The Infomercials That Sold Us

While TV stations ran test patterns overnight, a group of savvy salespeople bought up the time on the cheap and made themselves very rich and famous.

Once infomercials became lucrative, big stars wanted in on the action. But it took three famous women to open the door for Hollywood A-listers to cash in.

Social media put an end to the golden age of infomercials. We'll discover how some pitch people still managed to break through. We'll also find out where the biggest stars of the genre are now.