Game Shows - Joshua Brooks

This is Joshua Brook's work.

Audience of Quiz/Game Shows

In this blog i will be comparing two contrasting game/quiz shows by their demographic (audience). 

The first show is A League of Their Own, a Sky production that airs on week nights, hosted by James Cordon. The second show that is very demographically different is Take Me Out, an ITV production aired on Saturday nights and hosted by Paddy McGuinness. Both shows can be seen as similar in a certain aspect, for example they both have an open audience, along with a panel of guests/celebrities.

What the shows are about?

A League of Their Own is about sports. On this show, a number of questions are asked per round and the winner of each round earns a point. In the final round the guests have to endure a physical activity that usually turns out to be menacing, making it humorous for the audience.

Take Me Out is a very cheesy and quirky show that involves dating. There are 30 women with buzzers, and introduced to them through a mystery elevator is a man. If they like him, they don't buzz, but if he doesn't like them on the last round of his 'unveilings', he gets to push their buzzer for them. As Paddy McGuinness states, "No likey, no lighty".

What type of audience would the show attract?

A League of Their Own has one genre and that genre mainly represented in this show is sports, which we can denote from the title. The target audience for this show would be people who love sports, but the majority being the male population, as the celebrity panel is mainly famous footballers or any other famous athlete. This show wouldn't be targeting the demographic of under 16's as it is usually broadcasted after the watershed, yet has an edited version that plays before the watershed.

In contrast to this show, Take Me Out, an ITV studios game show, involves both men and women. The audience however, would be a mix but possibly more women as the show involves 30 women. Their friends, family would be there and i'm pretty sure it would appeal to them to watch the 'Happy endings' more than anyone else.