Tenable

Tenable is a British game show, presented by Warwick Davis and airing on ITV from 14 November 2016.[1] On each episode, five contestants attempt to win up to £125,000 by filling in the lists of 10 items each.[2] A celebrity version, Tenable All Stars, aired sporadically from 5 May 2019 with three episodes broadcast. On 4 February 2021, it was confirmed that Series 5, would begin airing on 15 February 2021.

Tenable
GenreGame show
Presented byWarwick Davis (2016-)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5 (regular)
1 (All Stars)
No. of episodes200 (regular)
4 (All Stars)
1 (Special)
Production
Production locationsBBC Elstree Centre (2016)
Pinewood Studios (2017–)
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyInitial
DistributorBanijay
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9
Original release14 November 2016 (2016-11-14) –
present

Gameplay

The five contestants, who have a prior relationship, play the game as a team; one is designated as the captain. The goal in each round is to give as many answers as possible out of 10 in a factual list that fits a particular category, such as "The 10 'TAN' countries" (countries whose names in English include the letter sequence TAN) or "The first 10 James Bond films." Money accumulates in each of the first five rounds according to the table below.

# correctWinnings
1 through 4
£0
5
£1,000
6
£2,500
7
£5,000
8
£10,000
9
£15,000
10
£25,000

Rounds 1 through 4

After hearing the category for a round, the captain designates one teammate to play it. Each teammate may only play one round.

The contestant must give at least five correct ("tenable") answers in order to qualify for the final. At or beyond this point, they may stop after any answer and bank the money; completing the list automatically banks the money and allows the contestant to advance.

Most of the questions start with some guidance on what they are looking for specifically and what they cannot accept as a tenable answer. From the 2020 christmas special onwards, some of the top 10 list contains clues of the answer on the board for certain categories, in which the contestant then has to guess the answer as usual, however rather than a number on the board, the clue is seen in its place instead.

Two forms of assistance are available until the fifth correct answer has been given:

  • Nominate: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer, and may accept or reject it at their discretion.
  • Overrule: Once per round, the captain may reject an answer they believe to be incorrect and give a different one in its place. The contestant's answer is tested first; if it is correct, they are not credited with that answer or awarded any money.

In addition, the contestant is allowed to make one mistake at any time without penalty. A second mistake, or being overruled in favour of an incorrect answer by the captain, ends the round immediately; the contestant is eliminated from the game and forfeits any accumulated money.

Round 5

The captain plays this round under the same rules as the first four, with the following changes.

  • The overrule option is permanently deactivated from play.
  • Any remaining nominates may be used to call for help from teammates who have not been eliminated.
  • After any correct answer that awards money, the captain may choose to reinstate one eliminated teammate in exchange for dropping back one level on the money ladder.
  • Reinstated teammates advance to the final only if the captain completes the list or chooses to stop.
  • Regardless of the outcome, the captain advances to the final.
  • At the end of this round, any teammates who have not been reinstated are permanently eliminated from the game and the Vortex entrance closes.

The maximum potential prize is £125,000, achieved by banking the full £25,000 in each of Rounds 1 through 5.

Final

The remaining contestants/full team are given one final list and must give one answer at a time, starting with the captain and then proceeding through any others in the order that they played the first four rounds. Nominates and overrules are no longer in play. Any contestant who gives an incorrect answer is immediately defeated and eliminated from the game. If the team completes the list, they win all the money they banked in the first five rounds; if not the team are defeated and they leave with nothing. If a team fails to bank any money in the first five rounds, the captain plays alone for a prize of £500.

In the all-stars version the celebrities receive £1,000 for their charities if they do not complete the list and they've been defeated. In the 2019 Christmas special they receive £2,500 for their charities.

Transmissions

Regular series
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodesNotes
114 November 20169 December 201620Series 1 had no breaks.
230 October 201711 May 201860Series 2 took breaks on 27 November 2017–3 February 2018 and 5 March–13 April 2018
33 September 20188 March 201960Series 3 took a break on 13 October 2018–25 January 2019
414 October 201914 February 202060Series 4 took a break on 25 November 2019–3 January 2020
515 February 2021TBATBR

All-Stars
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
15 May 201929 December 20193

Specials
DateEntitle
26 December 2019All Stars Christmas Special
25 December 2020 Christmas Cracker

References
  1. Holmes, Jonathan (19 October 2016). "Warwick Davis to present new ITV quiz show". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. Watkins, Mike (13 November 2016). "Warwick Davis gets ready to make ITV afternoons Tenable". ATV Today. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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