Siskel & Ebert

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Siskel & Ebert was a popular American film review television program featuring critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, known for their influential "thumbs up/thumbs down" movie ratings.

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instanceOf film review television series
television program
alsoKnownAs At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert NERFINISHED
Siskel & Ebert & the Movies NERFINISHED
awardReceived Peabody Award
basedOn earlier public television film review format by Siskel and Ebert
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat first-run syndication
endTime 1999
executiveProducer Gene Siskel NERFINISHED
Roger Ebert NERFINISHED
followedBy Ebert & Roeper NERFINISHED
format two critics reviewing current theatrical film releases
genre film criticism
talk show
hasAudience film enthusiasts
general television audience
hasCastMember Gene Siskel NERFINISHED
Roger Ebert NERFINISHED
hasCulturalImpact phrase two thumbs up entered popular vocabulary
hasEpisodeType special episodes on specific directors or genres
year-end best films lists
hasPart critic discussions
film clips
special themed episodes
inception 1986
influenced At the Movies (2007 TV program) NERFINISHED
Ebert & Roeper NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject film reviews
mediaType television
notableFeature thumbs up/thumbs down rating system
notableFor influencing public perception of films
on-air debates between critics
popularizing televised film criticism
originallyAiredOn local Chicago television
originalNetwork Syndication
precededBy Sneak Previews NERFINISHED
presenter Gene Siskel NERFINISHED
Roger Ebert NERFINISHED
productionCompany Buena Vista Television NERFINISHED
productionLocation Chicago NERFINISHED
ratingSystem thumbs down
thumbs up
runningTimePerEpisode approximately 30 minutes
subject motion pictures
targetAudience adult viewers

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Roger Ebert notableWork Siskel & Ebert