The Floor is an American game show based on the Dutch game show of the same name. The series is hosted by Rob Lowe and premiered on January 2, , on Fox. Each season begins with a large number of contestants 81 in Season 1 and since Season 2 standing in separate spaces of a grid nine-by-nine in Season 1 and ten-by-ten since Season 2 on the studio floor. Each contestant has a category in which they feel particularly knowledgeable.
However, the producers of the show ultimately decide the categories the contestants have. The game progresses over the course of a season with the grand prize awarded to the player who ultimately controls the entire floor.
Secondary prizes are awarded throughout the season to the player with the most territory at the end of each episode. One contestant is chosen at random and shown the categories of all opponents whose territories share at least one edge with their own, then chooses one of them to face in a head-to-head duel. The two contestants take turns identifying a series of images or words associated with the challenged opponent's category.
They are given separate second clocks, only one of which runs at any given time, starting with the challenger. The contestant in control must give a correct answer in order to stop their clock and turn control over to the opponent.
Multiple guesses are allowed without penalty, and a contestant may pass whenever desired; however, they must wait three seconds for a new image or text to be shown. Some categories are text-based, requiring contestants to perform tasks such as filling in the missing word s of a book title or song lyric, or naming the movie from which a famous quote is taken. Beginning in season two, audio duels are introduced, requiring contestants to decipher answers via audio cue and providing visuals as hints.
