iWitness is an American game show hosted by
John Henson and created and co-produced by
Judge Judy Sheindlin
Judith Susan Sheindlin ( Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.
For 25 seas ...
. It aired on
Fox
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stations and in syndication on July 10, 2017, for a test run of six weeks.
History
In each 30-minute episode, the game show ''iWitness'' features three contestants who try to secure a $20,000 prize by being victorious in the last round.
Employing photos and videos from
mass media
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, the program quizzes competitors on their mental acuity.
It aired on
Fox
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush").
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owned-and-operated stations and in syndication on July 10, 2017, for a test run of six weeks.
Hosted by
John Henson, it is executive produced by
Judge Judy Sheindlin
Judith Susan Sheindlin ( Blum; born October 21, 1942), also known as Judge Judy, is an American attorney, jurist, court-show arbitrator, media personality, television producer, and former prosecutor and Manhattan family court judge.
For 25 seas ...
, while
Scott St. John is the showrunner.
If the test run was successful, the show would be broadcast nationally in 2018 and would be distributed in the United States by
Debmar-Mercury
Debmar-Mercury, LLC is a television syndication company. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios, it was formed from a merger of Debmar Studios and Mercury Entertainment in 2005.
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and internationally by
FremantleMedia
Fremantle Limited (), formerly FremantleMedia, is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. The company was founded as Pearson Television in 1993 when publishing and education company Pearson ...
.
Preceded by ''
Family Feud
''Family Feud'' is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. Two families compete on each episode to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes.
The show has had three separate runs, the ...
'', ''iWitness'' retained almost 90% of its that show's audience in its first two episodes.
Broadcast on midnight on the Detroit television station
WJBK
WJBK (channel 2) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Owned and operated by the Fox network through its Fox Television Stations division, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on West 9 Mile Road in th ...
, the show had its most successful market in that city.
Format
The main game is divided into three separate rounds. At the conclusion of the third round, the player with the most money keeps it and advances to the bonus round. If there is a tie for first place after the last question in round 3, the tiebreaker procedures are as follows: a question is asked, and then an eighth picture (with no monetary value) is shown based on the question.
* Round 1 - What Just Happened? – Two videos are shown, one at a time with Henson providing biographical info about each. After the clip plays, Henson poses questions about the videos. All questions are toss-ups but only up to two players can answer each question. Each question is worth $100.
* Round 2 - What Did We Change? – Only one video is shown and then seven altered stills from the video are presented. The contestants' job is to figure out what different about the picture. Each correct answer is worth $200. Each incorrect answer, however, deducts $100.
* Round 3: Don't Blink – In the final round, seven more pictures are presented and an A-B-C question (a multiple-choice question with the choices marked A, B, & C) is asked for each one. The three players lock in their answers simultaneously by pressing A, B or C on their podiums. The first question is worth $300 and goes up by $100 for each new question, finishing off at $900.
Bonus Round: Double Vision – Again, two videos are shown, only this time they are shown simultaneously (this includes both audio tracks being played at the same time). The videos are branded "Red" and "Blue" and the answers are always "Red", "Blue" or "Neither".
The winning contestant has 30 seconds to score five points. Each correct answer scores a point while each incorrect answer loses a point. If the winning contestant can reach five points before time runs out, s/he wins $20,000. If the contestant fails, then they win no additional money.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=7171724, title=IWitness
2017 American television series debuts
2010s American game shows
American English-language television shows
Television series by Fremantle (company)