Hot Seat

Hot Seat is an American game show which aired on ABC from July 12 to October 22, 1976. The series was created by Merrill Heatter and Robert Quigley, who were known at this point for their hit game shows Gambit and The Hollywood Squares among others. Jim Peck was the host, with Kenny Williams as the announcer. Game play Two married couples played against each other one at a time. One of the spouses had to guess what the other would say when asked a round of three questions. The spouse sitting in the "hot seat" would have their emotions measured by an electronic GSR device. Each question would have two choices. The player at the podium would select one answer and the spouse would respond to each choice with a negative response. The arch above the "hot seat" would feature a meter which indicated which answer was more of a lie; the answer that was the most true (the one which had the most lights lit up) was considered the correct answer.