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Teletruth

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Teletruth was an early United States television series. It is notable as an early example of a television game show for kids, though it was not a network series. It aired on New York City station WNBT from 1945 to either 1946 or 1947. It was originally hosted by Pat Barnes. Jay Marshall later took over the hosting job.[1]

Reception

The October 20, 1945 edition of Billboard magazine gave the series a mixed review, saying of the series "Tele-truth, despite its corny name, is the first video quiz this department has seen so far which was 100 per cent visual and perhaps 85 per cent entertaining", but also said that "Teletruth could be improved considerably if a few things were done to it".[2]

Episode status

Practical/viable methods to record live television did not exist during the run of the series. As such, it is most likely lost today, except possibly for still photographs.

References

  1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-07-08.