The show started off with serious topics and guests. When the ratings were lagging, and Multimedia Entertainment, the show's production company, threatened to cancel the show, the format was changed in 1994 to the sensationalism that it is famous for today.
Selected by TV Guide Magazine as the number one worst television show of all time.
(May 2009) In a poll conducted by The O'Reilly Factor, host 'Bill OReilly revealed that this series was voted the 2nd worst TV show in broadcast history. Other dubious nominees included: (1) My Mother the Car / (3) Friends / (4) The Gong Show and (5) Cop Rock.