Jeopardy!
This legendary American quiz show holds the Guinness World Records® title for the most Emmy® Awards won by a TV game show. Created by Merv Griffin, the half-hour show brings a unique format – host Alex Trebek reveals the answers, inviting contestants to guess the appropriate questions. Join the millions of viewers worldwide since Jeopardy!’s 1984 debut to shout the answers at the telly.
Jeopardy! airs weeknights from 6.55pm on SBS VICELAND.
Host of ‘Jeopardy!’, the late Alex Trebek. Source: SBS VICELAND
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Funny man Jimmy Carr hosts this wonderfully weird hybrid game show in which Countdown and Letters and Numbers co-mingle. It’s always a gas, with visual gags, brain teasers and a host of comedians, such as Lee Mack, Roisin Conaty and Alan Carr, who, alongside team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson, keep the laughs coming.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs weeknights at 7.30pm on SBS VICELAND. Episodes of various seasons also stream .
Hypothetical
‘Any idiot can muddle through real life, but how will our guests fare when faced with absurd situations made up purely for the sake of entertainment?’ Guided by host Josh Widdicombe, two teams of two must respond to three rounds of hypothetical scenarios. Award-winning comedian James Acaster (Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2019 Award for most outstanding show) is the arbiter of the teams’ responses and deftly deals with their quibbles. With guests including Nish Kumar, Rose Matafeo and Romesh Ranganathan (), you’ll soon be chuckling while thinking up your own answers.
Hypothetical airs weekly on Mondays from 16 August at 8.30pm on SBS VICELAND. Catch up with episodes .
The Curse of Oak Island
Oak Island lies off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. It’s said that treasure lies buried there, but mysterious obstacles have proven deadly to hunters in the past. None of that stops brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, who spare no expense in their attempt to locate the fabled treasure. They’ve been at it for some years. Will their small wins be enough to keep them going? And will they finally find what they’re looking for?
Double episodes of The Curse of Oak Island air on Thursdays from 19 August at 8.30pm on SBS VICELAND. Catch up on their progress .
American Runestone: A Viking Mystery
Swedish actor Peter Stormare (Fargo, ) is on a personal quest to discover the origin story of the . Found by Swedish immigrant Olof Öhman on his Minnesota farm in 1898, the artefact has been dated as early as 1362. So how did it end up on American soil? Left by a Viking, perhaps? This piece of rock has courted controversy since it was first unearthed, but Stormare, and history buff Elroy Balgaard, set out to prove that Öhman was no hoaxer.
Season 2 episodes of American Runestone: A Viking Mystery air weekly on Fridays from 20 August at 6.40pm on SBS VICELAND.
Elroy Balgaard (centre) and Peter Stormare (right) in ‘American Runestone: A Viking Mystery’. Source: SBS VICELAND
Forsaken Places
America is full of abandoned sites, monuments of a mighty nation. Forsaken Places explores the secrets behind and the future for these structures. Will someone come along to repurpose them, or will they be left to rust and decay? Episode 1 visits the Safeguard Base, a former high-tech protection shield against nuclear missiles; Pennhurst, a model facility for people with disabilities; and a holiday destination designed for the working class, Salton Sea.
Four-part series Forsaken Places airs weekly on Sundays from 21 August at 7.30pm on SBS VICELAND.
‘Forsaken Places’. Source: SBS VICELAND
For those who must have a hit of darkness…
Season 3 episodes of Fear the Walking Dead air weekly on Fridays at 10.25pm on SBS VICELAND. All three seasons are now streaming .
Limetown, starring Jessica Biel and Stanley Tucci, airs weekly on Tuesdays from 17 August at 9.30pm on SBS VICELAND. All ten episodes are now streaming .
For added creepiness, check out acclaimed US drama, The Act, starring Patricia Arquette and Joey King, airing weekly on Wednesdays from 18 August at 8.30pm on SBS VICELAND. All eight episodes are now streaming .
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