Index S
S is for... Speed-up round - (Also: quick-fire round) The few minutes before the end of the game where the pace is greatly increased. This has the effect of distorting the distribution of points, making the eventual outcome harder to predict until near the end of the episode.
Shows
| Title | Genre |
| Sabotage | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Sack Race | Stunt/dare show |
| Sadwrn ar y Stryd | Variety, inter-town, regional (Wales) |
| Safari School | Educational, reality |
| Safebreakers | Technological |
| Safeword | Comedy panel game |
| Saints and Scholars | Panel game |
| The Saints Went Marching Out | Regional quiz (Anglia) |
| Sale of the Century | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Sam and Mark's Geordie Challenge | Childrens, stunts and dares |
| Sam and Mark's Sports Showdown | Sport, childrens |
| SAS: Are You Tough Enough? | Action adventure |
| The Satellite Game | Childrens |
| Saturday Showdown | Childrens |
| Saturday Night Takeaway | Variety |
| Sawl Seren? | Regional (Wales), variety |
| Say the Word | Puzzle |
| Scary Sleepover | Childrens |
| Scavenger Hunt | Action adventure |
| Scavengers | Action adventure |
| Scene Stealers | Lifestyle, reality |
| School for Cooks | Lifestyle, reality |
| School Challenge | Quiz, academic, regional (Northern Ireland) |
| School of Hard Sums | Educational |
| School of Saatchi | Reality, creative |
| School of Silence | Childrens |
| School Uniforms | Comedy panel game |
| Schools Challenge | Quiz, academic, regional (North West England) |
| School's Out | Comedy panel game |
| Science Fair '66 | Technological |
| Scoop | Panel game |
| Score with The Scaffold | Childrens |
| Scotland v England | Comedy panel game |
| Scots on the Box | Panel game (television) |
| Scrapheap Challenge | Technological |
| Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den of Doom | Childrens |
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