Viral Tap

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Viral Tap
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Genre Comedy panel game
Created byVision Independent Productions
Written byStephen Parry
Directed byAshley S. Gorman
Presented by Caroline Flack
StarringRegular Panellists:
Matt Richardson
Carly Smallman
Theme music composerVinylizor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerRobert Gray
ProducerSarah Pack
Production location The Hospital Club
EditorDavid Frisby
Running time50 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyYalli Productions
Release
Original network ITV2
Original release27 April (2014-04-27) 
15 June 2014 (2014-06-15)

Viral Tap was a British television comedy panel game shown on ITV2 which ran from 27 April to 15 June 2014. The show was presented by the late Caroline Flack and stars regular panellists Matt Richardson, Carly Smallman and Jim Chapman as a side show presenter. [1]

Contents

The show features viewers sending in viral videos which could earn them either £250, £500 or £1,000.

Episodes

Episode
no.
Original air dateGuest panelists
127 April 2014 Joey Essex, Joel Dommett
24 May 2014 Charlotte Crosby
311 May 2014 David Morgan, Jamie Laing
418 May 2014 Joel Dommett, Ashley Roberts
525 May 2014 London Hughes, Tinchy Stryder
61 June 2014 Rick Edwards, Millie Mackintosh
78 June 2014 Jameela Jamil
815 June 2014 Louis Smith

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References

  1. Wightman, Catriona (5 May 2014). "Caroline Flack to host ITV2's viral video show Viral Tap". Digital Spy . Retrieved 8 June 2014.