Index S
S is for... Shiny floor show - newfangled term for a family-oriented light entertainment show, coined following the success of Pop Idol and Strictly Come Dancing. A literal shiny floor is not compulsory, but strongly preferred.
Shows
| Title | Genre |
| Sabotage | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Sack Race | Stunt/dare show |
| Sadwrn ar y Stryd | Variety, inter-town, regional (Wales) |
| Safari School | Educational, reality |
| Safebreakers | Technological |
| Saints and Scholars | Panel game |
| The Saints Went Marching Out | Regional quiz (Anglia) |
| Sale of the Century | Quiz, general knowledge |
| SAS: Are You Tough Enough? | Action adventure |
| The Satellite Game | Childrens |
| Saturday Showdown | Childrens |
| Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Variety |
| Sawl Seren? | Regional (Wales), variety |
| Say the Word | Puzzle |
| Scary Sleepover | Childrens |
| Scavenger Hunt | Action adventure |
| Scavengers | Action adventure |
| Scene Stealers | Lifestyle, reality |
| School for Cooks | Lifestyle, reality |
| School Challenge | Quiz, academic, regional (Northern Ireland) |
| School of Saatchi | Reality, creative |
| School of Silence | Childrens |
| School Uniforms | Comedy panel game |
| Schools Challenge | Quiz, academic, regional (North West England) |
| School's Out | Comedy panel game |
| Science Fair '66 | Technological |
| Scoop | Panel game |
| Score with The Scaffold | Childrens |
| Scotland v England | Comedy panel game |
| Scrapheap Challenge | Technological |
| Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom | Childrens |
| Scream If You Know the Answer! | Stunt/dare show |
| Scream! If You Want to Get Off | Action adventure |
| Screen Test | Quiz, themed (films) |
| Screenplay | Radio, panel game (cinema) |
| Scribble | |
| Scruples | Panel game |
| Sdwnch | Childrens, Regional (Wales) |
| The Search | Action adventure |
| Search for a Star (1) | Variety |
| Search for a Star (2) | Variety |
| Search for a Presenter | |
| Second Guess | Family game show |
| Seconds Out | Childrens |
| Secret Dealers | Lifestyle |
| Secret Fortune | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Secrets of Magic | Panel game |
| Secret's Out | Childrens |
| See Hear on Saturday Quiz | Quiz, general knowledge |
| See it, Saw it | Childrens |
| Sell Me the Answer | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Senseless | Dating |
| The Sensible Show | Family game show |
| Seren am Swper | Regional (Wales), childrens, food |
| 71 Degrees North | Action/adventure |
| Sex Bomb | Dating |
| Sgrin Ti Syniad? | Quiz, themed (film and TV) |
| Sgwario | Regional (Wales), General knowledge quiz |
| Shafted | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Shane Richie Experience | Dating |
| Shattered | Reality |
| Shammy Dab | Regional (Grampian) comedy panel |
| The Shiny Show | Childrens (preschool) |
| Shipwrecked | Reality |
| Shoot! | Childrens |
| Shooting Stars | Comedy panel game |
| A Short History of Almost Everything | |
| Shotolau | Sports, regional (Wales) |
| Show & Tell | |
| Show and Telly | Themed quiz (television) |
| Show Boaters | Variety, reality |
| Show Me | Panel game |
| Show Me the Funny | Reality, comedy |
| Show Me the Monet | Creative |
| Show Me the Money | Educational |
| Show Me What You've Got | Quiz |
| Showbiz Blackjack | Gambling |
| Showbiz Darts | Sports |
| Showbiz Poker | Poker |
| Sibling Rivalry | Regional (Wales), family relationships |
| Sick as a Parrot (1) | Childrens |
| Sick as a Parrot (2) | Sports |
| Sight and Sound | Quiz, themed (the arts) |
| Signed by Katie Price | Reality |
| Silent Library | Stunt/dare show |
| Simply Complicated | Technological |
| Simply the Best | Stunt/dare show |
| Simply Irresistible | |
| The Simpsons Quiz Show | Quiz, themed (The Simpsons) |
| Sing a Song of Sixpence | |
| Sing If You Can | Stunt/dare show |
| Sing it Back | Quiz, themed (music lyrics) |
| Singled Out | Dating show |
| Sioe Gwobrau Mawr | Childrens, interactive, regional (Wales) |
| Sion a Sian | Dating show |
| Sion Neu Sian | Childrens, regional (Wales) |
| Siopa Byw | Interactive, auction, regional (Wales) |
| Sitcom Showdown | Quiz, themed (sitcoms) |
| The Sitcom Trials | Comedy, regional (West of England) |
| Sixth Form Challenge | Quiz, academic |
| The 64,000 Challenge | Quiz, specialist subjects |
| The 64,000 Question | Quiz, specialist subjects |
| The $64,000 Question | Quiz, specialist subjects |
| Skate Nation | Childrens, sports (skating) |
| Skatoony | Childrens, animation |
| Skull (Ghost Train) | Childrens |
| Sky Quiz Live | Puzzle |
| Sky Runners | Action adventure |
| Sky Star Search | Variety |
| The Sky's the Limit | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Slammer | Childrens |
| Slap Bang | Family Game show |
| A Slice of the Action | Lifestyle |
| Slightly Foxed | Radio, themed quiz (literature) |
| Slips | Stunt/dare show, motoring |
| Small Talk | Family game show |
| Smooth Talkers | Radio panel game |
| Snakes and Ladders | Regional (South) quiz |
| Snap! | Regional (Scotland) quiz, general knowledge |
| So Wrong It's Right | Radio, comedy panel game |
| So You Think...? | Quiz, themed (various) |
| So You Think You Can Dance | Variety, reality |
| So You Want to be Top? | Childrens |
| Soap Addicts | Quiz, themed (soap operas) |
| Soapstar Superchef | Lifestyle (cookery) |
| Soapstar Superstar | Variety |
| Soapstars | Reality |
| Soccer Brain 2000 | Regional (North West England), Sport |
| Some of These Days | Radio panel game |
| Someone's Going to be a Millionaire (TFI Friday) | Family game show |
| Something for the Weekend | Quiz, themed (sex) |
| Something to Shout About | Panel game |
| A Song for Europe | Variety |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Childrens, magic |
| Sorority Girls | Reality |
| Soundbiters | Radio, regional (Scotland) quiz, themed (news) |
| Sounds Familiar | Radio, panel game (nostalgia) |
| Sounds Like London | Regional (London) quiz, themed (music) |
| Sounds Like Music | Quiz, themed (musicals) |
| Space Cadets (1) | Comedy panel game (sci-fi) |
| Space Cadets (2) | Reality |
| Spanish Archer | Variety |
| The Speaker | Childrens, variety |
| Speaking Volumes | Radio, panel game (literature) |
| Speculate | Family game show |
| Spellbound (1) | Puzzle |
| Spellbound (2) | Childrens |
| Spelling Bee (1) | Panel game |
| Spelling Bee (2) | Quiz, themed (spelling) |
| Spin Star | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Splash Camp | Childrens, sports |
| Splatalot | Childrens, adventure |
| Split Second (1) | Regional (Scotland) quiz, general knowledge |
| Split Second (2) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Spook Squad | Childrens |
| Sporting Chance | Sports |
| Sporting Triangles | Sports |
| Sport Addicts | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sport Mastermind | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sports Allrounder of the Year | Childrens |
| Sports Anorak of the Year | Sports |
| Sports Family of the Year | Sports |
| Sports Xpert | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sportscall | Radio, phone-in quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sportsmasters | Sports |
| The Sports Quiz with Steve Davis | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sport Relief Gets Sub'd | Childrens |
| Sportyfacts | Sports, Regional (East of England) |
| Spot the Difference | Quiz, themed (politics) |
| Spot the Tune | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Springwatch Trackers | Childrens |
| Spy | Reality |
| Spy Chief for a Day | Decision Making |
| Spymaster | Action adventure |
| Spytrap | Childrens |
| Square One | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Stake Out (1) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Stake Out (2) | Hidden camera |
| Starfinder | Childrens |
| Star for a Night | Talent |
| Star Games | Sports |
| Star Kids | Childrens |
| Star Pets | Childrens |
| Star Portraits | Lifestyle |
| Star Quality | Variety |
| Star Sale | Lifestyle |
| Star Spell | Childrens |
| Star Ticket | Childrens, variety |
| Star Town | Variety |
| Star Traders | Stunt/dare show |
| Star Turn | Childrens, Panel game |
| Star Turn Challenge | Childrens, Panel game |
| Staraoke | Childrens |
| Starshot | Sports |
| Starstrider | Childrens |
| Stars and Strikes | Sports (ten-pin bowling) |
| Stars in a Spin | |
| Stars in Fast Cars | Stunt/dare show |
| Stars in Their Eyes | Variety |
| Stash | Quiz, general knowledge |
| State Your Case | Lifestyle |
| The Staying-In Show | Quiz, themed (sex) |
| Steal | Family game show |
| Step Back in Time | Radio, panel game |
| Steps to the Stars | Childrens |
| Step Up to the Plate | Cookery |
| The Steve Jones Games Show | Quiz hour |
| Sticky Moments | Variety |
| The Stocks and Shares Show | Educational |
| Stop, Look, Listen | Childrens |
| Stop the Press | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Street Cred Sudoku | Puzzle |
| Street Dance Stars | Childrens, variety |
| Street Market Chefs | Lifestyle |
| Street Striker | Sports |
| Streetmate | Dating show |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Variety |
| Strictly Dance Fever | Variety |
| Strike it Lucky | Family game show |
| Strike it Rich | Family game show |
| Strip Masterbrain | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Strip Search | Reality |
| Stuart's Hall of Fame | Variety |
| Stunt Challenge | |
| Stupid Punts | Panel game |
| Style Counsel | Lifestyle |
| Style the Nation | Lifestyle, recruitment |
| Style Trial | Panel game |
| Sub Zero | Childrens |
| (Vorderman's) Sudoku Live | Puzzle |
| Sudo-Q | Puzzle |
| Summer Steps | Childrens |
| STV Casino | Gambling, regional (Scotland) |
| Sul Y Ffôn | Phone-in, regional (Wales) |
| The Sunday Quiz | Quiz, themed (religion) |
| Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting | Lifestyle |
| Super Mario Challenge | Childrens |
| SuperAgents | Reality |
| Superchamps | Childrens |
| Superchefs | Lifestyle |
| Superdogs | Sports |
| Superhuman | Action adventure |
| Supermarket Sneak (Saturday Showdown) | Childrens |
| Supermarket Sweep | Lifestyle |
| Supermind | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Superscot | Quiz, themed (Scotland) |
| Superscots | Quiz, themed (Scotland) |
| (The) Superstars | Sports |
| The Superteams | Sports |
| Survival Challenge | Childrens |
| Survival of the Fittest | Action adventure |
| Survivor | Reality |
| Sushi TV | |
| Suspect | Childrens |
| Swapheads | Quiz, themed |
| Swap Team | Childrens |
| The Sweepstakes Game | |
| Sweet and Sassy | Phone-in |
| Sweethearts | Panel game |
| Switch On to English | Educational |
| Swot or Wot? | Childrens |
| Swots | Radio, panel game, regional (Scotland) |
| The Syndicate | Quiz, general knowledge |
| System 93 | Childrens |
