# What is the cheesiest show on TV?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 25, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheesiest-show-on-tv/246964 "2004-05-25T10:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheesiest-show-on-tv/246964/1 "2004-05-25T10:14:42Z")

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I don’t watch a lot of TV, mostly sports and nature shows. But periodically I will click through the channels to see if I can find something interesting. In my search, I have found these two shows to be the absolute lowest form of TV entertainment, are there other contenders?

Howard Stern Show.

Jerry Springer Show.

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**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheesiest-show-on-tv/246964/2 "2004-05-25T10:20:45Z")

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My big fat fiance.

Who wants to marry a midget or whatever it was called.

The Swan.

Really every time Fox comes up with a new ‘reality’ show I feel Armageddon tiptoeing an inch closer.

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**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheesiest-show-on-tv/246964/3 "2004-05-25T11:36:32Z")

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That 70’s Show…  
Everone Loves Raymond  
Will and Grace

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**Author:** ![mbacko1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@mbacko1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbacko1)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheesiest-show-on-tv/246964/4 "2004-05-25T12:08:11Z")

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Charmed - I’ve watched this a few times and felt very unclean afterwards. Where did my hour go?

Mike

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**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-cheesiest-show-on-tv/246964/5 "2004-05-25T14:02:30Z")

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> [@Darkhold](#):
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> Who wants to marry a midget or whatever it was called.

It was called _The Littlest Groom_.

It lasted only two episodes, and had the most un-romantic ending I’ve ever seen for a clone of _The Bachelor_. He made sure to let all of us know he was putting the ring on her **right** ringfinger, not her left ringfinger, because it only symbolized “friendship” and a desire to “continue on this journey.” She responded by giving him a big, romantic … hug. (There were other contestants who were complaining, even before they were eliminated, that she-who-ended-up-winning was probably in it only for the airtime and prizes and had no romantic interest in the guy whatsoever.) I was hoping Fox would throw a big twist in at the end, like having the main character confess that he wasn’t actually short and then stand up to his full 6-foot-3-inch height.