Twenty One
1956-09-12 · 60 min / episode · ★ 9.0
Twenty One is an American game show which aired in the late 1950s. While it included the most popular contestant of the quiz show era, it became notorious for being a rigged quiz show which nearly caused the demise of the entire genre in the wake of United States Senate investigations. The 1994 movie Quiz Show is based on these events. A new version aired in 2000 with Maury Povich hosting, lasting about five months on NBC.
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- Jack Barry, Dan Enright
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- Barry & Enright Productions, NBC
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- Ended
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Jack BarryHost
Monty HallHost
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