Game ShowsBy Annabel Perillo

Dating Game shows• Blind Date

• ElimiDate

• Love on a Saturday Night

• Take Me Out

• Singled Out

Activity Oriented• Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge

• Can’t Touch This

• Copycats

• The Crystal Maze

• Distraction

Panel Games• 8 Out of 10 Cats

• Absolute Cobblers

• Argumental

• Celebrity Juice

• As Seen on TV

Puzzle Oriented• Catchphrase

• Countdown

• Wheel of Fortune

• Who Wants to be a Millionaire

• Lucky Ladders

Reality TV• The Apprentice

• Big Brother

• Britain’s Got Talent

• I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

• Love Island

Audience• The intended audience for quiz shows or puzzle

oriented shows are older people, as they are easier to follow and are more serious. Old people are more likely to join in.

• The panel shows or reality tv is aimed at a younger audience because it is more likely for them to know who certain celebrities are, and they would enjoy a more relaxed show than a serious one.

Schedule • The watershed is the time before 9pm and include

shows that are aimed at much younger or much older audiences.

• Quiz and panel shows are typically before the watershed.

• Reality tv or panel shows are usually after as they can contain risqué language.

• Sometimes a game show will be on before a popular show to boost ratings.

Shows By Decade• Spelling Bee - 1938

• Truth or Consequences - 1941

• Tic-Tac-Dough - 1956

• Jeopardy - 1964

• The Newlywed Game - 1966

• The Price is Right - 1972

• Pyramid - 1973

• Wheel of Fortune - 1975

• Family Feud - 1976

• Blankety Blank - 1977

• Press Your Luck - 1983

• The Apprentice - 2005