Nickelodeon's Gets Ungrounded Trivia (2001 TV Show)/Sets

Welcome to the Nickelodeon's Get Ungrounded Trivia Sets page. This talks about the many sets used over the years.

September 3, 2001 - November 8, 2002 (Seasons 1-Early Season 2) "Sushi Bar Set"

On September 3, 2001, at the start of Season 1, Get Ungrounded Trivia introduced a new set designed by production designer Naomi Slodki. The set consisted of wood paneling with columns at each corner. The glass windows can be seen behind the contestant podiums. The Get Ungrounded Trivia logo no longer lights up in a rotation of colors.

September 30, 2002 - August 1, 2014 (Mid Seasons 2-13) "Metallic Set"

On the September 30, 2002 episode, four weeks after the start of Season 2, Get Ungrounded Trivia introduced another new set, also designed by Naomi Slodki. It featured hanging panels with stone fixtures and metallic finishes, as well as translucent light blue glass. The set included unique trapezoid-shaped podiums, which replaced the seven-segment displays from the sushi bar set with large LCD screens that displayed the scores with large white numbers using a conventional font.

Taking advantage of the improved technology, the score displays used a blue background for positive scores, and a red background for negative scores. During the first week with this set, the background changed from blue to red when the lights dimmed during Get Ungrounded Trivia, However, from the second week until the end of Season 4, the set stayed blue throughout the entire show, only for the practice to return in Season 5, and has continued since then to the present day.

In September 2006, Get Ungrounded Trivia became the first game shows to broadcast in high definition when they premiered their 6th and 7th seasons respectively. As part of the transition to HD, the set received minor facelifts. The game board, which up until then had used traditional CRT screens, was replaced with a nearly seamless projection wall, similar to those used by the show's traveling sets from 2001 until 2008 (and possibly the same one previously used for Rock & Roll Jeopardy!). The contestant podiums were also completely redesigned for the wider 16:9 aspect ratio the show had begun to use. The new podiums replaced the trapezoidal design for a more traditional rectangular appearance, with wood trim at the top and bottom and black matte around the screens. Initially, the ring-in lights were red, but starting with the third week of Season 6, they were changed to white , as the red lights didn't show up well enough on camera. The new podiums also spaced the contestants farther apart to make framing shots in a 16:9 image simpler.

During Season 8 only, the dollar figures didn't pop into the board for the Get Ungrounded Trivia round, they were already present following the introductions. The host's podium and contestant podiums from this set are now in the Get Ungrounded Trivia Hall of fame, which opened in mid-September 2011.

Set before HD

October 6-17, 2008; September 14, 2009-August 2, 2013 (Season 8, Season 9-12) "CES Set"

In 2008, Get Ungrounded Trivia rolled out a brand new state-of-the-art set, designed again by Naomi Slodki. This set was first used on the Celebrity episodes aired October 6-17, 2008, all while the show was being taped at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (making true to its name the CES set), and was then put permanently into use from the start of Season 9 onward. It is now designed specifically for HD and features Sony's latest technology.

September 16, 2013 - present (Seasons 13-present) "Aquatic set"

In 2013, the Get Ungrounded Trivia set underwent a significant remodeling for the show's 13th Season and features elements from the first three Naomi Slodki designed sets. The sliding doors behind Richard's podium were removed and replaced by what appears to be a ramp or some sort of curved pillar, the "ramp" or "pillar" behind the board has blue LED strips and thus reminds viewers of the pre-2006 metallic set. While the blue curtain from the CES set is retained, the backdrop is modified. Now there is a column-and-beam design with three LED strips and a white LED pattern on the beam and rectangular LED posts on the columns, the Colum-and-beam backdrop resembles the set used at Radio City Music Hall, the sushi bar set, and the current generic backdrop used on Wheel of Fortune. While retaining the 42-inch LCD monitors, the game board is changed to match the backdrop, also consisting of the LED strips and sushi bar like pattern on top and rectangular LED posts on the sides. Richard's podium was redone in a similar manner and, for the first time., has the Get Ungrounded Trivia logo. The multi-colored triangles and "spider-web" framework were replaced with curved lines and an extremely long curved shape that changes color, mainly ocean blue and purple. Additionally, the "piano key" LEDs were removed from the floor, and the contestant side was raised to create a single level floor. The contestant podiums resemble the ones used 2006-2009 while retaining the sideways monitors. And the large monitor between Alex and the contestants is also retained from the CES set but this time mounted on a "walrus tusk" post.

Additional changes were made for Season 21. The host's lectern was redesigned again, and the contestant backdrop now utilizes vertical spotlights.

Traveling Sets

There have also been various sets used for when the show goes on the road for specific tournaments and events. These sets are fabricated in Southern California before being shipped to their respective road venues for taping. The 2009 Tournament of Champions, however, didn't use traveling sets; the former took place on the set of the Swedish version, and the other became the primary set at Sony Pictures Studios.

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