contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 5 months agoTIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were riggeden.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: history@hexbear.net
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were riggeden.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 5 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: history@hexbear.net
minus-squareneidu2@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoI 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.
Turns out–they were!
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.