The document contains a series of random questions and answers about television shows and the television industry. It discusses facts around the growth of TV channels in Europe from 40 in 1989 to 1500 by 2002. It also addresses the US share of worldwide TV programming in 2006 as well as details about specific reality TV production companies like Endemol and Fremantle Media and shows they produced including Big Brother, Pop Idol and its variants.

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Chapter 9 Random Questions

2. How many international celebrities
were in the UK’s Big Brother?

3. 10

4. How many complaints did Britain’s
Telecom regulator Ofcom receive over
Big Brother?

5. 38,000

6. By early 1960’s, U.S. television
producers made how much in TV
exports?

7. Over $30 million

8. How many TV channels did western
Europe air in 1989?

9. 40 channels

10. How many channels did western
Europe offer by 2002?

11. 1500 channels

12. In 2006 the U.S. held the largest share
in worldwide TV programming.
(TRUE/FALSE?)

13. TRUE

14. How many TV programs did Endemol
produce?

15. 400 programs

16. How many HOURS of TV programming
were produced by Endemol?

17. 15,000 hours

18. Name one show produced by Endemol

19. Big Brother, Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition, Fear Factor…

20. Who owns the Pop Idol format?

21. Fremantle Media

22. The Hindi version of Celebrity Big
Brother was called?

23. Bigg Boss

24. Japan is the _____ largest television
market in the world?

25. second

26. 90% of programming is domestically
produced in Japan (TRUE/FALSE?)

27. FALSE (95%)

28. Name 3 reality shows aired in Latin
America

29. While You Were Out, Wife Swap,
Survivor

30. Who produced 13-week reality series
Profiles from the Front Line?

31. Jerry Bruckheimer

32. Name two films that Bruckheimer
produced.

33. Pearl Harbor(2001) & Black Hawk
Down(2001)

34. The Marine Corps worked with FOX to
produce what reality series?

35. Boot Camp

36. When is our last class?

37. TODAY! YAY 