The Button (TV series)

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The Button
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Genre Game show
Directed byAndy Devonshire [1]
Voices of Alex Horne
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
ProducerSallie Clement
EditorNicola Bitton [3]
Camera setup Multi-camera setup
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAvalon Television Ltd [4]
Original release
Network BBC One [5]
Release20 April (2018-04-20) –
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)

The Button is a British game show produced by Avalon Television. It aired on BBC One and features teams of families who participate in challenges at random intervals throughout the day for cash prizes. The families interact with "the button" who sets the challenges. At the end of the episode, the family which has won the money can choose to keep it and not appear on the next episode, or can appear next time but risk losing the money they have won.

Contents

The show was promoted as "a cross between Gogglebox and Taskmaster ", [6] and was created by the same team that created Taskmaster. [7] [8]

History

In August 2017, producers were looking for contestants to take part in the programme. The show was scheduled to start filming in October 2017. [9] It first aired on 20 April 2018 on BBC One. [5]

Participants

Bold indicates that the participants won the episode.

Italic indicates that the participants won the previous episode but returned and lost the episode.

Bold/Italic indicates that the participants won and took the money.

EpisodeDateFamily 1Family 2Family 3Family 4Family 5
120 April 2018The GarstonsThe HallsThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe McCulloughs
227 April 2018The GarstonsThe HallsThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe McCulloughs
34 May 2018The GarstonsThe UtleysThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe McCulloughs
411 May 2018The GarstonsThe UtleysThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe McCulloughs
518 May 2018The GarstonsThe UtleysThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe Mohammeds
625 May 2018The GarstonsThe UtleysThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe Mohammeds
71 June 2018The GarstonsThe UtleysThe Ward/MillsThe MarchantsThe Mohammeds
88 June 2018The GarstonsThe UtleysThe Jacobs MedleysThe MarchantsThe Mohammeds

Game

When the Button turns from green to red the contestants have to hit it to be set a challenge. All five families have to complete the same challenge, and the family to complete it the fastest will win the prize money for that challenge. [10] There are five challenges per episode with the first challenge being worth £1,000, the second being worth £2,000 and so on. The family who wins the most money in an episode can choose to exit the series banking their prize money. However, they can also choose to play the next episode rolling over their prize money with an additional £10,000 bonus but if they lose the next episode then they lose all their money.

The challenges themselves are all completed in the families living rooms where the Button is placed. The challenges vary greatly, some examples include:

Reception

The List gave the game show 3/5, [11] The Custard TV said that "the game show borrows heavily from Gogglebox", [12] The Guardian gave the game show 2/5, [5] and Radio Times said that "[v]iewers had provoked a strong reaction, with many taking to social media to express feelings of deep hatred or love for the series opener". [13]

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
1 20 April 20188 June 20188

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References

  1. ↑ "BBC One – The Button, Series 1, Episode 1 – Credits". 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "BBC One Orders Grenfell & Stephen Lawrence Documentaries, Obesity Season, 'The Button' Gameshow & More". TV Wise. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Bitton, Nicola. "Nicola Bitton on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hot Picks: The Button". Broadcast Now. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "New family game show The Button commissioned for BBC One". BBC Media Centre. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Frances. "The Button review: A simple, silly yet surprisingly good new game show on BBC1". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Button: New game show from creators of Taskmater arrives on BBC One". Telly Mix. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "New gameshow The Button kicks off on BBC One". Royal Television Society. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "New BBC One Game Show is looking for contestants". Families Online. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Button review – the latest thing in home entertainment". The Guardian. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "TV review: The Button, BBC One". The List. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "REVIEW: The Button: The new game show that borrows heavily from Gogglebox". The Custard TV. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Viewers divided over new BBC game show The Button". Radio Times. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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