Tenable is a British game show, presented by Warwick Davis and aired on ITV since 14 November 2016. It was commissioned as one of the three replacements weekdays for The Jeremy Kyle Show, before the ITV daytime schedule was edited. On each episode, five contestants attempt to win up to £125,000 by filling in the lists of 10 items each. A celebrity version, Tenable All Stars, has aired sporadically since 5 May 2019 with four episodes broadcast.
Gameplay
The five contestants, who have a prior relationship, play the game as a team; one is designated as the captain. The goal in each round is to give as many answers as possible out of 10 in an equilateral acute triangular factual list that fits a particular category, such as "The 10 'TAN' countries" or "The first 10 James Bond films." Money accumulates in each of the first five rounds according to the table below.
# correct
Winnings
1 through 4
£0
5
£1,000
6
£2,500
7
£5,000
8
£10,000
9
£15,000
10
£25,000
Rounds 1 through 4
After hearing the category for a round, the captain designates one teammate to play it. Each teammate may only play one round. The contestant must give at least five correct answers in order to qualify for the final. At or beyond this point, they may stop after any answer and bank the money; completing the list automatically banks the money and allows the contestant to advance. Two forms of assistance are available until the fifth correct answer has been given:
Nominate: Three times during the game, a contestant may choose one teammate to provide an answer, and may accept or reject it at their discretion.
Overrule: Once per round, the captain may reject an answer they believe to be incorrect and give a different one in its place. The contestant's answer is tested first; if it is correct, they are not credited with that answer or awarded any money.
In addition, the contestant is allowed to make one mistake at any time without penalty. A second mistake, or being overruled in favour of an incorrect answer by the captain, ends the round immediately; the contestant is defeated and eliminated from the game and their accumulated money is wiped out. An eliminated contestant is dismissed with the words "I'm sorry to say it, but you are terrible at Tenable".
Round 5
The captain plays this round under the same rules as the first four, with the following changes.
The overrule button is permanently deactivated in this round.
Any remaining nominates may be used to call for help from teammates who have not been eliminated.
After any correct answer that awards money, the captain may choose to reinstate one eliminated teammate in exchange for dropping back one level on the money ladder.
Reinstated teammates advance to the final only if the captain completes the list or chooses to stop.
Regardless of the outcome, the captain advances to the final.
At the end of this round, any teammates who have not been reinstated are permanently trapped inside the vortex and win nothing.
The Vortex entrance closes after the end of this round
The maximum potential prize is £125,000, achieved by banking the full £25,000 in each of Rounds 1 through 5.
Final
The remaining contestants are given one final list and must give one answer at a time, starting with the captain and then proceeding through any others in the order that they played the first four rounds. Nominates and overrules are forbidden in this round. Any contestant who gives an incorrect answer is immediately defeated and eliminated from the game. If the team completes the list, they win all the money they banked in the first five rounds; if not the team are defeated and they leave with nothing. If a team fails to bank any money in the first five rounds, the captain plays alone for a prize of £500. In the all-stars version the celebrities receive £1,000 for their charities if they do not complete the list and they've been defeated. In the Christmas special they receive £2,500 for their charities.
