Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host

Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host is an American game show that premiered on October 22, 2013, and aired on TBS.^[1][2] It is hosted by comedians D. L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black.^[3][4][5]

Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host
Genre	Game show
Created by	Mark Burnett David Granger Will Macdonald
Presented by	D. L. Hughley Michael Ian Black
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Mark Burnett Barry Poznick David Granger Will Macdonald
Production companies	One Three Media Monkey Kingdom
Release
Original network	TBS
Original release	October 22 (2013-10-22) – December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)

Premise

Two comedic hosts try to deceive contestants with unique/odd/implausible statements; one is telling the truth and another is lying. The contestant must decide which fact presented by the hosts is the truth in order to win money.^[6][7][8] After a few chances of guessing which host they trust is telling the truth, the contestant gets an opportunity to choose a true fact from a range of statements to add an additional $20,000 to their winnings.^[9]

Episodes

No. in series	Title	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Ambree Klemm"	October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)	101	1.17^[10]
2	"Todd Jones"	October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)	102	1.24^[11]
3	"Jamal Quezaire"	November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)	103	1.28^[12]
4	"Brian Yarbrough"	November 12, 2013 (2013-11-12)	104	1.04^[13]
5	"Patricia Canale"	November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)	105	1.14^[14]
6	"Thomas Riker"	November 26, 2013 (2013-11-26)	106	1.22^[15]
7	"Jason Adler"	December 3, 2013 (2013-12-03)	107	1.15^[16]
8	"Natalie Hall"	December 10, 2013 (2013-12-10)	108	1.17^[17]
9	"Nikki Kirkland"	December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)	109	1.07^[18]
10	"Frank Rice"	December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)	110	0.56^[19]

Reception

Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars.^[20]

References

1. Kondolojy, Amanda (August 21, 2013). . TV by the Numbers (Press release). Archived from the original on August 30, 2013.
2. Owen, Rob (October 20, 2013). "'Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host': Would you?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
3. Cutler, Jacqueline (October 22, 2013). "'Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host': D.L. Hughley, Michael Ian Black dress to impress while lying to contestants". Zap2it.
4. O'Connell, Michael (April 23, 2013). "D.L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black to Host TBS' 'Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host'". The Hollywood Reporter.
5. "D.L. Hughley and Michael Ian Black To Host TBS' 'Trust Me, I'm A Game Show Host' From Mark Burnett". Deadline Hollywood. April 23, 2013.
6. "Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host Episodes - Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host Season 1 2013 Episode Guides - Watch Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host Episodes from TBS". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
7. "Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host Details". TBS. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
8. Surette, Tim (2013-04-25). "Trust Me, I'm A Game Show Host". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
9. "Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host - TV Series - Cast & Credits - Listings". The New York Times. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
10. Kondolojy, Amanda (October 23, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013.
11. Bibel, Sara (October 30, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013.
12. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 6, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013.
13. Bibel, Sara (November 13, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
14. Kondolojy, Amanda (November 20, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013.
15. Bibel, Sara (November 27, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013.
16. Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013.
17. Bibel, Sara (December 11, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
18. Kondolojy, Amanda (December 17, 2013). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013.
19. Yanan, Travis (December 18, 2013). "Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: NBC, "The Voice" Tops Demos with Two-Hour Finale". The Futon Critic.
20. Camacho, Melissa. "Trust Me, I'm A Game Show Host". Common Sense Media. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

External links

• Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host at IMDb
• Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host on TV.com