Truth or Consequences

Production
Action Comics #127 (December 1948), featuring Superman appearing on the show with Ralph Edwards
Format	Game Show
Created by	Ralph Edwards
Presented by	Ralph Edwards (1940-1957) Jack Bailey (1954-1956) Bob Barker (1956-1975) Bob Hilton (1975-1978) Larry Anderson (1987-1988)
Country of origin	United States
Running time	30 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS (1950-1954) NBC (1954-1965) Syndicated (1966-1978, 1987-1988)
Original run	1940 – 1988

Description

Truth or Consequences, an American quiz show, was originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940-57) and later on television by Edwards (1950-54), Jack Bailey (1954-55), Bob Barker (1956-75), Bob Hilton (1975-78) and Larry Anderson (1987-88). The television show ran on CBS, NBC and also in syndication. The premise of the show was to mix the original quiz element of game shows with wacky stunts. The daily syndicated show was produced by Ralph Edwards Productions (later Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions), in associated with and distributed by Metromedia Television (1966-78) and Lorimar-Telepictures (1987-88).