To tell the ratings truth

As a faux tweet noted, host Anthony Anderson of ABC's To Tell the Truth says the show will live for a third go-round.

Anderson says the show will tape another thirteen eps in June for a summer run. Although I haven't seen any formal announcement from ABC, I believe the guy. Why would he pretend otherwise if the show's been cancelled?

I'm mildly surprised by the news. TTTT's numbers have been lukewarm at best, even by the shriveled standards of current-day broadcast. The last original eps got four million of so viewers and 18-49 ratings right around the big one-oh. But that seems good enough in today's broadcast world to get another shot in the good old summertime.

The show is an okay rewind of the classic format. I've never been a big TTTT fan myself, because the questioning often seems hit or miss. The new version's questions seem even more random as panelists interrupt each other, with Anthony also chiming in.

But enough people like the show, at least in the opinion of ABC execs. And their opinion is the one that counts.

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