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Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–57) and later on television by Edwards (1950–54), Jack Bailey (1954–56), Bob Barker (1956–75), Steve Dunne (1957–58), Bob Hilton (1977–78) and Larry Anderson (1987–88). The television show ran on CBS, NBC and also in syndication. The premise of the show…

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Country of origin
United States
Created by
Ralph Edwards
Network
CBS (1950–1954) NBC (1954–1965) Syndicated (1966–1975, 1977–1978, 1987–1988)
No. of episodes
39 (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; 1977–19…
Presented by
Ralph Edwards Jack Bailey Bob Barker Steve Dunne Bob Hilton Larry Anderson
Release
March 23, 1940 (1940-03-23) – February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)

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Broadcast history

Episode status

"Jimmy" episode

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Truth or Consequences

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples49
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Truth or Consequences

Top relations

related to "Jimmy" episode · 20
Truth or Consequences → After, Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox, Braves, Consequences, Dana, Einar Gustafson, Farber Cancer Institute, Gustafson, Gustafson's, He, Jimmy, Jimmy Fund, Milwaukee, National League, Not, On May, The, The Jimmy Fund, Truth
related to history · 18
Truth or Consequences → Consequences, Forfeits, However, July, KTTV, Los Angeles, March, NBC Radio, New York, New York City, On September, Phillip Morris, Ralph Edwards, The, Truth, TV, WCBS-TV, WNBT's
related to External links · 3
Truth or Consequences → Consequences, IMDbRadio, Truth
Country of origin · 1
Truth or Consequences → United States
Created by · 1
Truth or Consequences → Ralph Edwards
Network · 1
Truth or Consequences → CBS (1950–1954) NBC (1954–1965) Syndicated (1966–1975, 1977–1978, 1987–1988)
No. of episodes · 1
Truth or Consequences → 39 (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; 1977–19…
Presented by · 1
Truth or Consequences → Ralph Edwards Jack Bailey Bob Barker Steve Dunne Bob Hilton Larry Anderson
Release · 1
Truth or Consequences → March 23, 1940 (1940-03-23) – February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)
Running time · 1
Truth or Consequences → 30 minutes (per episode)

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show nbc edwards game consequences truth broadcast ralph 1987 time 1950 version barker new september later television cbs 1957 1977

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Truth or ConsequencesCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Truth or ConsequencesCreated byRalph Edwards1.00infobox
Truth or ConsequencesNetworkCBS (1950–1954) NBC (1954–1965) Syndicated (1966–1975, 1977–1978, 1987–1988)1.00infobox
Truth or ConsequencesNo. 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; 1977–19…1.00infobox
Truth or ConsequencesPresented byRalph Edwards Jack Bailey Bob Barker Steve Dunne Bob Hilton Larry Anderson1.00infobox
Truth or ConsequencesReleaseMarch 23, 1940 (1940-03-23) – February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)1.00infobox
Truth or ConsequencesRunning time30 minutes (per episode)1.00infobox
Truth or Consequencesis aAmerican game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards0.90text
Truth or Consequencesrelated to "Jimmy" episodeOn May0.60section
Truth or Consequencesrelated to "Jimmy" episodeTruth0.60section
Truth or Consequencesrelated to "Jimmy" episodeConsequences0.60section
Truth or Consequencesrelated to "Jimmy" episodeDana0.60section

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