<P> The show was created by Bobby Goldstein, an attorney in Dallas, Texas . It made its debut in 2000 . The original host of the show was actor Tommy Habeeb aka "Tommy Grand" (2000 - 2002). 2004 brought syndication reruns of previous seasons, edited into a half - hour Monday - through - Friday strip format with new intros by Joey Greco as host . In 2006, G4 began showing a version edited with a faster pace to each segment . VH1 has begun airing reruns, as well . </P> <P> With the premiere of its 13th season, the show began airing in 1080i definition, with Clark James Gable hosting and a change to updated graphics . The format in the very beginning has also changed to having the announcers read before clips of the episode are shown . On the show's fifteenth season finale, longtime host Joey Greco hosted the second case of the first run episode, remaining as host in subsequent episodes . </P> <P> As of October 2016, Cheaters has started its seventeenth season . On June 2 2018 longtime Cheaters detective Detective Gomez posted on his YouTube page that they will be filming new episodes of Cheaters and will begin to show new episodes in September 2018 after a long hiatus . </P> <P> In 2002, the Houston Press tracked down several people who said they were paid $400 per show by one of the detectives of the agency to act on the show, and were paid $50 per referral of other actors . One performer said, "What (the show's private detective) told me was that some of the episodes are real, but...they would do these ringer episodes to supplement the show ." The show's private investigator denies that he staged anyone's scenario and further added that the number of inquiries the agency receives made this unnecessary . The producers of Cheaters currently reiterate the reality of each episode in a legalistic message at its end, though a Federal Communications Commission representative confirmed to the Houston Press that "there's no law or regulation against presenting acted - out scenarios as reality on television ." </P>

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