Lie Detectors

Lie Detectors is an American television series broadcast by Game Show Network. The series, hosted by Rove McManus, premiered on April 20, 2015.

Lie Detectors
Genre	Game show
Created by	Tim Fornara
Presented by	Rove McManus
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18 (22 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Jim Biederman Marla Ratner Tim Fornara
Production company	Jim Co.
Original release
Network	Game Show Network
Release	April 20 (2015-04-20) – May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27)

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

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]

Cast

Panelists on the show have included:

• Christian Finnegan^[6]
• Michelle Buteau^[6]
• Sherrod Small^[6]
• Liza Treyger
• Dave Hill
• Gina Brillon
• Nick Turner
• Rachel Feinstein
• Casey Jost
• Sean Donnelly
• Sabrina Jalees
• Jennifer Bartels
• Lil Rel Howery
• Arden Myrin
• Brandon Scott Jones
• Jade Catta-Preta

Reception

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

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]