8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats
Genre Comedy panel game
Directed by Chris Howe (series 1–3)
Barbara Wiltshire (series 3–7 and 9–)
Richard Valentine (series 6, 8–12 and 14–)
Presented by Jimmy Carr
Starring Sean Lock (2005–15)
Dave Spikey (2005–06)
Jason Manford (2007–10)
Jon Richardson (2011–15)
Rob Beckett (2016—)
Aisling Bea (2016—)
Narrated by John Pohlhammer
Theme music composer Mat Osman
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 20
No. of episodes 185 (as of 22 November 2016) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Richard Osman
Dominic English (series 1)
Ruth Phillips (series 3–)
Producer(s) Darren Smith (series 1–3)
Ruth Phillips (series 1–2)
Derek McLean (series 4–7)
Ruth Wallace (series 4–5)
Karen Murdoch (series 6–8)
Stu Mather (series 8–10)
Fiona McDermott (series 9)
Richard Cohen (series 11–)
Andrew Westwell (series 11–12)
Adam Hutchinson (series 13–)
Location(s) BBC Television Centre (series 1–15)
Teddington Studios (series 16–17)
Pinewood Studios (series 16–)
Shepperton Studios (series 18)
MediaCityUK (Countdown editions)
Editor(s) Tim Ellison (series 1–10 and 13–)
Ian Birchall (series 1–4 and 9–11)
Steve Andrews (series 1–3, 5, 7, 9–11 and 13–)
Bex Murray (series 1, 4–11 and 13–)
Damon Tai (series 2–11 & 14–)
Tom Jarvis (series 7)
Matthew Jeffreys (series 7)
Ben Heather (series 12–)
David Frisby (series 12)
Nick King (series 12)
Jamie Shemeld (series 15–)
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Zeppotron
Distributor Endemol UK
Release
Original network Channel 4 (2005–2014)
More4 (2016—)
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release 3 June 2005 (2005-06-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows 8 Out of 10 Cats: Uncut
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
External links
Official website

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron (a subsidiary of Endemol UK) for More4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr and the current team captains are Rob Beckett and Aisling Bea.

The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organisations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by Harris Poll. The title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".[1]

Overview

The show is hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr and features two teams, consisting of a regular team captain and two celebrity guests each. Sean Lock has appeared as the first team captain since the show's inception; the opposing captain was originally Dave Spikey, who left after series 4 to pursue other projects and was replaced by Jason Manford.[2] Manford departed following series 10, and was replaced by Jon Richardson for series 11.[3]

Every week, the captains are joined by two celebrities. Often, topical celebrities appear on the show, for example Ruth Badger following her appearance on The Apprentice.

The show is currently recorded at Pinewood Studios, previously at BBC Television Centre, typically the day before transmission. However, in the past few years, due to Jimmy Carr's stand-up schedule, certain episodes are pretaped and broadcast later as "special" episodes dealing with a particular subject.[4]

2015 was the only year since the show began in 2005 in which a full series was not broadcast. Two Christmas Specials however were filmed for airing on 24 and 30 December 2015. 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown however aired for a total of 24 episodes throughout 2015.

Current rounds

The current rounds featured on 8 Out of 10 Cats are:[5]

Until series 8 there were four rounds during the game, but it has since been reduced to three. The points often do not add up correctly, as the show has to be edited to fit in its 26-minute slot. From series 9 there is a longer version of the show called 8 Out of 10 Cats Uncut, broadcast a few days later.

Former rounds

These rounds only featured in series 1 and the Big Brother special shows:[5]

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Since 2012, crossover episodes between 8 Out of 10 Cats and Countdown have aired. The show follows the format of Countdown, but is hosted by Jimmy Carr, with permanent contestants Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, as well as two other guest contestants.

Other specials

On 4 January 2013, a special episode of Deal or No Deal featuring Carr as host alongside Richardson and Lock aired during another Channel 4 "mash-up night", the story behind it being that Noel Edmonds had been driven to leave when Derren Brown was playing, and was getting all the boxes from lowest to highest. Noel ran away with the £250,000 box, saying that he "spent it all on his shirt". The backstage personnel then took out a hammer and smashed the 'break glass for Jimmy Carr' box, which produced a horn, which was used to call Carr to the set.

Joe Wilkinson guest starred as the Banker's assistant. Guests were Nicola Adams, Rob Beckett, Gemma Collins, Mia Cross, Corinne Davies, Susie Dent, Matt Forde, John Fothergill, Stephen Frost, Nick Helm, Elis James, Dave Johns, Tony Law, Alice Levine, Mark Olver, Rachel Riley, John Robins, Katherine Ryan, Nong Skett, Andy Smart and Holly Walsh.

Podcasts

A series of podcasts have also been released on iTunes, with material directly from the show for several episodes. Each podcast is typically the "What Are You Talking About" round from that episode.

Cast

Role Series
1–4 5–10 11–18 19—
Presenter Jimmy Carr
Team captains Sean Lock Rob Beckett
Dave Spikey Jason Manford Jon Richardson Aisling Bea

Episodes

Original series

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the series:

     – Indicates Sean's/Rob's team won.
     – Indicates Dave's/Jason's/Jon's/Aisling's team won.
     – Indicates the series ended in a draw.
Series Start date End date Episodes
1 3 June 2005 5 August 2005 10
2 10 February 2006 24 March 2006 7
3 26 May 2006 14 July 2006 9
4 20 October 2006 8 December 2006 8
5 15 June 2007 20 July 2007 6
6 13 June 2008 18 July 2008 6
7 4 September 2008 27 November 2008 14
8 5 June 2009 17 July 2009 7
9 8 January 2010 19 February 2010 7
10 17 September 2010 15 October 2010 5
11 17 June 2011 19 August 2011 10
12 23 September 2011 25 November 2011 10
13 27 April 2012 22 June 2012 9
14 8 October 2012 24 December 2012 10
15 18 January 2013 29 March 2013 11
16 4 October 2013 29 December 2013 10
17 17 February 2014 14 April 2014 9
18 6 October 2014 23 December 2014 12
19 24 December 2015 29 December 2015 2
20 8 November 2016 TBA 12

Specials

Date Entitle Special Guests
12 August 2005 Big Brother 6 Special –
18 August 2006 Big Brother 7 Special –
15 December 2006 The Best of Series 4 –
30 August 2007 Big Brother 8 Special –
5 September 2008 Big Brother 9 Special –
26 December 2008 The Best of Series 7 –
24 July 2009 The Best of Series 8 –
11 June 2010 Footy World Cup Special –
21 August 2010 The Best of Series 9 –
9 September 2010 Big Brother 1-11 Special –
23 December 2010 Christmas Special –
5 March 2011 24 Hour Panel People Comic Relief Special –
26 August 2011 The Best of Series 11 –
9 December 2011 The Best of Series 12 –
23 December 2011 Christmas Special –
29 June 2012 The Best of Series 13 (Part 1) –
6 July 2012 The Best of Series 13 (Part 2) –
24 December 2012 Christmas Special –
4 January 2013 8 Out of 10 Cats does Deal or No Deal Sean Lock, Jon Richardson[6]
29 December 2013 Christmas Special Holly Willoughby, Alan Davies, Henning Wehn, Roisin Conaty, Nick Helm, Joe Wilkinson[7]
23 December 2014 Christmas Special Roisin Conaty, Freddie Flintoff, Jonathan Ross and Ricky Wilson

DVD

8 Out of 10 Cats: Claws Out is a ninety-minute collection of highlights from the first few series which features deleted scenes considered too offensive to be aired. It was released on 20 November 2006.[8]

References

External links

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