How shocking.

A new French game show mimes the famous Milgram experiment, placing contestants in the hot seat and instructing them to torture an individual behind a screen (who unbeknownst to them is an actor in disguise). The tortured individual screams and writhes, as the torturer keeps applying shocks — all under the bright lights and cameras. Of the 80 contestants, all but 16 went through with the torture.

Though the results are fairly similar to those achieved by Milgram in his original test, it's hard to believe that the social pressure induced by being on film didn't change the actions of the contestants.