Television’s “Lie Detector Guy” from 1987 to 2007
For twenty years, Michael Martin dominated the television lie detector scene by making hundreds of appearances on a wide variety of television shows and news programs. This period was universally regarded as the heyday of daytime television talk shows, and Michael was the first examiner to introduce the world to this new twist on the talk show format. Show topics ranged from infidelity and UFO sightings to sexual assault and school shootings, but regardless of the issues, the shows were always entertaining, enlightening, and informative.
- 1987 to 1989 Morton Downey Jr Show – 3 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1988 For WWOR-TV, provided testing in connection with the Central Park Strangler (“Preppy Murder”) Case
- 1988 People Are Talking (with Richard Bey) – 2 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1990 The Howard Stern Show (with Howard Stern) – 2 episodes (S1:E2) providing polygraph services
- 1991 Interviewed on “ABC Eyewitness News” (by Tim Minton) after obtaining video of Newark NJ police officers drinking on duty
- 1994 The Richard Bey Show (with Richard Bey) – 1 episode providing polygraph services
- 1997 to 2002 Sally (with Sally Jessy Raphael) – Approx. 160 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1997 Interviewed on “Endangered Liberties” (with Lisa Dean and John Harter) regarding privacy issues
- 1997 Interviewed on Hannity & Colmes (with Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes) regarding privacy issues
- 1997 Interviewed on “MSNBC” regarding the 1996 JonBenet Ramsey Murder Case
- 1997 Interviewed on “Crossing the Line” (with Jackie Mason and Raul Felder) regarding privacy issues
- 1998 to 2000 Maury (with Maury Povich) – Approx. 20 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1998 to 2004 Ricki Lake (with Ricki Lake) – Approx. 120 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1998 to 2000 Forgive or Forget (with Mother Love) – Approx. 10 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1998 Judge Mills Lane – 1 episode providing polygraph services
- 1998 Interviewed on “20/20” regarding privacy issues
- 1999 to 2001 Queen Latifah Show – Approx. 15 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1999 Dr. Joy Browne – 3 episodes providing polygraph services
- 1999 For Sally, administered polygraph exams to three men suspected of involvement with the Columbine High School Massacre
- 2000 Interviewed on Fox News “The Edge” (with Paula Zahn) regarding the 1996 JonBenet Ramsey Murder Case
- 2001 Baerbel Schaeffer (Germany) – 1 episode providing polygraph services
- 2001 Interviewed on “Fox News” regarding the 2001 Chandra Levy Murder Case
- 2002 The Paul McKenna Show – 1 episode providing polygraph services (unaired pilot)
- 2004 Proof Positive (on SciFi Channel) – 1 episode (S1:E1) providing polygraph services
- 2005 Interviewed on “WNBC / NBC Universal” regarding Polygraph vs. Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
- 2005 Fitness Quest Infomercial (with Tony Little) providing polygraph services
- 2007 MythBusters (with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage) – 1 episode (S5:E24 – 2 parts) providing polygraph services
- 2014 The Americans (with Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys) – TV commercial (series promo) as polygraph operator
- 2017 Reasonable Doubt (on Investigation Discovery “ID Channel”) – 1 episode (S1:E2) providing polygraph services