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''Tenable'' (2016–present) is a British GameShow hosted by Creator/WarwickDavis (or ex-''Series/CoronationStreet'' star Sally Lindsay if Davis is unavailable due to other filming commitments), shown mid-afternoon on Creator/{{ITV}}.

The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant gives five correct answers, they get £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get five right or makes two mistakes, they are out of the game and the team forfeits the money. Each team has a captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. Once the captain starts to rack up money on their own list, they can choose to drop back one level after each correct answer and bring back an eliminated teammate instead. The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then face one more list which they must complete in order to take home all the money in the jackpot.

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''Tenable'' (2016–present) (2016–2023) is a British GameShow hosted by Creator/WarwickDavis (or ex-''Series/CoronationStreet'' star Sally Lindsay if whenever Davis is was unavailable due to other filming commitments), shown mid-afternoon on Creator/{{ITV}}.

The format of the show is that On each episode, a five-member team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have tries to fill in ten answers on a list of fitting a certain subject to specific category in order accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant gives five correct answers, they get £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round.final. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet.never happened. However, if a team member fails to get five right or makes two mistakes, they are out of the game and the team forfeits the money. Each team has a captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. Once the captain starts to rack up money on their own list, they can choose to drop back one level after each correct answer and bring back an eliminated teammate instead. The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then face one more list which they must complete in order to take home all the money in the jackpot.
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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer ("Nominate"), and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also given one "Life," which allows them to keep playing after a wrong answer; a second miss knocks them out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round, which allows them to throw out a contestant's answer and give a different one in its place. However, a wrong answer from the captain takes away the contestant's Life (or knocks them out, if the Life is already gone). Once the contestant has given five correct answers and earned £1,000 for their team, the Nominates and Overrule become unavailable, leaving only the Life if they still have it. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.

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* {{Lifeline}}: {{Lifelines}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer ("Nominate"), and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also given one "Life," which allows them to keep playing after a wrong answer; a second miss knocks them out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round, which allows them to throw out a contestant's answer and give a different one in its place. However, a wrong answer from the captain takes away the contestant's Life (or knocks them out, if the Life is already gone). Once the contestant has given five correct answers and earned £1,000 for their team, the Nominates and Overrule become unavailable, leaving only the Life if they still have it. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.
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* TheUnpronounceable: Warwick normally repeats a contestant's answer when asking if it's correct. If the answer is a real mouthful, he'll instead ask, "Is what he/she said tenable?"

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''Tenable'' (2016–present) is a British GameShow hosted by Creator/WarwickDavis (or ex-''Series/CoronationStreet'' star Sally Lindsay if Davis is unable due to other filming commitments), shown mid-afternoon on Creator/{{ITV}}.

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''Tenable'' (2016–present) is a British GameShow hosted by Creator/WarwickDavis (or ex-''Series/CoronationStreet'' star Sally Lindsay if Davis is unable unavailable due to other filming commitments), shown mid-afternoon on Creator/{{ITV}}.



* LetsJustSeeWhatWouldHaveHappened: Whenever the captain uses the Overrule button, the teammate's rejected answer is always checked first to see if it would have been correct.



* RhymesOnADime: Going into each commercial break, Warwick recites a short rhyme to remind viewers to keep watching, such as: "Grab a glass, it's gonna be class."

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* RhymesOnADime: Going into each commercial break, Warwick recites a short rhyme to remind viewers to keep watching, such as: "Grab a glass, it's gonna be class.class" or "Brew, loo, back in a few."
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* LosingHorns: Every wrong answer will get this.

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* LosingHorns: Every wrong answer will get this.this, in the form of one long, low, blaring note.
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* ContinuingIsPainful: The captain can choose to give up one level's worth of prize money and bring an eliminated teammate back into the game after each correct answer, starting with the fifth. They have to decide which is more important -- a bigger jackpot, or having more people available to play the final.
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* RhymesOnADime: Going into each commercial break, Warwick recites a short rhyme to remind viewers to keep watching, such as: "Grab a glass, it's gonna be class."
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* DifferentInEveryEpisode: When a team captain uses the Overrule button for the first time during a game, Warwick describes it in a different humorous way, often connected to the team name. For example, he calls it the "That's an Illegal Answer" button in the case of a team whose members are all solicitors (a type of legal practitioner).

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* DifferentInEveryEpisode: When a team captain uses the Overrule button for the first time during a game, Warwick describes it in a different humorous way, often sometimes connected to the team name. For example, he calls it Examples: the "Shut Your Noise" button, the "That Answer's Rubbish" button, or the "That's an Illegal Answer" button in the case of a team whose members are all solicitors (a type of legal practitioner).
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* IncrediblyLamePun: Warwick will usually come out with one after an answer is given.

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* IncrediblyLamePun: Warwick will usually come out does this all over the place, both while talking with one after an answer is team members before each round and as answers are given.
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* CouchGag: When a team captain uses the Overrule button for the first time during a game, Warwick describes it in a different humorous way, often connected to the team name. For example, he calls it the "That's an Illegal Answer" button in the case of a team whose members are all solicitors (a type of legal practitioner).

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* CouchGag: DifferentInEveryEpisode: When a team captain uses the Overrule button for the first time during a game, Warwick describes it in a different humorous way, often connected to the team name. For example, he calls it the "That's an Illegal Answer" button in the case of a team whose members are all solicitors (a type of legal practitioner).
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* CouchGag: When a team captain uses the Overrule button for the first time during a game, Warwick describes it in a different humorous way, often connected to the team name. For example, he calls it the "That's an Illegal Answer" button in the case of a team whose members are all solicitors (a type of legal practitioner).
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* SpannerInTheWorks: The team captain has the potential to act as this when using an Overrule. If the playing teammate's answer is correct, they don't get any credit for it, which reduces both the money they can add to the jackpot and their chance to reach the final. If the captain's answer is wrong on top of this, the teammate loses their Life (if they still have it) or gets knocked out of the game (if they don't). The only way the captain can't make things any worse is if the teammate's answer is wrong.

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The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant answers five questions correctly, they get £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get the first five answers correct, then they are eliminated from the game. Each team has a captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. Once the captain starts to rack up money on their own list, they can choose to drop back one level after each correct answer and bring back an eliminated teammate instead. The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then face one more list which they must complete in order to take home all the money in the jackpot.

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The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant answers gives five questions correctly, correct answers, they get £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get the first five answers correct, then right or makes two mistakes, they are eliminated from out of the game.game and the team forfeits the money. Each team has a captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. Once the captain starts to rack up money on their own list, they can choose to drop back one level after each correct answer and bring back an eliminated teammate instead. The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then face one more list which they must complete in order to take home all the money in the jackpot.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some of the answers given can stray off into this territory, especially if the contestant trying to fill in the list on their board has no clue about the question they’re being asked about. Subverted with some of the teams, who look like they should be this, but prove themselves to be quite intelligent.



* ConsolationPrize: Starting with series 6, each member of any team that wipes out in the final receives a show-branded tea towel.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some of the answers given can stray off into this territory, especially if the contestant trying to fill in the list on their board has no clue about the question they’re being asked about. Subverted with some of the teams, who look like they should be this, but prove themselves to be quite intelligent.
* ConsolationPrize: Starting with series 6, each member of any if a team that wipes out in the final final, each member receives a show-branded tea towel.
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* ConsolationPrize: Starting with series 6, each member of any team that wipes out in the final receives a show-branded tea towel.
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* DoubleUnlock: Teammates who get knocked out in Rounds 1-4 must go through this to return for the final. First, the captain has to get at least five right in Round 5 and then choose to give up one level's worth of money in order to bring the teammate back. Second, the captain has to either finish the list or choose to stop.
* EpicFail: Any team that manages not to bank any money for the final round and have no teammates left besides the team captain (who gets through to the last list no matter what). It did happen to at least one team. Their captain was given a token £1000 to play for in the last round. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t win that either.

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* DoubleUnlock: Teammates who get knocked out in Rounds 1-4 must go through this to return for the final. First, the captain has to get at least five right in Round 5 and then choose decide to give up one level's worth of money in order to bring the teammate back. Second, the captain has to either finish the list or choose to stop.
* EpicFail: Any team that manages not to bank any money for the final round and have no teammates left besides the team captain (who gets through to the last list no matter what). It did happen to at least one team. Their captain was given a token £1000 £500 to play for in the last round. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t win that either.

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The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant answers five questions correctly, they get £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get the first five answers correct, then they are eliminated from the game. Each team has a captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. When the captain answers their list and gets the first five questions right, they can then choose to either bring back an eliminated teammate, or bank the money instead. The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then face one more list which they must complete in order to take home all the money in the jackpot.

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The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant answers five questions correctly, they get £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get the first five answers correct, then they are eliminated from the game. Each team has a captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. When Once the captain answers starts to rack up money on their list and gets the first five questions right, own list, they can then choose to either drop back one level after each correct answer and bring back an eliminated teammate, or bank the money teammate instead. The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then face one more list which they must complete in order to take home all the money in the jackpot.


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* DoubleUnlock: Teammates who get knocked out in Rounds 1-4 must go through this to return for the final. First, the captain has to get at least five right in Round 5 and then choose to give up one level's worth of money in order to bring the teammate back. Second, the captain has to either finish the list or choose to stop.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: When a contestant gets their fifth correct answer and qualifies for the final, a music cue plays that Warwick describes in this way, such as a "delightful ditty" or "jolly jingle."

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: When a contestant gets their fifth correct answer and qualifies for the final, a music cue plays that Warwick frequently describes in this way, such as a "delightful ditty" or "jolly jingle."

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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer ("Nominate"), and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also given one "Life," which allows them to keep playing after one wrong answer; a second one knocks them out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round, which allows them to throw out a contestant's answer and give a different one in its place. However, a wrong answer from the captain takes away the contestant's Life (or knocks them out, if the Life is already gone). Once the contestant has given five correct answers and earned £1,000 for their team, the Nominates and Overrule become unavailable, leaving only the Life if they still have it. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.

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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer ("Nominate"), and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also given one "Life," which allows them to keep playing after one a wrong answer; a second one miss knocks them out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round, which allows them to throw out a contestant's answer and give a different one in its place. However, a wrong answer from the captain takes away the contestant's Life (or knocks them out, if the Life is already gone). Once the contestant has given five correct answers and earned £1,000 for their team, the Nominates and Overrule become unavailable, leaving only the Life if they still have it. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.


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* OneHitPointWonder: Averted in the first four rounds, since the contestant playing in each can survive one wrong answer, and in the fifth, since the captain will go to the final no matter what. Played straight in the final; give a wrong answer, and you're out of the round.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: When a contestant gets their fifth correct answer and qualifies for the final, a music cue plays that Warwick describes in this way, such as a "delightful ditty" or "jolly jingle."
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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer, and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also allowed to give one wrong answer when they are doing their lists, any more than that, and they’re out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round if they think their teammate's answer is miles off, however, if they use it, they must then provide another answer instead. All these lifelines, apart from the free guess, are not available to use after the contestant gets the first five correct answers and the £1,000 for their team. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.

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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer, answer ("Nominate"), and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also allowed given one "Life," which allows them to give keep playing after one wrong answer when they are doing their lists, any more than that, and they’re answer; a second one knocks them out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round if they think their teammate's round, which allows them to throw out a contestant's answer is miles off, however, if they use it, they must then provide another and give a different one in its place. However, a wrong answer instead. All these lifelines, apart from the free guess, are not available to use after captain takes away the contestant's Life (or knocks them out, if the Life is already gone). Once the contestant gets the first has given five correct answers and the earned £1,000 for their team.team, the Nominates and Overrule become unavailable, leaving only the Life if they still have it. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.
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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer, and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also allowed to give one wrong answer when they are doing their lists, any more than that, and they’re out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press if they think their teammate's answer is miles off, however, if they use it, they must then provide another answer instead. All these lifelines, apart from the free guess are not available to use after the contestant gets the first five correct answers and the £1000 for their team.

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* {{Lifeline}}: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer, and may accept or reject it at their discretion. Each contestant is also allowed to give one wrong answer when they are doing their lists, any more than that, and they’re out of the game. The team’s captain also has an “Overrule” button that they can press once per round if they think their teammate's answer is miles off, however, if they use it, they must then provide another answer instead. All these lifelines, apart from the free guess guess, are not available to use after the contestant gets the first five correct answers and the £1000 £1,000 for their team.team. The captain can't use the Overrule while playing their own list, and all the lifelines are taken out of play in the final round.



* MundaneMadeAwesome: The Vortex, in reality, a small room backstage where contestants who have failed to get through their lists sit, and watch the rest of the show, sounds like some kind of torture chamber by the time Warwick has finished describing it.

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: The Vortex, in reality, a small room backstage where eliminated contestants who have failed are sent. Warwick makes it out to get through their lists sit, and watch the rest of the show, sounds sound like some kind of torture chamber by chamber, but in reality it's just a small backstage room where they watch the time Warwick has finished describing it.rest of the show.
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The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant answers five questions correctly, they get £1000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to pay for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get the first five answers correct, then they are eliminated from the game. Each team has a team captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once if they think their teammate's answer is wrong. When the captain answers their list and gets the first five questions right, they can then choose to either bring back an eliminated teammate, or bank the money instead. Whoever is left at the end for the final round then has to work together to answer one more list perfectly to win all the money they have built up throughout the show.


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The format of the show is that a team of five (usually made up of either family members, friends or work colleagues) have to fill in ten answers on a list of a certain subject to accumulate money for a jackpot they then play for in the final round. If the contestant answers five questions correctly, they get £1000 £1,000 for the team's jackpot, and get to play in the final round. Every correct answer after that is worth more money, and a perfect 10 will gain the team £25,000 to pay play for at the end. In theory £125,000 is possible if everyone on the team gets a perfect 10 on their lists, but this hasn't happened yet. However, if a team member fails to get the first five answers correct, then they are eliminated from the game. Each team has a team captain who chooses which teammate will get to answer each list, and who has an "Overrule" button that they can press once if they think their per round to change a teammate's answer that they think is wrong. When the captain answers their list and gets the first five questions right, they can then choose to either bring back an eliminated teammate, or bank the money instead. Whoever is left at the end for the final round The captain, plus any other surviving/reinstated team members, then has to work together to answer face one more list perfectly which they must complete in order to win take home all the money they have built up throughout in the show.

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