Put 'Em Under Pressure (TV series)

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Put 'Em Under Pressure
Genre Sport
Presented by Gráinne Seoige
Starring Pat Spillane
Ruby Walsh
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Production location(s) RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Distributor RTÉ
Release
Original network RTÉ One
Original release 18 September 2011 –
present
Chronology
Related shows Know Your Sport
External links
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Put 'Em Under Pressure is an Irish panel game with a sporting theme hosted by Gráinne Seoige which started on RTÉ One on 18 September 2011. The show's name is taken from "Put 'Em Under Pressure", the official song to the Republic of Ireland national football team's 1990 World Cup campaign.

It involves a team of well-known sports pundits battle against a team of Irish sports stars answering questions on their own and other sports.[1] Each team has a resident captain, each of whom is joined by two guest stars.

Presenters and team members

The show is hosted by Gráinne Seoige. The two team captain for the first series are Pat Spillane, a retired Kerry Gaelic footballer and an eight-time All-Ireland medalist, and Ruby Walsh, a National Hunt champion jockey.

Quiz format

The rounds played include:

  • Starting Lineup - six numbered squares reveal various sports people, including the names of the four special guests, for contestants to answer a question about.
  • Man of the Match - a special guest introduces a piece of footage of one of their major achievements with an alternative commentary. The teams must identify which fact in the commentary is incorrect and why.
  • Word of Sport - former Gaelic games commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh reads an extract from a sporting autobiography or a lyric from a sports-related song. The teams must identify the work in question.
  • Five-a-Side - both teams pick a particular topic from a selection of three for the opposing team to answer questions on. Many of the topics have trick names.
  • Sprint Finish - this is a ninety-second rapid-fire question round. Each team answers a question with the questions alternating between both teams. If a question is answered incorrectly the contestant is frozen out of the round.

Broadcast details

First series

Episode Broadcast date Pat Spillane's Team Ruby Walsh's Team Man of the Match
1. 18 September 2011 Kenny Cunningham and Donal Lenihan Catherina McKiernan and Malcolm O'Kelly Packie Bonner
2. 25 September 2011 Ray Houghton and Con Murphy Dan Shanahan and Bernard Dunne Christy O'Connor Jnr
3. 2 October 2011 Kevin McStay and Mick Dowling Conor Niland and Frankie Sheahan John Treacy
4. 9 October 2011 Robert Hall[disambiguation needed] and Tomás Mulcahy David Gillick and Benny Tierney Ray Houghton
5. 16 October 2011 Jacqui Hurley and Neil Francis Isa Necewa and Jason Sherlock Bernard Dunne
6. 23 October 2011 Michael Lyster and Brent Pope Melanie Nocher and Shane McGrath Kevin O'Brien
7. 30 October 2011 Darragh Moloney and Fiona Looney Jason McAteer and John Aldridge Ronnie Delany
8. 6 November 2011 Jimmy Magee and Marty Morrissey Bernard Brogan and Shane Byrne Tony Ward

References

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