The Joe Schmo Show , Jury Duty , and the Rise of ‘Regular Guy’ Propaganda

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By Judy Berman January 21, 2025 9:25 PM EST The Joe Schmo Show is nothing new. The version set to premiere Jan. 21 on TBS is, in fact, the second revival of a series that aired two seasons on Spike TV (now Paramount Network) beginning in 2003, before returning for a third in 2013. The apparently evergreen premise: In this fake reality competition, everyone is an actor and every outcome is preordained—with the exception of one poor civilian for whom the charade becomes his own personal Truman