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A Current Affair

A Current Affair

Description: Lurid television 'info-tainment' reporting on sensationalistic topics. Another of the shows that pioneered the "infotainment" genre, blurring the boundaries between news programming and scripted entertainment. Host Maury Povich presented viewers with news segments primarily focused on sex scandals, drugs, religious cults, and whatever else was considered to be the terror of the day. Little research or follow-up was done, and the main goal was to keep audiences titilated.
Genre: News
Year Released: 1986
Number of episodes: 23
First episode air date: July 28, 1986
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