SRG: Audience Council gives "Million Trap" high marks

Since the summer of 2011, two seasons of the quiz show have been broadcast on Swiss television. "The Million Dollar Trap" was to be seen, it says in a statement on Tuesday. The audience council considers the show to be an enrichment overall, but has also discussed potential for improvement with those responsible. Excitement is created by the fact that pairs of candidates, and not individuals, take part in the game; this creates an additional entertaining level of interaction. The pace and dynamics of "Million Trap" would be insufficient to satisfy the viewers. The number of questions per show would be perceived as too low. The need for guessing and expanding knowledge is not satisfied enough. René Rindlisbacher as moderator was in itself an ideal choice, but he was not (yet) able to convince throughout. In many cases, he was rather aloof and could do with a bit more emotion and passion.
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The show's concept is fundamentally exciting. Whereas in the usual quiz world, the winnings could be increased gradually, in the "Million Trap" it was the other way around: money could only be lost. During the discussion, those responsible also answered the question of whether television could afford such an "expensive" show. Experience shows that it is very rare for someone to go home with a million dollars, even though the title of the show promises it; moreover, Christoph Gebel, head of entertainment, made it clear that telephone competition and advertising also generate income.

The Sports coverage on DRS 1 knows clear rules: Everything - but not too much of anything. The daily sporting events must be conveyed, but the sports guiding chain is and remains DRS 3. Overall, the audience council gives sports on DRS 1 good criticism. In its opinion, the reporting is particularly convincing when background information and voices on the sporting event are presented. This offers listeners an added value that goes beyond the classic reporting of results. In this way, radio succeeds in holding its own against other media when it comes to sports reporting.

The Council sees room for improvement in conveying the emotional side of sport - sport on DRS 1 comes across as rather sober. To ensure that top events are also covered outside the fixed channels, it would be desirable to sensitize the other DRS presenters.

The audience council also discussed which sports should be included in the broadcasts and to what extent fringe sports should also be represented. Christoph Sterchi, editorial director of "Sportradio," explained that the choice of topics depends not least on the success of Swiss athletes. What about tennis once Roger Federer retires? What about ski jumping if Simon Ammann stops flying? Emotions and personalities determine the presence and importance of sports, Sterchi summarized. Overall, the Audience Council believes that the sports editorial team is highly competent and offers an attractive range of products.