Get ready to scream!

One of the most important things in modern society is hysteria. The sound of audiences screaming hysterically or applauding beyond all reason is what keeps so many shows going and has done so for decades. Wheel of Fortune would not be successful at all if the audience and contestants weren't prompted to overreact and applaud madly at the turning of a letter. Family Feud would be a flop if it weren't for the unseen audience screaming its enthusiastic approval at every off-color joke and exploding in congratulatory glee at each mildly amusing response. Let's Make a Deal would have died ages ago if the audience didn't act as if winning a new set of china weren't a cause for wild rejoicing. It's amazing how much of our entertainment is based on a group of nobodies yelling, clapping, screaming, whistling and reaching emotional crescendoes over the most insignificant comments and pedestrian giveaways.