For some reason, I tuned into Fox's Moment of Truth premiere last night. I guess because I had been brainwashed into thinking that it was what everyone would be talking about today.

But truly, it was horrible. The premise is, contestants are asked a battery of personal questions while taking a polygraph test before the show. Then the most potentially humiliating ones are asked during the show. They answer, and a disembodied voice reveals whether the answer is true or false. Contestants who answer all the questions truthfully can earn as much as $500,000.

The setup itself has flaws. First, the contestants look shocked at every question, despite the fact that 1) they've already been asked these questions, back when they took the polygraph, and 2) host Mark Walberg has just asked a question leading directly to this.

Also, the timing is ridiculous. A question is asked. The contestant looks stricken (which usually also gives away what the answer is). The family and/or friends of the contestant look disturbed. The contestant finally answers (and is usually humiliated). So by then, most of the time, the audience knows what the deal is. But then there is a good 10-second wait until the disembodied voice reveals whether the answer is true or false. So each question is dragged out beyond belief.

And the true or false part seems really pointless. Although it's worth noting that the first contestant answered all sorts of humiliating questions (yes, he had sneaked looks at fellow football players' packages in the shower; yes, he thought he was the most attractive of his friends; yes, he had put off having kids with his wife because he wasn't sure she was going to be his lifelong partner) only to get tripped up when he said that no, as a personal trainer, he had not inappropriately touched his female clients. Disembodied voice said it was false. But he thought he was being truthful, so ... I don't know. It was annoying.

The second guy, who only got through a few questions before his time ran out (he'll be back later), admitted to all sorts of horrible things (including a gambling problem that might get him fired since he works at a track). But I'd already seen him on the ads facing questions about whether he was a member of the Hair Club for Men (yes), whether he'd padded his pants to look more well endowed (yes) and so on. So ... boring.

And because of the incessant ads, we've already seen some of the craziest, most show-stopping questions for many, many future episodes.

I don't think I want to wait around to see the answers.

The answer is ... true.