The Resume

(September 7, 1950-December 31, 1987)
Aired on CBS (1950-1951), NBC (1954-1965), and Syndication (1966-1975, 1977-1978, 1987)
Hosted by Ralph Edwards (1950-1951), Jack Bailey (1954-1955), Bob Barker (1956-1975), Bob Hilton (1977-1978) and Larry Anderson (1987)
Based on the radio game show of the same name (aired 1940-1957 with Ralph Edwards as host)
Premise: Contestants must 'truthfully' answer a question (usually a riddle) or face the 'consequences' (usually a humiliating stunt)

Why Truth or Consequences might be annoying:

The contestants were always asked a ridiculous question (ex. What is brought to the table cut, but never eaten?) and were given no time to answer, thus making the 'Truth' portion pointless.
The stunts usually involved the contestants dressing up in something stupid or getting messy in some way.
Attempts to revive the show in 1977 and in 1987 failed.
The cash prizes were usually pretty low.

Why Truth or Consequences might not be annoying:

It was a game played mostly for laughs.
It was the first game show aired on commercial TV and the first game show to be syndicated.
The stunts often led to the contestant being reunited with a long-lost loved one.
It launched Bob Barker's career.
It ranked #21 on TV Guide's '50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time.'

Credit: Diplomat

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• CBS TV Series
• Diplomat's Profiles [Series 1]
• Game Shows
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Super Hero Suit
• Look at Me, I'm Wet
• Look at Me, I'm with Superman
• Look at My Book Cover
• NBC TV Series
• Profiles 20501-20750 (Ranked: 20729)
• Top 100 Old Time Radio Moments of the 20th Century (Ranked: 99)
• TV Guide's 50 Greatest Games Shows of All Time [2006] (Ranked: 21)
• TV Series That Lasted Ten or More Seasons
• TV Series That Lasted Twenty or More Seasons
• TV Series that Switched Networks
• TV Shows/Series

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 42 Votes: 9.52% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 46 Votes: 47.83% Annoying