You Have Been Watching

For the Australian television version, see You Have Been Watching (Australian TV program).

You Have Been Watching
GenreComedy panel game
Presented byCharlie Brooker
Opening theme"Golden Gun" by Suede
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locationsRiverside Studios (2009)[1]
BBC Television Centre (2010)
Running time35–40 minutes
Production companyZeppotron[2]
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
E4 (4 August 2010)
Release7 July 2009 (2009-07-07) –
4 August 2010 (2010-08-04)
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You Have Been Watching is a British comedy panel game presented by Charlie Brooker, produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4 and filmed at BBC Television Centre (pilot and series 2) and Riverside Studios (series 1) in London. It first aired on 7 July 2009 for a weekly eight-episode run.[3][4][5] Each week Brooker is accompanied by a panel of three guests. The focus of the quiz is television - before recording, guest panellists watch selected episodes of various television shows. They then may be asked to suggest hypothetical improvements to the format, critically assess it or to answer quiz questions on the content.[6]

The title derives from the caption David Croft used to list the cast members in his trademark end credits.[7]

A second series of the show began on 15 April 2010. The final episode, a crime special, was postponed until August due to the Cumbria shootings having taken place that same week.[8][9][10]

The series has a website, "YHBW! TV Club", providing the show with an interactive element. A topic of the next week's show is revealed at the end of each episode so that viewers could watch and submit their own comments.[11]

An Australian version of the show, written and hosted by comedian Peter Berner, premiered on The Comedy Channel on 17 February 2011.[12]

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  2. ^ "Zeppotron web site". Zeppotron. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. ^ "sro audiences". sro audiences. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  4. ^ "You Have Been Watching!". endemoluk.com. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. ^ "You Have Been Watching! - Panel Show - British Comedy Guide". comedy.org.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  6. ^ Logged in as click here to log out (25 April 2009). "Charlie Brooker to host You Have Been Watching!, a Channel 4 show about TV | Media | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  7. ^ Croft, David (2004). You Have Been Watching - The Autobiography of David Croft. London: BBC Books.
  8. ^ "Second Series to air". Digital Spy. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  9. ^ Wolf, Ian (3 June 2010). "You Have Been Watching! postponed". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  10. ^ The Crime Special at British Comedy Guide.
  11. ^ Next-time. "You Have Been Watching!". Channel 4. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  12. ^ Jevon Saba (14 December 2010). "British hit You Have Been Watching! heads Down Under". tv.com. Retrieved 20 March 2011.