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You Have Been Watching is a British comedy panel game show that premiered on Channel 4 in 2009, created and presented by writer Charlie Brooker. Produced by Zeppotron, the series features a panel of celebrity guests who view and react to various clips of television programs from around the world. The format relies heavily on Brooker's trademark cynical and satirical critique of modern television tropes. The show consists of distinct rounds where the guests are tested on their knowledge of television before voting on their favorite and least favorite clips of the week.
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What did contestants do on You Have Been Watching?
Charlie Brooker showed three celebrity guests clips from recent, obscure, or bizarre television and questioned them about what they had seen. The result mixed a quiz structure with the caustic TV criticism associated with Brooker's Screenwipe.
How many series of You Have Been Watching were made?
Channel 4 broadcast two series in 2009 and 2010, totaling 16 episodes. The first run began with eight weekly episodes in July 2009.
Was You Have Been Watching a direct predecessor to Black Mirror?
It was not narratively connected to Black Mirror, but both feature Charlie Brooker's fascination with television and media culture. You Have Been Watching was a studio panel game, whereas Black Mirror became an anthology drama when it launched on Channel 4 in 2011.
Where does the title You Have Been Watching come from?
The phrase appeared at the start of the end credits on sitcoms written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, including Dad's Army. Brooker reused it as an apt title for a quiz entirely about what his guests had watched on television.
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