The Moment of Truth: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Moment of Truth will put participants to the test -- the lie detector test -- to reveal whether or not they are telling the truth for a chance to win half a million dollars. On The Moment of Truth, the challenge is simple -- answer 21 increasingly personal questions honestly, as determined by a polygraph, and win up to $500,000. This is the only game show where participants know both the questions and the answers before they begin to play. Prior to playing, participants are strapped to a lie detector and asked a series of questions by a polygraph expert, who records their answers. At any time, between the polygraph and the televised game, participants can change their answers or walk away from the competition. To win $500,000 participants have to tell the truth. Of course, the questions are easier when the stakes are low but as the prize amount increases, they will be challenged to fess up to matters they might normally lie about. The touchier questions could be especially revealing because participants reveal their answers in front of spouses, relatives and friends, hanging on every word. What deep dark secret will someone divulge for hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Series details

• Title: The Moment of Truth
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-01-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-08-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33604
• IMDb ID: tt1166919
• TVDB ID: 81226

Cast and credited roles

• Mark L. Walberg — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-01-23; final listed air date 2008-08-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Moment of Truth on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.