Crossballs: The Debate Show is a Comedy Central television show which poked fun at cable news networks' political debate shows, especially CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. In each episode, comedians posing as experts on a particular subject would debate two real commentators. The true experts were unaware that the show was a sham. Topics ranged from reality television to religion to violence in video games. It debuted on July 6, 2004 and ran for eight weeks. It aired Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The twenty-third and final episode aired on August 24, 2004. Show number 24 was taped but never aired, after one of the unsuspecting guests, James March, threatened to sue Comedy Central.
24 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2004
Rating
10.0/10
1 votes • HD
Episodes
Episode 1 • Jul 06, 2004
Major issue: Reality TV craze
Episode 2 • Jul 07, 2004
Major issues: Teenage drivers, senior drivers, drunk driving.
Episode 3 • Jul 08, 2004
Major issues: Legalization of marijuana, consequences of using drugs, drug use among teens.
Episode 4 • Jul 13, 2004
Major issues: Veganism, healthy foods.
Episode 5 • Jul 14, 2004
Major issues: Indecent exposure on television, innapropriate content of music, TV, and movies and how it affects our youth.
Episode 6 • Jul 15, 2004
Major issues: Immigration to the United States, problem with illegal immigrants, American tourist behavior.
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