Index S
S is for... Speed-up round - (Also: quick-fire round) The few minutes before the end of the game where the pace is greatly increased. This has the effect of distorting the distribution of points, making the eventual outcome harder to predict until near the end of the episode.
Shows
Title | Genre |
Sabotage | Quiz, general knowledge |
The Sack Race | Stunt/dare show |
Safari School | Educational, reality |
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 |
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 |
Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom | Childrens |
Scream! If You Want to Get Off | Action adventure |
Screen Test | Quiz, themed (films) |
Scribble | |
Scruples | Panel game |
Sdwnch | Childrens, Regional (Wales) |
The Search | Action adventure |
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 |
Senseless | Dating |
The Sensible Show | Family game show |
Sex Bomb | Dating |
Sgrin Ti Syniad? | Quiz, themed (film and TV) |
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 Blackjack | Gambling |
Showbiz Darts | Sports |
Showbiz Poker | Poker |
Sick as a Parrot (1) | Childrens |
Sick as a Parrot (2) | Sports |
Sight and Sound | Quiz, themed (the arts) |
Simply Complicated | Technological |
Simply the Best | Stunt/dare show |
Simply Irresistible | |
The Simpsons Quiz Show | Quiz, themed (The Simpsons) |
Sing a Song of Sixpence | |
Singled Out | Dating show |
Sion a Sian | 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 |
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) |
Small Talk | Family game show |
Smooth Talkers | Radio panel game |
Snap! | Regional (Scotland) quiz, general knowledge |
Soap Addicts | Quiz, themed (soap operas) |
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) |
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) | Reality |
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) |
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 |
Spy Chief for a Day | Decision Making |
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 Sale | Lifestyle |
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 |