Discover how infomercials work, their benefits and downsides, and how they’re made. Learn how to spot exaggerated claims and make informed decisions.

We have all seen them: Those late at night half-hour infomercials that try to sell us on crappy products, seemingly invented by some dude with lice and a mullet in his garage while he was ...

The infomercial follows a simple formula: Hyperbolically overinflate a frustration of daily life, earnestly present a corny product as the easy solution, wonder aloud how expensive such a product ...

Their products can slice and dice your vegetables, flatten your belly and clean your colon! But will you be able to find them if the much-maligned TV infomercial doesn't get right with the social ...

Get-rich-quick schemes, silly weight-loss and male-potency programs, hair-growth remedies and formulas that can protect a car's finish from direct flames are the traditional stuff of the television ...

A look back on infomercial favorites -- the good, the bad and the ugly. Dec. 31, 2008 — -- Admit it, you love those TV infomercials and want to know which products really work and which ones are ...

The Screen Actors Guild's 2003 Commercials Contract, which has been extended to 2008, covers infomercials shot on film, although the guild also has a separate five-page agreement that deals with them ...

YONKERS, NY — Products sold on late-night television promise to solve problems like scrubbing baked-on crud from cookware, mopping up gallons of spilled milk, and falling off ladders when cleaning ...

Barack Obama's infomercial on Wednesday night was watched by 33.5 million people on seven channels, according to Nielsen ratings. The ad was seen on CBS, NBC, Fox, Univision, MSNBC, BET and TV One.

But wait! There's more! Thane Direct is moving from celebrities to popular TV shows and their producers to sell product by the truckload. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief But now, Tukulj, who as ...

The infomercial follows a simple formula: Hyperbolically overinflate a frustration of daily life, earnestly present a corny product as the easy solution, wonder aloud how expensive such a product ...