Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–1957) and later on television by Edwards (1950–1954), Jack Bailey (1954–1956), Bob Barker (1956–1975), Steve Dunne (1957–1958), Bob Hilton (1977–1978) and Larry Anderson (1987–1988). The television show ran on CBS, NBC and also in syndication. The premise of the show was to mix the original quiz element of game shows with wacky stunts.

Not to be confused with Truth and Consequences.
For other uses, see Truth or Consequences (disambiguation).
Truth or Consequences
Title card for the 1987–1988 version
Created byRalph Edwards
Presented byRalph Edwards
Jack Bailey
Bob Barker
Steve Dunne
Bob Hilton
Larry Anderson
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes39 (CBS Primetime; 1950-1951)
124 (NBC Primetime; 1954-1956)
2,254 (NBC Daytime; 1956-1965)
26 (NBC Primetime; 1957-1958)
1,755 (Syndication; 1966-1975)
32 (Syndication; 1977-1978)
195 (Syndication; 1987-1988)
Production
Running time30 minutes (per episode)
Original release
NetworkCBS (1950–1954)
NBC (1954–1965)
Syndicated (1966–1975, 1977–1978, 1987–1988)
ReleaseMarch 23, 1940 (1940-03-23) –
February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)

The daily syndicated show was produced by Ralph Edwards Productions (later Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions), in association with and distributed by Metromedia Producers Corporation (1966–1978) and Lorimar-Telepictures (1987–1988). Current rights are owned by Ralph Edwards Productions.

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