The most famous quiz TV show of all time and most likely the longest running has been Jeopardy. It has been on TV and very popular for quite some time.
The TV quiz show rose in popularity in the 1950s, but came onto the scene with a fair amount of scandal. There were many controversies regarding the games being rigged and contestants being pushed ahead by producers.
They first started in 1938 and the first one was called the spelling bee show. Ever since then tv quiz shows became really popular and people started airing them on t.v.
