just like the old experiments at Harvard...

Game show contestants turn torturers in a new psychological experiment for French television, zapping a man with electricity until he cries for mercy -- then zapping him again until he seems to drop dead.

"The Game of Death" has all the trappings of a traditional television quiz show, with a roaring crowd and a glamorous and well-known hostess urging the players on under gaudy studio lights.

But the contestants did not know they were taking part in a TV experiment.
I don't know what use of re-proving a proven theory achieves, other than sensationalism though. Still it's nice that an understanding of psychology, to which proper analytical attention is payed, can be seen in the Mass Media for a short time.

Contestants turn torturers in French TV experiment - Yahoo! News