Can you name the American TV shows or the British shows that inspired them? by Hejman

Can you name the American TV shows or the British shows that inspired them?

created by Hejman

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Source: List of American TV series based on British TV series
Name either the American TV show depicted or the British TV show upon which it was based. The name of the British show is shown in parentheses.
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by Hejman

Created Aug 22, 2011 in Television
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	pcull1016:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 06:46 GMT	1 point
	American Gladiators premiered in 1989, with the UK's version following in 1992. Both had revivals in 2008; however, the updated US version followed very closely in rules and format to the UK's original version. (I'll simply state that referee Al Kaplon is no John Anderson.)

	catkin:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 09:51 GMT	4 points
	Some of these shows are made by their presenters, an American Top Gear just seems wrong.

	RJMurphy:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 12:31 GMT	1 point
	Would like to have seen Masterchef on here :). Great quiz idea, but unfortunately I haven't seen many of the US versions of UK shows.

	Hejman:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 14:41 GMT	4 points
	@catkin- The original UK version of Top Gear is one of the few programs that I regularly watch anymore. The US version is slowly growing on me, but it just can't compare to the original. There are also versions in Australia, Russia, China, Turkey and Korea.

	rockgolf:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:46 GMT	0 points
	You could replace Gladiators with Hell's Kitchen.

	rockgolf:	Aug 23rd, 2011 at 19:47 GMT	3 points
	And am I the only one who thinks "Strictly Come Dancing" sounds like the title of a bondage musical?

	dummo:	Aug 24th, 2011 at 03:13 GMT	-1 points
	I think clues would help this quiz... since there are dozens of other possibilities.

	Hejman:	Aug 24th, 2011 at 13:56 GMT	2 points
	@Dummo- Huh? Each of these shows is an American version of one (and only one) British television show. The only possible answers are the names of the American show and the names of the British shows they're based off of.

	dummo:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 02:13 GMT	1 point
	@Hejman: Sorry when I played this quiz for some reason the pictures didn't show up. This time they did.

	lugenewalters:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 21:51 GMT	2 points
	The original UK version of AITF was called Till Death Us Do Part, though people do commonly swap the two smaller words.

	Hejman:	Aug 26th, 2011 at 15:04 GMT	1 point
	Thanks for that, luegenewalters, I'll make the change.

	fiendishthingy88:	Sep 7th, 2011 at 23:38 GMT	1 point
	The British version of Trading Spaces was actually called Changing Rooms. Fun quiz!

	rychu_supadude:	Sep 9th, 2011 at 11:58 GMT	1 point
	I guessed both Junkyard Challenge and Scrapheap Wars... whoopsie!

	spurtle:	Sep 9th, 2011 at 22:22 GMT	2 points
	Why is it America needs to remake so much yet we're happy to accept their shows as they are?

	NagMeNot:	Sep 16th, 2011 at 10:42 GMT	1 point
	There was also the British show Home to Roost, remade as You Again. Had the same actress playing the same character in both.

	kezmicdust:	Nov 23rd, 2011 at 00:19 GMT	1 point
	Nice quiz - it would have been easier if you'd shown screenshots of the British shows though.

	diving:	Feb 13th, 2012 at 03:33 GMT	2 points
	spurtle - to be fair, the British creators are the ones remaking the shows for American audiences on many of these, for example Simon Cowell remade both of his shows and the BBC produces US Top Gear