tv game shows - Can a TV game show kill you?

Can a TV game show kill you? The affect tv game shows have had on people who have competed are mixed. While some lose because of greed, others win and are disgusted with themselves, by the way they have been edited and portrayed. Are they really like that? I encourage all past winners and losers of tv game shows to send us an email and tell us your story.

SEE ENTIRE MOVIE AT WWW.CRISSMOTHERS.COM "If You Steal My Sunshine" is a reality movie about Cris Smothers ending her life because of the treatment by FOX's new gameshow, "The Moment of Truth," and the people that produce the show at Lighthearted Entertainment. This production company has already been responsible for one real suicide. We made this movie to show the tactics and deceit used by these producers, how they treat people as disposable items, and how bosses use and abuse their employees. Something has got to change. The audition, detective, and psychologist interviews were re-enacted, but everything in the movie was true and real, except the suicide in the end. Please download this movie, pass it on to others, upload it to other sites, and spread the word about the story that FOX does not want you to hear. Our constitution gives us the right to stand up for our beliefs... the religious people do it all the time. "If You Steal My Sunshine" A REALITY MOVIE was our freedom of speech. There have been many movies made about suicide, and they are not apologizing. This was a reality movie and we played ourselves. We can and will always continue to write and make movies about issues we are passionate about, regardless if some of you like it or not.

tv game shows - moment of truth ratings

Fox’s MOMENT OF TRUTH
Sets Rating Records!!

I am – Hercules!! Fox’s new game show “Moment of Truth,” which features people providing embarrassing answers to personal questions, beat both “Terminator” and “American Gladiators” as highest-rated series premiere of the season. It retained 94 percent of lead-in “American Idol’s” audience, an all-time record. Read all of TV Week’s story on the matter here.

tv game shows - moment of truth

No Lie: Fox’s 'Moment of Truth' Opens Huge

Moment of Truth (Fox)For the third time this month, the season's highest-rated new series premiere record has been shattered: Fox’s provocative lie detector game show opened with a massive Nielsen rating thanks to an “American Idol” lead-in and plenty of viewer curiosity.

“Moment” was seen by 23 million viewers and scored a 10.2 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49, retaining 94% of its “Idol” audience (10.8). That’s higher than previous record-setting freshman debuts this season by NBC’s “American Gladiators” (5.9) and Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (7.6).

The "Moment" premiere is the largest retention ever of an “Idol” lead-in, and the highest-rated premiere on any network since last February's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" (11.2) -- Fox's previous game show to debut in a post-"Idol" slot. Drop off between the first and second half hour of "Moment" was 13%, which is nominal considering the large influx of “Idol” viewers. The "Moment" rating could shift slightly in the nationals later today since there’s one minute of “Idol” bleed into the program.

The show was not sent for review to critics, but TV Guide’s Matt Roush had an early critique this morning: “Who with a brain or a soul could do anything but despise Fox's new bottom-of-the-reality-barrel time-waster.” Viewers posting on the blog were more intrigued, though several said the show’s pace needed to speed up.

Once again, an NBC unscripted effort held up best against “Idol.” Continuing its “Million Dollar Mission,” last night’s “Deal or No Deal” hit a 15-month high in this time period (3.7). The “MDM” (where suitcases containing $1,000,000 keep being added to the board until a contestant finally wins the top prize) has played like a sweeps stunt, only placed in January. The play has given a more serialized nature to the show that has boosted tune-in, not unlike Ken Jennings’ famed winning streak on “Jeopardy.”

NBC also had “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” (2.2) and “Law & Order” (3.0).

Other competitors didn’t fare nearly as well against Fox’s duo.

Third-place CBS’s entire lineup hit series lows, including “Power of 10” (0.9), “Criminal Minds” (3.2) and “CSI: NY” (3.3, winning the 10 p.m. hour).

ABC’s “Wife Swap” also hit a series low (1.9), followed by “Supernanny” (2.7) and a season low “Cashmere Mafia” (2.0).

The CW aired “Crowned” (0.7) and a “Gossip Girl” repeat (0.5).

UPDATE: Fox's Mike Darnell on "Moment of Truth" ratings and critic reviews. "They thought it was everything from boring, to vile, to boring and vile. But generally speaking, if you have a critically acclaimed reality show, it's not a big hit..." More ...