Trenutak istine

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Trenutak istine
Genre game show
Presented byJasna Nanut
Country of origin Croatia
Original languageCroatian
No. of seasons2
Original release
Network Nova TV
Release2008 (2008) 
2009 (2009)

Trenutak istine (English: The Moment of Truth) was a Croatian game show television series based on the American series The Moment of Truth . It was produced and broadcast by Nova TV. The series puts its participants to a polygraph test in order to reveal whether or not they are telling the truth for a chance to win a great prize of 500,000 HRK (c. €69,000). It was hosted by journalist Jasna Nanut.

The first season of the series debuted in September 2008 and was broadcast Tuesdays at 9 pm. [1] The second season premiered on 24 September 2009. [2]

The Serbian version, produced by RTV Pink and hosted by Tatjana Vojtehovski, carries the same name. [3] The top prize was 5,000,000 RSD (c. €50,000).

Reception

Trenutak istine gained significant attention in the Croatian media and was widely considered controversial during its run. [4] [5] [6] In February 2009, the Croatian Psychological Association started a petition to ban the show, describing it as exploitative and morally corrupting. [6] In November 2009, Nova TV was forced to broadcast the series after 10 pm when the Croatian Electronic Media Agency (Croatian: Agencija za elektroničke medije) determined the series is not appropriate to air in the earlier time slot it was originally allocated to. [7]

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References

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  2. "Hrvati imaju još prljavog rublja koje nisu pokazali javnosti: Kreće nova sezona Trenutka istine" [Croatians still have dirty laundry they haven't shown to the public: The new season of Trenutak istine is starting]. Index.hr. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. "Trenutak istine on rtvpink.com" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. "Psiholozi: Trenutak istine treba zabraniti" [Psychologists: Trenutak istine should be banned]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. "'Trenutak istine' je dobar razlog za sitnu provokaciju". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Show 'Trenutak istine' uništava privatnost". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 20 February 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  7. Serdar, Bruno (12 November 2009). "'Trenutak istine' od danas u terminu nakon 22 sata". 24sata. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.