Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lie Detector (TV series)

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The result was keep. ✗plicit 10:44, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lie Detector (TV series)[edit]

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After removing some WP:COATRACK info, this article barely has any content. The only good source is a single news article; everything else is directory listings or similar content. prod contested Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:55, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:55, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007) [1979]. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 785–786. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Google Books.
  The book provides 195 words of coverage about the subject. The book notes: "Each episode of Lie Detector consisted of three cases in which people who had been accused of something they denied, or were the accusers of others, were given the chance to "prove" they were telling the truth. Viewers were shown taped interviews and news footage of the cases and host Watts interviewed each of the participants. Following the interviews they submitted to lie detector tests administered by polygraph expert Dr. Ed Gelb, with cameras resolving the results—after which Watts told them how they had done. If they were vindicated they were all smiles but, if they were told they were lying, some of them were incredulous and others were openly hostile. On the first episode a man denied he had profited from donating a kidney to a stranger he found on an Internet donor site (the polygraph indicated he was lying), another man denied he had stolen a bronze bust of baseball player Mickey Mantle (he was telling the truth), and Paul Jones was tested to verify her claims about her embarrassing encounter with former president Bill Clinton (she was telling the truth). Pax reran episodes of Lie Detector in the spring of 2006."
2. Clodfelter, Tim (2005-02-17). "Let's See Who Is Lying – Winston-Salem Native To Be the Host of a New Weekly Television Program". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  The article notes: "It's no lie. Winston-Salem native Rolonda Watts will be the host of Lie Detector, a weekly hour-long news program in which people embroiled in controversial issues take polygraph tests to prove their guilt or innocence. ... The first episode of Lie Detector includes Paula Jones, who charged President Clinton with sexual harassment; Robert Smitty, who was accused of profiting from a kidney he donated through an Internet site; and Ben Rowling, who claims that his cousin, J.K. Rowling, based the character of Harry Potter on him."
3. Marley, Patrick (2004-12-30). "TV show denied access to inmates 'Lie Detector' lacked gravity, officials say". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  The article notes: ""48 Hour Mystery," hosted by award-winning reporter Leslie Stahl on CBS, was given access. "Lie Detector," a show that sought to give polygraph tests to three Wisconsin inmates maintaining their innocence, wasn't. That prompted an outcry from the producers of "Lie Detector," the new version of a 1960s show that seeks to determine whether notorious people are truthful or artful liars. ... The latest version of "Lie Detector" will air as a weekly show on Pax TV starting in March. The show has had many incarnations since the 1960s, most recently in 1998 as a one-hour special on Fox. ... On the special, hosted by O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark, the claims of innocence by a Florida teenager convicted of manslaughter were found to be true, as was Jeff Gillooly's contention that ex-wife Tonya Harding had a hand in the plot to attack fellow Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan."
4. Farkash, Michael R. (2005-03-04). "Lie Detector". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 388, no. 8. p. 27. ProQuest 2470927954.
  The article notes: "The hourlong episodes are hosted by Rolonda Watts ("Inside Edition," "The Rolando Show"), whose strong, accusatory style puts the liars on the run. ... Never mind that people have been known to beat lie detectors, and that some of the questions posed on the show seem a bit confusing. How can we doubt top polygraph expert Ed Gelb, who almost never cracks a smile. Truth is a serious business."
5. Thomas, Don (2005-03-10). "Rolanda Watts hosts new series 'Lie Detector'". New York Beacon. p. 27. ProQuest 367989440.
  The article notes: "Veteran television talk show host and actress Rolonda Watts, a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, returns to the small screen with the new series "Lie Detector." ... he new series first debuted in the '80s and was hosted by attorney F. Lee Bailey. It is produced by Mark Phillip's Philms and Telephision. He is the executive producer. Rick Davis is the producer and Jon Crowley, the supervising producer. ... Each hour-long episode will present three cases with one common thread; these are stories whose conclusions are unresolved by those who tell them. The lie-detector test will be administered by Dr. Ed Gelb, a leading polygraph expert in the field."
6. "Hollywood Gossip Scoop". Jacksonville Free Press. 2005-02-17. p. 13. ProQuest 365191866.
  The article provides 304 words of coverage about the subject. The article notes: "In some cases, they are the accused -- in other cases, they are the accusers. Both will be given a fair shake on PAX TV's new primetime series, "Lie Detector," premiering Tuesday, March 8, 9:00 pm ET/PT. While the show is hosted by talk show personality Rolonda Watts ("Inside Edition," "The Rolonda Show"), the real star of the show is a polygraph machine, which will be strapped to people and used to examine the truth behind real-life stories ripped from the headlines."
7. Leon, Harmon (2005-05-25). "Bullshitting the Lie Detector". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  The article notes: "The show opens with a bald, solemn man, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, hooked to a lie detector. The screen flashes the words “Truth” and “Lie.” Graphics featuring numbers and colored lines show the program's high-tech nature. There's a shot of smiling host Rolonda Watts (known from outings at Inside Edition and The Rolonda Show) with her arms folded."
8. Less significant coverage:
  1. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2 ed.). Jefferosn, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Google Books.
    The book notes: Lie Detector, Series; Reality, Syn; Pax; 1983; 2005). An accuser and an accused appear on stage to relate a real life story. But who is telling the truth and who is lying? A polygraph test is given to both parties after each tells their story. The results are related to the viewing audience (as well as the participants) and, based on the lie detector test results, the record is set straight. Two versions appeared:
    1. Lie Detector (Syn., 1983). Host: F. Lee Bailey.
    2. Lie Detector (PAX 2005). Host: Rolanda Watts."
  2. Hunter, Lashieka Purvis (August 2005). "Catching Liars in the Act". Essence. Vol. 36, no. 4. p. 26. ProQuest 223160954.
    The article notes: "Lie Detector, Rolonda Watts's new prime-time show on PAX, isn't the place to even think about pulling a fast one. Guests submit to polygraph tests, and Watts herself has become a pro at picking apart tall tales. How can you tell if you're being hoodwinked? Watts says it's easy:"
  3. Duffy, Mike (2005-03-08). "TV Today". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.
    The article notes: "Series premiere. I'm tellin' the truth here. Watching this polygraph cheesefest gave me an excruciating reality-show headache. Infotainer Rolanda Watts ("Inside Edition") hosts the tacky search for the truth behind news stories. Tonight's star attraction? Paul Jones tries to prove electronically her allegations that former President Bill Clinton made unwanted sexual advances and exposed himself to her in a Little Rock hotel room 14 years ago. Like Paula says, "Hook me up!" That's not a romantic request — she's just talking about the polygraph machine and her certainty of being found truthful. Silly, silly, silly."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Lie Detector to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 11:38, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Pinging Matt91486 (talk · contribs), who removed the proposed deletion. Cunard (talk) 11:38, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Per sources identified above by Cunard. DonaldD23 talk to me 13:44, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - in addition to all of Cunard's sources, there is the LA Times one in the article as well. matt91486 (talk) 16:47, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Cunard. Iseult^Δxparlez moi 07:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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