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Research Questions About Rigged Quiz Show Twenty-One

Started by Jack 1000, Thursday Jun 09, 2011, 01:09:05 AM

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Jack 1000

Sup All?

I have been studying the Quiz Show scandals of the 1950's and remember the rigging of Twenty One, where contestants were given questions and answers in advance to insure that the more popular good-looking players that the producers wanted to win, did.

Most of us remember Charles Van Doren, the Columbia University instructor who was primed to defeat long-time champion Herb Stempel, because Herb was considered "boring and unpopular."  Stemple was forced to take a dive.

I believe that Van Doren's first appearance on Twenty-One against Stemple was on November 28, 1956.  I have searched Google Archives for the Milwaukee-Journal to try to find out when Twenty-One was shown in Milwaukee.  Google News Archives for the Journal do not show that Twenty-One was broadcast during its time period, at least locally.

I know at times, some cities went with local programing over the network feed, and often kinescoped shows for later broadcast.  Questions:

1.) What was the time, date, and year, that Twenty-One was broadcast in Milwaukee?

2.) Did they pick up with the first broadcast?

Thanks in advance!

Jack
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