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history of television in the U.S.
- In Television in the United States: The year of transition: 1959
…appearances on the quiz show Twenty-One (NBC, 1956–58) by, among other things, parlaying his newfound celebrity into a guest host job on the popular NBC morning show Today (begun 1952). Van Doren consistently denied any involvement in the scandal until Nov. 2, 1959, when, after being subpoenaed by a congressional…Read More
- In quiz show
…contestant accused the producers of Twenty-One of unfair practices. The accusation led to investigations by a New York grand jury and by a congressional subcommittee on legislative oversight, which proved the charges to be true. The scandal led to a quick demise of the big-money shows. In the mid-1960s the…Read More