1. REMOTE CONTROL

2. SPORTS Programmes,featuring sports or sporting events. EXAMPLE
Match of the Day.
The Football League Show.
Super Bowl.
Sunday Night Football.

3. An amusing TV series about fictional characters
An amusing TV series about fictional characters.Also known as situation comedy.
EXAMPLE
How ! I Met Your Mother
Friends
The Office
The Big Bang Theory
SITCOM

4. DOCUMENTARY A TV programme that documents real life events. EXAMPLE
Panorama
Horizon
Timewatch
Life on Earth
DOCUMENTARY

5. Also known as a Soap Opera.A fictional drama about people’s daily life.
EXAMPLE
Eastenders
Coronation Street
The Bold and The Beautiful
All my Children
SOAP

6. CARTOON A programme that features animated characters. EXAMPLE
Peppa Pig
The Simpsons
Sponge Bob
Square Pants
Family Guy
American Dad
CARTOON

7. A show that features popular holiday destinations or travel reviews.
EXAMPLE
The Travel Show
Wish you were here
Great Continental Railway Journeys
TRAVEL or HOLIDAY

8. KIDS / CHILDREN’S The programmes produced for children. EXAMPLE
Blue Peter
Doctor Who
Sesame Street
Hannah Montanna
KIDS / CHILDREN’S

9. DRAMA A fictional TV Story,featuring actors. EXAMPLE Homeland
The Walking Dead
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
DRAMA

10. MAKEOVER A show that helps people change their image or lifestyles.
EXAMPLE
Extreme Makeover
The Biggest Loser
You Are What You Eat
MAKEOVER

11. NEWS A Show that reports world events as they unfold. EXAMPLE BBC NEWS
CNN NEWSROOM
The DAİLY SHOW
60 MINUTES

12. A programme hosted by famous chefs who teach people how to cook.
EXAMPLE
The Great British Bake Off
Ready Steady Cook
Masterchef
Jamie’s Ministry of Food
COOKERY

13. A «fly on my wall» show or talent show, featuring real people.
EXAMPLE
Celebrity Big Brother
The X Factor
Dancing on İce
American Idol
Britain’s Got Talent
REALITY TV

14. Programmes hosted by a TV personality,(or host) featuring guests who talk about their lives.
EXAMPLE
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TALK SHOW or CHAT SHOW

15. Phone-In TV Shows (often on shopping channels) where people can either buy featuring items or bid for them.
EXAMPLE
QVC
Bid-Up TV
SHOPPİNG

16. GAME SHOW A TV programme featuring competitive games or quizzes.
EXAMPLE
Wheel of Fortune
The Chase
Deal or No Deal
The Price is Right
GAME SHOW

17. MUSIC A TV Show featuring live or recorded music. EXAMPLE
MTV Unplugged
The BBC Proms
MUSIC

18. A programme about gardening,often fronted by a well- known televison personality.
EXAMPLE
Gardener’s World
Gardener’s Question Time
The Chelsea Flower Show
GARDENİNG SHOW

19. A television Show featuring topics such as fashion,diet,exercise,h ealth and leisure pursuits.
EXAMPLE
Gok’s Fashion Fix
Top Gear
You are What You Eat
The Gadgets Show
LIFESTYLE

20. TV programmes showing people how to do repairs to their houses
TV programmes showing people how to do repairs to their houses.Also known as «Do It Yourself» Programmes.
EXAMPLE
House Doctor
Grand Designs
BBC Changing Rooms
DIY SOS
DIY

21. A «telethon» Show which aims to raise funds for charity by persuading members of the public to phone in and donate Money.
EXAMPLE
Children in Need
Live Aid
Comic-Relief
CHARITY

22. A programme about wild animals or pets, often hosted by a well- known tv personality.
EXAMPLE
Animal Rescue
The Really Wild Show
Monkey Business
Meerkat Manor
Big Cat Diary
ANIMAL or WİLDLIFE