Carnal Knowledge

1996•28m•5.5/10

Reality

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(2)

Carnal Knowledge was a short-lived British television game show relating to sex. 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. 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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Production

Rapido Television, Granada Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 16, 1996

Last Aired

February 23, 1996

Networks

ITV1, Channel 4

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1996-02-16

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1996-02-23

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Cast

Maria McErlane

Maria McErlane

Self - Host

Graham Norton

Graham Norton

Self - Cohost

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