Index S
S is for... Stakeholding - Giving the viewer a reason to care about the result by providing a contestant which they can sympathise with. Viewers like to support the underdog, the person they like most, or the contestant that is most like them.
Shows
| Title | Genre |
| Sabotage | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Sack Race | Stunt/dare show |
| 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 |
| Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Variety |
| Say the Word | Puzzle |
| Scary Sleepover | Childrens |
| Scavenger Hunt | Action adventure |
| Scavengers | Action/adventure |
| Schools Challenge | Quiz, academic |
| School's Out | Comedy panel game |
| Scoop | Panel game |
| Scotland v England | Comedy panel game |
| Scrapheap Challenge | Technological |
| Scream! If You Want to Get Off | Action/adventure |
| Screen Test | Quiz, themed (films) |
| Scribble | |
| Scruples | Panel game |
| Search for a Star | Variety |
| Second Guess | Family game show |
| Secrets of Magic | Panel game |
| Secret's Out | Childrens |
| See Hear on Saturday Quiz | Quiz, general knowledge |
| See it, Saw it | Childrens |
| The Sensible Show | Family game show |
| Sex Bomb | Dating |
| Shafted | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Shane Richie Experience | Dating |
| Shattered | Reality |
| Shammy Dab | Regional (Grampian) comedy panel |
| The Shiny Show | Childrens (preschool) |
| Shipwrecked | Reality |
| Shooting Stars | Comedy panel game |
| Show Me | Panel game |
| Show Me the Money | Educational |
| Show Me What You've Got | Quiz |
| Showbiz Poker | Poker |
| Sick as a Parrot (1) | Childrens |
| Sick as a Parrot (2) | Sports |
| Simply Complicated | Technological |
| Simply the Best | Stunt/dare show |
| Simply Irresistible | |
| The Simpsons Quiz Show | Quiz, themed (The Simpsons) |
| Sing a Song of Sixpence | |
| Sion a Sian | Dating show |
| Singled Out | Dating show |
| Sitcom Showdown | Quiz, themed (sitcoms) |
| 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 |
| Skull (Ghost Train) | Childrens |
| Sky Quiz Live | Puzzle |
| Sky Runners | Action/adventure |
| Sky Star Search | Variety |
| The Sky's the Limit | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Slap Bang | Family Game show |
| A Slice of the Action | Lifestyle |
| Small Talk | Family game show |
| Snap! | Regional (Scotland) quiz, general knowledge |
| Soap Addicts | Quiz, themed (soap operas) |
| Soapstar Superstar | Variety |
| Someone's Going to be a Millionaire (TFI Friday) | Family game show |
| Something for the Weekend | Quiz, themed (sex) |
| A Song for Europe | Variety |
| Sounds Like London | Regional (London) quiz, themed (music) |
| Sounds Like Music | Quiz, themed (musicals) |
| So You Think...? | Quiz, themed (various) |
| So You Want to be Top? | Childrens |
| Space Cadets (1) | Comedy panel game (sci-fi) |
| Space Cadets (2) | Action/adventure, reality |
| Speculate | Family game show |
| Spellbound (1) | Puzzle |
| Spellbound (2) | Childrens |
| Spelling Bee (1) | Panel game |
| Spelling Bee (2) | Quiz, themed (spelling) |
| Splash Camp | Childrens, sports |
| Split Second | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Spook Squad | Childrens |
| Sporting Chance | Sports |
| Sporting Triangles | Sports |
| Sport Addicts | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sports Anorak of the Year | Sports |
| Sports Family of the Year | Sports |
| Sportsmasters | Sports |
| The Sports Quiz with Steve Davis | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| Sports Relief Gets Sub'd | Childrens |
| Spot the Difference | Quiz, themed (politics) |
| Spot the Tune | Quiz, themed (music) |
| Spy | Reality |
| Spymaster | Action/adventure |
| Spytrap | Childrens |
| Square One | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Stake Out | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Starfinder | Childrens |
| Star for a Night | Talent |
| Star Games | Sports |
| Star Kids | Childrens |
| Star Pets | Childrens |
| Star Portraits | Lifestyle |
| Star Quality | Variety |
| Star Spell | Childrens |
| Star Town | Variety |
| Star Turn | Childrens, Panel game |
| Star Turn Challenge | Childrens, Panel game |
| Starstrider | Childrens |
| 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 |
| Steps to the Stars | Childrens |
| The Sports Quiz with Steve Davis | Quiz, themed (sport) |
| The Steve Jones Games Show | Quiz hour |
| Sticky Moments | Variety |
| The Stocks and Shares Show | Educational |
| Stop the Press | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Street Cred Sudoku | Puzzle |
| 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 |
| Sub Zero | Childrens |
| (Vorderman's) Sudoku Live | Puzzle |
| Sudo-Q | Puzzle |
| The Sunday Quiz | Quiz, themed (religion) |
| Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting | Lifestyle |
| 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) |
| (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 | |
| Sweethearts | Panel game |
| Switch On to English | Educational |
| Swot or Wot? | Childrens |
| The Syndicate | Quiz, general knowledge |
| System 93 | Childrens |
