Why do some TV shows proudly proclaim, "Taped before a LIVE audience," when very few shows are ever videotaped before an audience of DEAD people?

The opposite of LIVE AUDIENCE is NO AUDIENCE at all. So they use that phrase to show there is interest to their show and it is so high that people go there to watch it LIVE. Even if the audience is payed to be there - that increases the show's rating so "Taped before a LIVE audience" is just kind of a marketing strategy.

Too funny! They should also state that the tickets were all given out for free too!

It seems that Jay Leno's new show is being taped befe a dead audience.......

That was hilarious mensan I'm gonna tell that one on Monday in class if you don't mind of course

Some of the rubbish on tv may have killed the audience with boredom.They are reassuring us I believe. At least it isnt "canned laughter" Although how you get laughter in a can is beyond me and surely if you take off the lid to see if you caught it , It will escape??+5

I understand what your query is implying, Mensan! But way back when, they used to "dub" voices laughing and reacting to the show; when, in fact, NO ONE was even there! So when they say, "Taped before a live audience", they're simply letting you know that "voices and laughter" were NOT dubbed in! But. . . . .I think you ALREADY knew that ^_- !!!!!!

The death occurs after you have been bored silly for one hour usually.

It's them letting you know it's not a laugh track.

LOL indeed..............I wonder where one would obtain a dead audience, ( thinking you may need hundreds of dead bodies to do such, but I guess even one dead person is not a live audience )