This document discusses different sub-genres of television game shows and provides examples for each. Activity-oriented shows mentioned include Total Wipeout and Ninja Warrior UK which involve physical challenges. Dating shows provided as examples are Take Me Out and Blind Date. Panel games include Would I Lie To You? where teams evaluate the truth of stories. Puzzle shows highlighted are Catchphrase and Wheel of Fortune. Quiz shows covered are The Chase and Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?. I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is provided as an example of a reality TV game show. Family Fortunes is listed under "Other".

1. Activity
Oriented
Gameshows
Total wipeout is a
physically strong type
activity gameshow, the
aim of the game is to
get to the end of the
course within a certain
time, you are timed
against other
competitors and there is
3 rounds. You must
come in 7th place to get
through the first, 4th to
get through the second
and 3rd to get to the last
round!
Ninja Warrior UK is a similar to Total
Wipeout, however a lot more
intense, the obstacles come across
as a lot harder.
In Copycats, works just like Chinese
whispers, you have to get across a
mime, a drawing or a song through
some sort of kazoo. Your personal aim
is to not get caught out and try and
receive the figure out the right
message and how to pass it along
without fail.
Activity oriented gameshows, are
gameshows which are based on a
particular type of activity, whether it is
physical, puzzle etc.

2. Dating
Oriented
Gameshows
Take Me Out is a dating Oriented Gameshow in which
there is 30 women on singular panels with buzzers. A
bachelor is showcased and the women buzz if they
are put off. Up until there are two bachelorettes who
haven’t buzzed and the bachelor chooses. The
gameshow ends with the bachelor taking the woman
away on a tropical holiday!
Blind date is a game in which three singles of the
same sex were introduced to the audience. They were
then asked a question by a single of the opposite sex,
who could hear but not see them, to choose with
whom to go on a date.

3. Panel
Game In “Would I Lie To You” two teams compete as each
player reveals unusual facts and embarrassing
personal tales for the evaluation of the opposing
team. Some of these are true; some are not, and
panelists’ task is to decide which is which.
The original premise of the show was to see which
team knows most about the week's tabloid news
stories, although later series focus more on the
comedy factor of the participating celebrity guests
and games involving them, rather than discussing the
week's news.

4. Puzzle
Oriented
Gameshows
Catchprase is a game in which at the beginning of
each standard round, one contestant stops a
randomiser consisting of money amounts by hitting
his/her button. The value landed on would be the
amount for the normal catchphrases in that round.
The money prizes can range up to £300
In Wheel Of Fortune, contestants compete
to solve word puzzles, similar to those used
in Hangman, to win cash and prizes. The title
refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that
contestants spin throughout the course of
the game to determine their cash and/or
prizes

5. Quiz The Chase:
The chase is a quiz game, there are 4
contestants and one chaser. Each person
goes through a series of questions and
tries to get them all right to beat the
chaser and win some money. If the chaser
catches up with you, you lose and lose all
you’re money and you are out of the
game.
Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?
In each game, the contestant (an adult) is
asked a series of up to eleven questions,
spanning ten subjects (such as History, Maths
or Science) taken from textbooks for 6 to 10
year-old students. Each question is associated
with an age level; there are two questions per
age group, from 6 to 10. The player can answer
the questions in any order, and each correct
answer raises their cumulative amount of
winnings to the next level (see table). There is
a safe point after 5 correct answers,
guaranteeing the player the value of the fifth
question, and after ten questions players may
take a jackpot question for the top prize.

6. Reality
TV game
shows
I’m a celebrity…get me out of here!: This is one of the
most popular game shows out there, it’s quite different to
others, a group of B-list celebrities is stranded in Costa
Rica, with their fate in the hands of viewers in this
retooling of the British reality show. The celebrities
compete in survival-themed challenges to earn extra food,
supplies and luxury items, and viewers vote them off the
show one by one

7. Other
Two family teams, each with five
members, are asked to guess the results
of surveys, in which 100 people would
be asked open ended questions. Each
round begins with a member of each
family (in rotation, meaning all players
do this at least once) approaching the
podium. As the question is read, the first
of the two nominees to hit a buzzer gives
an answer. If this is not the most popular
answer, the other nominee is asked.

8. CATCHPHRASE
Title – Catchphrase
Title Sequence – Catchphrase is a game where a small animation is shown on a large screen, acting out a short phrase people
would say in everyday life. You earn a certain amount of money each round by buzzing in first and giving the correct answer and
at the end of the game whoever has the most money is the winner and they go through into the finals where they must answer at
least 5 phrases in 60 seconds to win $50,000 plus what they had already won.
Rules – The rules of the show are to press your buzzer when you think you have the correct answer to match the animation. If it
is wrong you will be frozen out which then gives other players a chance to guess. You only get 60 seconds of the animation until
moving to the next. Each round you will win a certain amount of money per catchphrase, the person with the most money is the
winner.
Host – Stephen Mulhern is the host of the game show. Stephen is a funny and entertaining type of person which makes the game
more interesting and funnier to watch. He has also presented many more shows such as Britain’s Got More Talent and Ant &
Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. As he is well known it can cause more people to watch the showing, knowing he has a funny
side.
Guests – The type of people that come on the show are just normal people you see every day. Anyone can apply to come on the
show and win some money. There is sometimes a celebrity special where 3 well known super stars come on to win some money
for their chosen charity.
Audience – The type of people to watch the show are people who love guessing games and a competition, as there can be some
people playing it who are better than others. The show is more for the older audience as some younger viewers may not know
some of the catchphrases.
My opinion of this show is that it is a fun game show for anyone to play along to, at home or on the game itself. It can bring
people together to play it and it is fun to see who knows the catchphrases the best.

9. Name Of Gameshow Gameshow Sub-Genre
Total Wipeout Activity-Oriented
Take Me Out Dating
Would I Lie To You? Panel Games
Catchphrase Puzzle-Oriented
The Chase Quiz
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Reality-TV
Family Fortunes Other