Lie Detectors

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Lie Detectors
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GenreGame show
Created byTim Fornara
Presented byRove 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
NetworkGame 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.

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

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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]

Panelists on the show have included:

Reception

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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

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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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