Separation Anxiety (TV series)

Separation Anxiety
Genre Game show
Presented by Iliza Shlesinger
Adam Ray
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 14
Production
Executive producer(s) Craig Armstrong
Rick Ringbakk
Charles Wachter
Chris Grants
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) 5×5 Media
Electus
Release
Original network TBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08) – present

Separation Anxiety is an American television game show hosted by Iliza Shlesinger. The series premiered on TBS on March 8, 2016.[1][2]

Plot

It is staged as a game show within a game show. An unsuspecting couple is brought to a studio in Atlanta, where they think they're playing together on an Internet game show for a top prize of $2,500. Just before taping, the couple is told that the rules have changed, and that one half of the couple will play first, and the other will play later.

Game play

The player who is told they'll "play later" is taken to the real Separation Anxiety studio, where host Iliza Shlesinger explains the real game. The in-studio player will select the categories that their partner is playing in the fake Internet game. The real prizes are 100 times the dollar amounts shown in the fake game (so the first $10 question is really worth $1,000). The game uses an 8-question money tree, with a top real prize of $250,000.

During the game, the in-studio player gets several opportunities, called "Mind Melds", to earn bonus prizes for predicting what their partner did during hidden-camera segments shot after the players were separated but before the fake game taping began. Those prizes are kept, even if the team loses the main game. Additionally, the fake-game player has two helps that they can use: Smart Phone, which lets them call the in-studio player for help, and Crowd Source, which lets them poll the six-member audience of the fake game show. They can only use each help once, and cannot use them on the $250,000 question.

There are four ways the game can end:

Comedian Adam Ray hosts the fake game show, and usually does whatever comedic bits or unusual actions that Shlesinger directs him to do through his IFB earpiece.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Troy & Erin"[3]March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)N/A
2"Clancy & Adam"[4]March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)N/A
3"Kelia & BJ"[5]March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)N/A
4"Gregory & Corey"[6]March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)N/A
5"Carolyn & Celina"[7]April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)N/A
6"Pablo & Eva"[8]April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)N/A
7"Britt & Jensen"[9]April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)N/A
8"Trai & Kristen"[10]April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)N/A
9"Derrick & Jhinezka"[11]May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)N/A
10"Ashley & Maggie"[12]May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)N/A
11"Jenna & Sebastian"[13]May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)N/A
12"Matt & Samantha"[14]May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)N/A
13"Jeff & Luke"[15]May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)N/A
14"Marty & Lindsey"[16]June 7, 2016 (2016-06-07)N/A

References

  1. Petski, Denise (2015-06-09). "Iliza Shlesinger To Host 'Separation Anxiety' On TBS". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. Rahman, Ray. "Iliza Shlesinger on Separation Anxiety and the lack of female game-show hosts". EW.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 01 - Troy & Erin - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 02 - Clancy & Adam - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 03 - Kelia & BJ - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  6. "Separation Anxiety (OAD: 03/29/2016) - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. "Separation Anxiety (OAD: 04/05/2016) - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  8. "Separation Anxiety (OAD: 04/12/2016) - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  9. "Separation Anxiety (OAD: 04/19/2016) - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  10. "Separation Anxiety (OAD: 04/26/2016) - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  11. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 09 - Derrick & Jhinezka - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  12. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 10 - Ashley & Maggie - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  13. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 11 - Jenna & Sebastian - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  14. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 12 - Matt & Samantha - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  15. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 13 - Jeff & Luke - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  16. "Separation Anxiety Season 1 Episode 14 - Marty & Lindsey - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
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