Quiz show scandals: Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of revelations that contestants of several popular American television quiz shows were secretly given assistance by producers to prearrange the outcome of ostensibly fair competitions. The scandals, some of which the contestants willingly agreed to take part in, were driven by a variety of reasons, including improving ratings, greed, and the lack of regulations prohibiting such conspiracy in game show productions.