The Cube is a British game show that airs on ITV. Contestants compete inside of a 4m x 4m x 4m Perspex cube to complete challenges and win prize money. Contestants have 9 lives and lose a life for each failed challenge attempt. They can choose to stop after completing a challenge level and take the money earned or continue to the next level for a higher prize amount. The audience is made up of people interested in challenges and helping contestants. Take Me Out is a dating game show on ITV where 30 single women consider a single man. They can turn their lights off if uninterested after each round, which includes videos about the man and a skill demonstration. The prize for the man is

1. 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.

2. 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
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
the next challenge to see how it works however if you win on trial run, you don’t get any
,you can ask for advice from the family/friends in front row who came to watch and support
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
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

3. 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".

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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 1
In 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 2
This 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 3
In 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 4
In 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 5
In 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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-

10. 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.