Who knows it?
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | Who knows it? |
| Country of production |
 Germany
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| Year (s) | 2009–2011, 2013–2014, 2016–2017 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekdays (2009–2011), weekly |
| genre | Quiz show |
| Moderation | Petra Theisen |
| First broadcast | September 20, 2009 on hr television |
Who knows it? ( Original spelling or logo since 2013: who knows it?, Previously: WHO WEISS ES? ) Is a quiz program produced by hr-fernsehen . It is moderated by Petra Theisen. Four candidates per issue can put their knowledge to the test in various quizzes such as knowledge questions, syllable or crossword puzzles. A finalist has the chance to win up to € 1000.
Course of the game
The program consists of two preliminary rounds, a semi-final and the final. Between the games, the moderator asks the candidates briefly about their lives, activities, leisure activities, etc.
Preliminary rounds
In the two preliminary rounds, two candidates compete against each other in these successive games (names according to the season from 2016, older ones in brackets):
Who knows it? (formerly: Knowledge questions ): The moderator asks a total of nine questions, each of which has a term to guess. The first and last letter of the word is given. Initially, the moderator only mentions a generic term for the word sought (e.g. animal, object, artist, ...). If necessary, up to four further notes follow. The candidate who presses the button (called the buzzer) fastest and names the correct word receives ten points. If the answer is wrong, it is the opponent's turn. If nobody guesses the term or if both players give the wrong answer, the game continues with the next term. This also applies to the following games.
Syllable swap (formerly: syllable puzzle ): The syllables of a word are arranged in a mess, which the players should guess. Again, if the answer is correct, the fastest player gets ten points. Six syllable puzzles are played.
Letter mix (formerly: shaking puzzles ): The letters of a word are arranged in a mess (in alphabetical order). The fastest player gets 20 points if they guess the word correctly. There are again a total of six words.
Songs & Co. (formerly: music titles ): Two (mostly well-known) music titles are played briefly, with only the starting melody being heard as a rule. Candidates should guess the title and the artist. After the player who pressed the quickest has submitted a suggestion, the title will be played again in a clearer place. If the answer is wrong, the other player has the opportunity to answer at least one of the two questions (title or artist). There are ten points each for the correct title and artist. Since the season produced in 2016, other musical works have been included in addition to ordinary songs, e.g. B. Theme songs from series and films. It is sufficient to mention the title.
Crosswise (formerly: crossword puzzle ): This is the last game of the preliminary round. Eight terms are searched for. The player with the lower number of points may start. In the event of a tie, a light generator decides (headlights randomly stop at one person). The player whose turn it is can choose a term that has not yet been resolved. As usual with crossword puzzles, the moderator gives a hint. The player has ten seconds to give an answer. There are ten points for each correct answer. If the answer is wrong or not, the other player has a say. A candidate remains in line until he does not know an answer. There is some criticism of the game mode, because theoretically a candidate with a higher score can lose without being able to intervene.
The winner of the preliminary round is the candidate with the most points overall. In the event of a tie, an estimation question decides, using a light generator to determine who is allowed to estimate first (e.g. a distance). The two winners of the preliminary rounds then compete against each other in the semi-finals.
Some names of the game categories were changed or formulated more specifically in the season produced in 2016. In contrast to previous seasons, the name of the game is displayed at the beginning of each game. In the episodes from 2009 to 2011, the crossword came before the music titles.
Semifinals
The order of the puzzles in this round is:
Who knows it? (formerly: Knowledge Questions II ): As in the preliminary rounds, a total of nine terms are searched for, whereby you get ten points for each correct answer. The only difference to the preliminary round is that now no letter is given at all.
Tip for tip (formerly: generic terms ): In this game, a generic term is specified first. As long as no player answers, the moderator gives up to four more hints. From the initial 25 points for the general term, the number of points to be achieved is reduced by five to a minimum of five points with each reference. If nobody knows the term they are looking for, it is resolved and there are no points. If the answer is correct, the fastest player receives the remaining number of points. If the answer is incorrect, it is the turn of the other candidate again. A total of five terms are searched for.
Keyword (formerly: knowledge questions with solution word ): The process is the same as in the Who knows? . Only now, after each term has been solved, a letter of the solution word is given. This letter corresponds to the first letter of the previously solved word. No letter is given at the beginning. After solving a knowledge question, the candidate has the chance to guess the answer word. If the answer is correct, he receives ten points for each missing letter in the word. The game ends as soon as the answer has been guessed.
Eye-catcher (formerly: picture puzzle ): In this game, the picture of a sight is shown first; next the flag of a state (sometimes also a federal state) and then twice a picture, each consisting of two drawings (graphics) that make up a compound word. As with most games, the following applies to the four picture puzzles: Whoever presses the quickest and answers correctly, gets ten points.
Top ten : In the last game of the semifinals, a top 10 list (in the older episodes up to 2011 partly also top 12 or top 16 list) is sought for a specific topic (e.g. the largest cities). The candidates have to guess the ten terms they are looking for, regardless of where they are. The candidate with the lower number of points begins. Then the players take turns guessing. There are ten points for each correct answer. If both of them give a wrong answer one after the other, the game is aborted and the missing terms are resolved. The player with the most points at the end of this round goes to the final.
final
The finalist is guaranteed € 50. In the following game he can win up to € 1000. Three letters are given for the € 50 level. The word you are looking for is then extended by one letter per level - € 100 and four letters, € 250 and five letters, € 500 with six letters, € 750 with seven and € 1000 with eight letters. A new letter is given at a certain point for each winning level. The candidate must form a meaningful term from the letters of the previous word in any order. He has a total of 45 seconds for all five terms to be guessed, whereby the time is stopped briefly after guessing a word. The contestant wins the amount of money of the winning level he or she has reached when the time runs out.
Studio and on-air design
Analogous to the title sequence, a yellow-colored hue dominated between 2009 and 2011 in the studio, while since 2013 a purple-pink-red hue has predominated in the background. This color has been a bit darker since 2016 and two comic faces in Pop Art style can now be seen on the wall in the background . The title sequence with reduced music introduced in 2013 was retained in 2016, but reintroduced the theme melody from 2009. In contrast to other hr programs, there was no change in the font in the logo on television in 2016, but in graphics on the program website after the relaunch of the online presence of hr-fernsehen.de in 2017 and in the ARD media library after its relaunch in Year 2018.
Who knows it? has been recorded in the same television studio since 2016 as the quiz shows hessenquiz , dings vom rooftop and street stars . Florian Wieder created the modular set design and was responsible for the lighting design. It was implemented by the Hessischer Rundfunk.
Broadcast dates
The quiz was broadcast for the first time on Sunday, September 20, 2009 and on the two following Sundays from around 10:45 p.m. on hr-fernsehen . From October 5, 2009, the guessing program was broadcast twice an afternoon at 1.30 p.m. and from 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; from December 21, 2009 to July 2, 2010, from November 18, 2010 to January 7, 2011 and from March 21 to April 21, 2011 only at 4 p.m. From July 4, 2010, the program was broadcast for years as part of the hr quiz night on late Sunday evening (usually from 11:45 p.m., often not until after midnight). Initially, these were repetitions, and only from December 2013 onwards were new episodes shown again. From April 28 to August 11, 2014, repeats of the new episodes were also broadcast on Mondays at 9:05 p.m. From summer 2014, repeats of the episodes recorded in 2013-2014 could also be seen on Sunday night. After new episodes had been announced for 2015, recordings only started again at the end of 2016. These 15 episodes were first broadcast from January 15, 2017 to May 1, 2017 at the usual time on Sunday around midnight and repeated until December 31, 2018. In addition, repetitions of the program until mid-2017 were broadcast as a double episode in the night from Friday to Saturday, usually around 2 a.m. in the hr. Furthermore, Who knows? from mid-2014 to 2 October 2018 under several game shows in the night from Monday to Tuesday usually around 1 pm (from mid-2017: 2:00) in the SWR television showed. In contrast to hr television, some of the very old episodes from 2009 to 2011 were also shown here until 2017.
The program has not been on the program since the beginning of 2019, and according to the hr website, no further recording dates are currently set.
Web links
- Broadcast website at hr-fernsehen.de
- Broadcasting history on fernsehserien.de
- Whole episodes in the ARD media library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the broadcast dates on fernsehserien.de , accessed on September 19, 2014
- ↑ "who knows?" In a fresh look ; Report dated January 13, 2017, accessed January 15, 2017