8 Out of 10 Cats
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8 Out of 10 Cats is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron (a subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. It was first broadcast in 2005.
The show is based on opinion polls and draws on both pre-existing polls produced by a variety of organisations, and new polls specially commissioned for the programe and carried out by the company Harris Poll.
The host is Jimmy Carr and the regular team captains are Sean Lock and Dave Spikey in teams of 3. There is a rotating list of comedians and celebrities on each show (Johnny Vegas, Vic Reeves, Frankie Boyle, Emo Philips and even housemates from Big Brother 2005 to name a few). The title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 Cats prefer Whiskas" (later changed to "8 out of 10 owners who expressed a preference said that their cats preferred Whiskas").
A second series of the show started on Friday 10 February, 2006, featuring the same host and team captains and a third series started on Friday 26 May, 2006.
Rounds
- What Are You Talking About? - The leading polling organisation asked the public what they were talking about during the week. The teams have to try and guess the top five.
- The Poll with the Hole - A series of answers to polls are given, but one piece of information is missing. The teams try and guess what the missing information is.
- Believe It or Not - The teams are given a statistic and try and guess if it is true or false.
- And the Winner Is… The teams must given a question from a poll, and they try and guess what came top of that poll.
External links
- [8 Out of 10 Cats] at EpisodeWorld.com
- [Official 8 Out of 10 Cats Channel 4 website]
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