Carnal Knowledge (game show)

{{other uses|Carnal knowledge (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox television

| image =

| genre = Game show

| presenter = Maria McErlane

| starring = Robert Llewellyn (pilot)
Graham Norton (series)

| theme_music_composer = Simon Bass
Peter Stuart

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 1

| num_episodes = 27{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapidotelevision.com/shows/shw.21.php|title=Graham Norton's Carnal Knowledge}}

| runtime = 60 minutes (inc. adverts)

| company = Rapido TV and Granada

| channel = Channel 4 (pilot)
ITV (series)

| first_aired = {{Start date|1996|02|15|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1996|08|01|df=y}}

}}

Carnal Knowledge is a short-lived British television game show relating to sex.{{cite news|title= Graham Norton: Naughty but nice|publisher= BBC|date=15 December 2003|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3322069.stm|accessdate=1 October 2012}}{{cite news|title= Interview: Graham Norton: Father Ted's legacy |work= Independent|date=20 June 1998|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/interview-graham-norton-father-teds-legacy-1166086.html|accessdate=1 October 2012|location=London|first=James|last=Rampton}}{{cite news|title= Graham Norton Sells Production Company to ITV for €21m |publisher= IFTM|url= http://www.iftn.ie/finance/finance_news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4285298&tpl=archnews&force=1|accessdate=1 October 2012}} It was shown very late at night, in accordance with its explicit subject matter. It was one of only a handful of shows to transfer from Channel 4 (where the pilot edition was shown as part of a sex-themed weekend) to ITV.

Gameplay

Each edition featured two different couples being asked personal questions by Maria McErlane about their sex lives. Graham Norton acted as the assistant. One of his roles was keeping the scores.

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