a time when television was still emerging as a medium and had yet to become the established cultural force in American society that it is today. When the behavior of the producers and contestants was exposed, the public reacted with shock. Many expressed concern about the potential for the young medium of television to influence society in negative ways. In response to the scandals, the government was widely pressured to impose stricter regulations on broadcasters. As a direct consequence, Congress amended the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit networks from prearranging the outcomes of quiz shows. In the United States, it has since become standard industry practice for game show producers to monitor their own shows closely for cheating and to ensure fairness in play and compliance with broadcasting law to the highest degree possible. (en)
  • Der größte Quizshow-Skandal wurde Ende der 1950er-Jahre in den USA aufgedeckt: Kandidaten mehrerer populärer Quizshows waren von den Producern der Sendungen so vorbereitet worden, dass sie Verlauf und Ausgang des Wettbewerbs vorherbestimmen konnten. (de)
  • Los escándalos sobre concursos televisivos de los Estados Unidos en la década de 1950 fueron una serie de revelaciones que concursantes de varios programas de concursos en la televisión secretamente recibieron asistencia por los productores de sus programas respectivas para arreglar el resultado de un concurso supuestamente justo. En 1956, un concursante en el concurso , presentado por Jack Barry, fue entrenado por el productor del programa, , para hacer que el otro concursante ganara. Esto fue puesto de relieve en 1958, cuando Enright y Barry se revelaron que había manipulados el programa y causados que las cadenas cancelaran los concursos. Este elemento del escándalo fue retratado en la película Quiz Show: El dilema, estrenado en 1994. Como resultado, las reputaciones de muchos concursantes se vieron afectadas. En 1960, el Congreso de los Estados Unidos aprobó modificaciones a la , impidiendo la fijación de concursos. Debido a esa acción, muchas cadenas impusieron un límite de ganancias en concursos, como Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, y The Price is Right (los límites fueron derogadas en 2008). El escándalo incluso dio lugar a la disminución de los índices de audiencia para programas que no fueron manipulados, como . (es)
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  • Der größte Quizshow-Skandal wurde Ende der 1950er-Jahre in den USA aufgedeckt: Kandidaten mehrerer populärer Quizshows waren von den Producern der Sendungen so vorbereitet worden, dass sie Verlauf und Ausgang des Wettbewerbs vorherbestimmen konnten. (de)
  • The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows. These shows' producers secretly gave assistance to certain contestants in order to prearrange the shows’ outcomes while still attempting to deceive the public into believing that these shows were objective and fair competitions. Producers fixed the shows sometimes with the free consent of contestants and out of various motives: improving ratings, greed, and the lack of regulations prohibiting such conspiracy in game show productions. (en)
  • Los escándalos sobre concursos televisivos de los Estados Unidos en la década de 1950 fueron una serie de revelaciones que concursantes de varios programas de concursos en la televisión secretamente recibieron asistencia por los productores de sus programas respectivas para arreglar el resultado de un concurso supuestamente justo. (es)
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  • Quizshow-Skandal (de)
  • 1950s quiz show scandals (en)
  • Escándalos de concursos (es)
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