CASE STUDIES:

GAME SHOWSA N A M A R I A A S T O N - L I S L E S

Each of these Game Shows all support the hypodermic needle theory as they all have different effects on the audience. Due to the different genres, different signals are given to the audience,

making them react in different ways.

THE CUBE.Rules:• The Cube is a British game show which first aired on ITV on 22 August 2009. It offers

contestants the chance to win a top prize of £250,000 by completing challenges from within a 4m × 4m × 4m Perspex cube.

The rules of the show is to complete a series of challenges, without losing your lives. If you get stuck on a challenge, you have the option to either take the trial run- which is where you can do the next challenge to see how it works however if you win on trial run, you don’t get any prizes- ,you can ask for advice from the family/friends in front row who came to watch and support you or you can stop at the stage your at, take the money earned and leave, to prevent you loosing all lives and leaving with no money. If you complete a level, you earn an amount of money and go onto next challenge. If you loose all your lives, you leave with nothing.

The show was first broadcasted on

channel 4 but is now aired on ITV.Hosted by Phillip Schofield, a well known TV director who also

presented -This Morning , You're Back in the Room, Text Santa, Dancing on Ice and more.

The Broadcast:cube is broadcasted every Saturday usually around the evening. Episodes missed can be replayed throughout the day, before the next one is broadcasted

FORMAT.The game is played by a single contestant in a 4m x 4m x 4m Perspex transparent cube. The object of the game is to complete as many of seven games, each of which worth an increasing amount of prize money, inside The Cube as possible before failing an attempt nine times in total. Each game is pre-selected for the contestant before the show to suit their difficulty and can test a contestant's mental agility, physical ability, intelligence, observation or response. Each episode usually consists of two contestants' games.Each contestant begins with nine lives. Each time a contestant makes an unsuccessful attempt at a game, one life is lost. The contestant must repeat the game until they are successful or run out of lives. Any contestant who runs out of lives is said to be defeated by The Cube and loses all money accumulated, with the exception of celebrities (who leave with £1,000 for their respective charities). After a contestant succeeds in a game, they are able to see a preview of what their next challenge is and can choose to leave with their prize money or play the next game to win the larger sum of money.During a preview, the name of a challenge is revealed and its rules are then explained by the voiceover. They are each physically demonstrated by "The Body", a metal-masked character described by Colin McFarlane in the original series as "an expert at all games played within the Cube". Her real name is currently unknown.Some games have specific restrictions to increase the difficulty of the game, which, if disobeyed, will immediately cost a life. For example, some of the games may only be played with one hand. Some have time limits, and some of these games feature stopwatches that are started and stopped by the contestant. Games that involve throwing or catching an object at a target usually have a red line the contestant must stand behind whilst playing the game.The seventh and final game is worth a jackpot of £250,000; contestants who complete this game are said to have "beaten the Cube".

CONTESTANTS AND AUDIENCE.In The Cube, the contestant entries are for the whole of the general public.

Anyone can enter, celebrities or not. The audience are usually people who are interested in challenges such as remembrance challenges. Also, they would be people who enjoy participating and helping out the contestants when they are stuck. The audience would also be people who enjoy the entertainment of the show and understand how it works. Minimum age: 12 years old. Under-16's must be accompanied by an adult.

TAKE ME OUT.Take Me Out is a dating game show presented by comedian Paddy McGuinness. Based on the Australian show Taken Out, it began airing on ITV in the United Kingdom and simulcast on TV3 in the Republic of Ireland on 2 January 2010. A pilot episode was for Channel 4 in 2009, but it was ITV who picked it up for a series. The show is produced by Thames (formerly Talkback Thames).The first series was recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester, but has since been recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Maidstone, Kent, as it offered increased space and capacity for audience members. A Christmas celebrity special aired on 15 December 2012, featuring Matt Johnson, Keith Lemon and Joe Swash and on 20 December 2013, another special aired as part of Text Santa, featuring 30 women over 50 trying to score a date with one man over 50.The prize is to have a romantic

vacation with the woman you chose to take out.

The show is broadcasted on

(Saturday) 8pm ITV and (Sunday) 9.15pm

ITV2

Take me out as been going on for 6 years. This is very successful and the majority of todays society knows the

Game show, even if they never personally watched it. This is because its very popular and the title is easy to

remember.

FORMAT.The objective of the show is for a single man to obtain a date with one of thirty single women. The women stand on stage underneath thirty white lights, each with a button in front of them. A single man is then brought down on stage via the 'Love Lift' and tries to persuade the women to agree to this date in a series of rounds, playing a pre-recorded video discussing his background, displaying a skill (such as dancing or playing a musical instrument), or playing another video in which the man's friends or family reveal more about his virtues and philosophy.Round 1In this round the man comes down the love lift. He meets the girls and then says his name and where he is from. Paddy repeats but afterwards with one of catchphrases. Then the girls can turn off their light. From series 7 onwards, they have to write down a 'love at first light' from the girls who had left their lights on.Round 2This includes a pre-recorded video presented by the man. It sometimes includes interviews with his friends and family. It describes his personality and what they do. At any point the girls can turn off their light.Round 3In this round the man shows a skill in the studio. Alternately their friend or family can say a secret. At any point the girl can turn off their light.Round 4In this round the men turns off all the lights except 2 decided by himself. At the start of the round Paddy says " The power is in your hands " and pulls his hand down. Not every man does this round and some skip straight to round 5.Round 5In this round the man asks the girls who are remaining a question. If 2 or 1 girl/s was left from round 3 then the man can choose a mysterious girl to take on a date. This is decided by the sound of her voice. The man then turns off the light of one girl. Then they meet, go up the big stairs opposite the love lift and have a backstage interview.

Rules: once you buzz, you cannot unbuzz. If you are the man, you have to be honest and you cannot swear as it is a family

games show.

CONTESTANTS AND AUDIENCE.“We’re currently looking single boys and girls to appear on the next series of Take Me Out. If you’re fishing for romance on the sunny island of Fernando’s” – Take me out website.

The contestants are single men and woman looking for a partner. They both have to be 18 or over, no younger. They are usually people who have given up on finding love by themselves, and feel like they need the help from other people. Audience:The audience of Take Me Out are

people who enjoy the entertainment. Also, the host is

very comedic therefore will attract people who enjoy Rom-Com based game shows. Also, the audience is

open to the general public, meaning anyone can watch.

NINJA WARRIOR UK.Ninja Warrior UK is the British version of the Japanese assault course game show Sasuke. The show, which began airing on 11 April 2015, is hosted by Ben Shephard, Chris Kamara and Rochelle Humes.On 29 May 2015, ITV renewed Ninja Warrior UK for a second series, which began on 2 January 2016.The top contestant in the first series was Timothy Shieff, who returned to the show for series 2. Owen "The Stuff" McKenzie was the contestant to go the furthest in the second series.Ninja Warrior UK is the British version of the Japanese assault course game show Sasuke. The show, which began airing on 11 April 2015, is hosted by Ben Shephard, Chris Kamara and Rochelle Humes.On 29 May 2015, ITV renewed Ninja Warrior UK for a second series, which began on 2 January 2016.The top contestant in the first series was Timothy Shieff, who returned to the show for series 2. Owen "The Stuff" McKenzie was the contestant to go the furthest in the second series.

American Ninja Warrior was originally hosted by G4's American television personality Blair Herter, and actress and former television

correspondent Alison Haislip. In the second season, American actor,

comedian, and television host Matt Iseman joined the show, replacing

former host, Blair Herter. Additionally, Jimmy Smith was

brought in as a co-host, while Alison Haislip was demoted to sideline

reporter. The panel remained the same throughout season three. For season four, skier Jonny Moseley was brought in as a new co-host,

replacing Jimmy Smith.

December 12, 2009 (2009-12-12) – present. The show is very successful and has been running for 7 years, and

still running.

FORMAT.Each first-round episode consists of five matches: two seeding-round matches, two elimination matches (always pitting a seeding-round winner against a seeding-round loser) and the championship relay race. The four standard rounds features three heats, with the captains selecting opponents (men vs men only), with the women racing against each other. The third heat is worth double points, with an extra race as a tiebreaker in the event of a 2-2 tie, while the relay race takes place on an extended course.Once the contestant reaches the Dancing Stones, a contestant who fails any of the next obstacles (which alternates) or the Warped Wall (three-attempt rule in play) automatically loses. The player who advanced the furthest wins the heat, with whoever reached the previous obstacle the fastest being the tie-breaker. A ten-second penalty applies for failure to clear obstacles in the relay race, assessed to the next player on the team. In the relay final, the course's additional obstacles are the Salmon Ladder, Tilting Ladder, and conclude with a 30-foot spider climb leading to a 10-foot rope climb.

CONTESTANTS AND AUDIENCE.Contestant = There are some requirements possible contestants have to meet before

participating at a regional qualifier. Contestants must be legal residents of the United States of America, and in decent physical shape. There is no upper age-limit, however participants must be at least 21 years old. Contestants have to fill out a 20-page questionnaire and make a video about themselves. The required length of the video has differed over the years. Submission video length requirements have varied from 2–8 minutes, depending on the season. Producers select 100 applicants from each region to participate in their regional qualifiers. 20-30 "walk-ons" who in some cases wait for weeks camping outside are also selected by producers to get a chance on the course as well. 1,000 people applied to compete in season one, 5,000 people in season six, 50,000 in season seven, and 70,000 in season eight.

Audience= What level of fitness do I need to be to apply?You definitely have to be active, but Ninja Warrior UK is about much more than just speed or strength. Brain is every bit as important as brawn, if not more so, and even the toughest of competitors can end up straight in the drink! You also have to be you must be 21 years or older and a legal resident of the U.S.