During the quiz show scandals of the 1950s, one of the key game show to be pulled from the television air waves was "Twenty One."

In 1956, Jack Barry hosted the game show "Twenty One." At one point, it featured a contestant, Herb Stempel. He had been coached by producer Dan Enright and was required to allow his opponent, Charles Van Doren, to win the game.

Stempel later took the fall for what happened. Next, Stempel told a reporter, Jack O'Brien, of the 'New York Journal-American' that his run as champion on the series had been choreographed. He had been ordered to purposely lose his championship to Van Doren. With no proof, an article was never printed. Stempel's statements gained more credibility when match fixing in another game, "Dotto", was publicized.

Quiz show ratings across a number of TV networks greatly plummeted in 1958; several shows joined "Dotto" and were cancelled. Strong allegations of wrongfully fixing the game shows were finally presented and proven to the public by various news media.

The most publicized quiz scandal surrounded the show "Twenty One." In 1994 the popular movie "Quiz Show" was released; it was based upon most of the events regarding "Twenty One."

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