Lie Detectors

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Lie Detectors
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Genre Game show
Created byTim Fornara
Presented by Rove McManus
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18 (22 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jim Biederman
  • Marla Ratner
  • Tim Fornara
Production companyJim Co.
Original release
Network Game Show Network
ReleaseApril 20 (2015-04-20) –
May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27)

Lie Detectors is an American television series broadcast by Game Show Network. The series, hosted by Rove McManus, premiered on April 20, 2015.

Contents

Each episode features a panel of three comedians presenting a variety of random facts and lies over several rounds to a studio audience, who vote to decide which of the three comedians tells the truth in each round.

Production

The series received little advanced attention from GSN before it was announced as green-lit on March 10, 2015. [1] During the first week of the series' run, a new episode aired each weekday (Monday to Friday) at 6:30 p.m. ET. [2] Starting on April 29 of the same year, the show moved to its permanent time slot, with two back-to-back new episodes airing each Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET. [3] [4] The series was not renewed for a second season. [5]

Cast

Panelists on the show have included:

Reception

Both David Knox and Neil Genzlinger, writing for Australia's TV Tonight and The New York Times respectively, drew comparisons between the series and To Tell the Truth . [7] [8]

Ratings

The first episode in its regular timeslot on April 29, 2015 rated 342,000 American viewers, losing 191,000 viewers from lead-in Idiotest . [9] On May 6, 2015, it dropped to 298,000 viewers. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "GSN Announces Two New Original Series at Its 2015 Upfront: Steampunk'd and Lie Detectors" (Press release). GSN Corporate. March 10, 2015. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "GSN's New Original Game Show Series Lie Detectors Hosted by Rove McManus, to Air Weekdays at 6:30 p.m. ET Beginning Monday, April 20" (Press release). GSN Corporate. March 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lie Detectors. Season 1. Episode 6. April 29, 2015. Game Show Network.
  4. ↑ Lie Detectors. Season 1. Episode 7. April 29, 2015. Game Show Network.
  5. ↑ Lehmann, Megan (May 14, 2016). "Rove McManus, talk show and radio star, is back on the bright side". The Australian . Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Lie Detectors. Season 1. Episode 1. April 20, 2015. Game Show Network.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (March 12, 2015). "Rove to host US cable game show". TV Tonight . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (May 5, 2015). "Labor Games Is a Brilliantly Absurd TV Game Show". The New York Times . Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.29.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch. "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.6.2015". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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