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| + | <pick>'''Ratings''' - The audience that watched a given programme. In the UK ratings are usually expressed in numbers of people, whereas in the USA they are expressed in terms of the number of households.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Ready Steady Cook''' - The US host of Ready Set Cook (as it's called over there) is Sissy Biggins. Don't snigger.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Reality show''' - Strictly, a television format where the participants are constantly filmed in a semi-artificial situation and there is a strong narrative-led, documentary-style presentation. It is often confused with action/adventure show.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Release form''' - A legal document which a member of the public signs to give consent for their television appearance to be filmed and broadcast throughout the Universe for perpetuity.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Repeat fees''' - A payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show that is paid for every repeat showing.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Researcher''' - A member of the production team who may write, devise or test questions and games. They might also book celebrity guests, find background information and perform many other general office tasks. A contestant researcher auditions potential contestants.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Returning champion''' - The winning player from one episode coming back to play again on the next. Viewers may find this provides a natural continuity or being stuck with an annoying player for several shows. The imposition of a returning champion means that the series must have its programmes broadcast in a strict order.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Reveal''' - A sudden dramatic effect designed to induce a reaction in the contestant, audience and viewer. It describes (a) the revealing of a mystery prize, (b) the revealing of the game result, and (c) the revealing of someone who has been hidden by (e.g.) disguise.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Rigging''' - The (usually illegal) practice of a producer deliberately changing a game's circumstances to favour a particular outcome or contestant.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Rolling format''' - A style of programme structure where the end of a game does not necessarily coincide with the end of an episode. This can permit cunning use of cliff-hangers.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Round''' - A continuous period of game play. Usually the rules or circumstances change – maybe only slightly – after each round.</pick> | ||
| + | <pick>'''Running order''' - A detailed list showing how the programme’s overall time length is divided up into individual elements (opening titles, host introduction, contestant introduction, rules explanation, rounds, periods for commercial breaks etc.) This is a useful thing to include in a paper format, as it helps explain the sequence of events to a potential buyer as well as reassure them that the game will fit in the available timeslot.</pick> | ||
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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 6 June 2006
R is for... Running order - A detailed list showing how the programme’s overall time length is divided up into individual elements (opening titles, host introduction, contestant introduction, rules explanation, rounds, periods for commercial breaks etc.) This is a useful thing to include in a paper format, as it helps explain the sequence of events to a potential buyer as well as reassure them that the game will fit in the available timeslot.
Shows
| Title | Genre |
| The Race | Action/Adventure |
| Raise the Roof | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Railway Carriage Game | Panel game |
| Random Choice | Regional (Grampian) quiz |
| Raven | Childrens |
| Reactive | Childrens |
| Ready Steady Cook | Lifestyle |
| Ready Steady Win | Variety |
| Reborn in the USA | Reality |
| Red Alert | Family game show |
| Red Amber Green | Childrens |
| The Regionnaires | Quiz, themed (local knowledge) |
| Relative Knowledge | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Relatively Speaking | Family game show |
| Remote Control | Quiz, themed (popular culture) |
| Remotely Funny | Stunts |
| Rent Free | Family game show |
| Rescue Robots | Childrens |
| Resistance | Stunt/dare show |
| The Revelation Game | |
| Reversaword | Puzzle |
| River Deep, Mountain High | Action/adventure |
| Road Raja | Action/adventure |
| Robot Wars | Technological |
| Rock Around the Block | Lifestyle, variety |
| Roland's Rat Race | Childrens |
| Roll with It | Quiz, themed (music) |
| A Room with a Clue | Quiz, themed (interior design) |
| Ross King in the Morning | |
| Rough Science | Educational |
| Round Britain Quiz | Radio, panel game |
| Round Europe Quiz | Radio, panel game |
| Round the Houses | Puzzle |
| Run the Gauntlet | Action/adventure |
| Run the Risk | Childrens |
| Runaround | Childrens |
| Runway | Quiz, themed (geography) |
| Russian Roulette | Quiz, general knowledge |
