Cards and Components
The Networks: Primetime and Megacorp — every component, every card pictured in the two rulebooks with its values and effect, the clarified cards, and the full iconography.
Every component of the Primetime box and the Megacorp expansion. Card pictures are faces reproduced in the publishers’ Primetime rulebook and Megacorp rulebook. The books show selected examples, not complete deck sheets, so many card faces remain unpictured. The tables include the pictured cards and the named clarifications; the decks hold more. Viewer values read season row 1 / 2 / 3 / 4; for a show, row 1 is its preferred timeslot row and row 4 its rerun value.
Boards
| Board | What it does |
|---|---|
 | Player board — action and round-end reminders, green room on the left, reruns below, round scoring track. See Your network |
 | Genre board — six tracks, bonuses on spaces 2–4, 1/3/5/9/15 viewers at game end. See Genre tracks |
 | Setup board — starting cash, display size and pass track for one player count |
 | Scoreboard — four round scores and four end-game bonuses (expansion side: a Network, Moguls & Execs row) |
Executives
[Execs] 13 executive boards, 12 genre tokens (Procrastinator), 2 superstar tokens (Starryeye), 1 Flix weekend token and 4 anomaly cards (Continuum) — full rules on Executives.
| Picture | Executive and effect |
|---|---|
 | Beeb — Rondel of actions with bonus actions; must move, extra spaces cost $1M |
 | Butcher — $3M makes all slots optional, +2 per rerun; older shows lose 2/4/6 viewers |
 | Cable — 1st player with $20M, may pass after an action; passing gives viewers only |
 | Cheapo — +2/+1 for shows/stars without expenses; +$1M upkeep for those with |
 | Flix — No timeslot penalties; a repeated genre costs $3M or a penalty |
 | Generic — Bonus track for different genres; no genre tracks |
 | Procrastinator — 12 genre tokens change show genres; half starting cash |
 | Rich — A free star, ad or network card each round; Game End network cards score 0 |
 | Specialist — Two moguls from spaces 2 and 4; mogul tokens block you |
 | Starryeye — 2 superstar tokens; conditional ads always upside down |
 | Underground — Sign many stars, $1M off each; −2 per star in the green room |
 | Gorilla — Extra turn first or $2M per opponent; costs the pass bonus or first turn |
 | Continuum — Time machine extra actions; anomalies go into the star deck |
 | Anomaly card — Continuum’s: signed for free like a star, discarded for an extra action |
Cards
Starter shows
Every network starts with three public-access shows. They have no genre, no cost and no preferred timeslot, and all score 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 — they barely help and are meant to be replaced.
| Card | Name |
|---|---|
 | America’s Favorite Actuarial Tables |
 | Cooking For Your Gerbil |
 | Emergency Broadcast Test Hour |
 | Grilling With Milk |
 | Old Folks Complaining |
 | The Wacky TSA Agent |
Shows
Cost = production cost; Exp. = expenses each upkeep; slots: R = required, O = optional. Coloured slots are required when producing; gray slots increase the show’s capacity but may be filled later one card per Add or Replace action. A show without a star slot cannot take one unless an effect allows it (slot limits, missing star slots, optional slots). Replacing a show cancels it even in the same round, and it stays in the timeslot where you produced it (same-round replacement, timeslot).
| Picture | Show details |
|---|---|
 | Acquaintances — genre/timeslot   ; cost/expenses $5M / —; slots R star, R ad, O wild; viewers by season 10 / 12 / 7 / 5 |
 | Battlestar Redactica (4+) — genre/timeslot   ; cost/expenses $5M / $2M; slots R star, O wild; viewers by season 9 / 12 / 7 / 5 |
 | Broken Worse (4+) — genre/timeslot   ; cost/expenses $5M / $1M; slots R star, O wild; viewers by season 8 / 10 / 6 / 5 |
 | Dawson’s Reek — genre/timeslot  ; cost/expenses $5M / —; slots R star, O ad; viewers by season 7 / 7 / 5 / 3 |
 | Dextrous — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / $1M; slots R wild, O star; viewers by season 9 / 11 / 5 / 5 |
 | Flounder Tank — genre/timeslot  ; cost/expenses $3M / —; slots R ad, O ad; viewers by season 6 / 11 / 3 / 5 |
 | How I Left Your Father — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / —; slots R star, O ad; viewers by season 7 / 8 / 4 / 3 |
 | Jersey City Eight-Eight — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / —; slots R star, O star; viewers by season 9 / 9 / 5 / 5 |
 | Normal Stuff (3+) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / $2M; slots R star, O ad; viewers by season 7 / 11 / 7 / 3 |
 | Plastic Chef — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $2M / —; slots R ad; viewers by season 7 / 6 / 3 / 3 |
 | Reinfeld — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / —; slots R star, O wild; viewers by season 8 / 8 / 6 / 5 — +2 per attached star with no expenses (upside-down stars count) |
 | SportsEdges (4+) — genre/timeslot  ; cost/expenses $2M / $4M; slots R ad, O ad; viewers by season 11 / 13 / 9 / 5 |
 | The Baccalaureate (3+) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $2M / —; slots R ad; viewers by season 6 / 9 / 2 / 3 |
 | The Cubicle (4+) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / —; slots R wild, O wild; viewers by season 7 / 9 / 5 / 5 |
 | Throne of Games — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $5M / $2M; slots R star, R star; viewers by season 11 / 13 / 10 / 5 |
 | Very Charismatic Explosions — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $3M / $1M; slots none; viewers by season 7 / 6 / 4 / 1 |
 | Wildlife Wrestling Federation (3+) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $2M / $3M; slots R ad, O ad; viewers by season 10 / 11 / 9 / 3 |
Show effects the rulebook clarifies (p. 15):
| Show | Effect |
|---|---|
| Car Chases Without Context | Goes in any timeslot without a penalty |
| Reinfeld | Counts every star with no visible expenses, upside-down ones included |
| Surpriser | Its effect is optional; if unused, the show stays and ages normally |
| Upton Crabby | A star you draw for it whose condition the show fails goes on upside down; you need not attach 2 stars at once |
Stars
Cost = signing cost; Exp. = expenses while attached. Check conditions after all attachments are in place; an unmet condition turns the card upside down and its orientation stays until an effect changes it (condition timing, conditions). A replacement star uses the row matching its show’s current season (replacement star scoring, swap on a full show). An upside-down star has no expense at upkeep (upside-down star expenses).
| Picture | Star details |
|---|---|
 | Adorable Hipster — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 4 / 4 / 3 / 1; — |
 | Cheeky Friend — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 3 / 4 / 2 / 1;  another star on the show |
 | Children’s Show Host — signing cost/expenses $1M / $1M; viewers by season 3 / 2 / 2 / 1;  an ad on the show |
 | Creepy Vampire — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 3 / 4 / 4 / 1; Sci-Fi show |
 | Cross-Promoting Star — signing cost/expenses $1M / —; viewers by season 2 / 2 / 1 / 1; When attached, turns every upside-down promo on the show rightside up for free |
 | Dashing Lead — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 5 / 4 / 3 / 0; — |
 | Famously Famous — signing cost/expenses $1M / —; viewers by season 3 / 3 / 2 / 1; Reality show; may fill an empty ad slot on any show (still a star) |
 | Femme Fatale — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 3 / 2 / 2 / 1; — |
 | Former Wrestler — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 2 / 3 / 2 / 2; — |
 | Grizzled Action Hero — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 5 / 4 / 4 / 1; Action show |
 | Industry Veteran — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 3 / 4 / 2 / 1; Attached while producing: you may turn it upside down to pay $0M for the show (cost only, not expenses) |
 | Longtime Star — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 4 / 3 / 4 / 1; — |
 | Network VP — signing cost/expenses $1M / —; viewers by season 2 / 2 / 2 / 1; — |
 | Permanent Side Character — signing cost/expenses $1M / —; viewers by season 1 / 2 / 2 / 0; — |
 | Renowned Character Actor — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 4 / 3 / 4 / 1; Drama show |
 | Science Fiction Legend — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 4 / 5 / 3 / 1; Sci-Fi show |
 | Soap Opera Star — signing cost/expenses $1M / —; viewers by season 3 / 2 / 2 / 1; Drama show |
 | Socially Conscious Star — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 2 / 2 / 3 / 1; — |
 | Super Attractive Guy In Everything — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 4 / 5 / 2 / 1; — |
 | Tabloid Fodder — signing cost/expenses $5M / $1M; viewers by season 5 / 4 / 2 / 0; — |
 | That Kid From the Commercial — signing cost/expenses $1M / —; viewers by season 2 / 3 / 3 / 1; an ad on the show |
 | Typecast New York Actor — signing cost/expenses $3M / $1M; viewers by season 3 / 2 / 2 / 1; — |
Other star effects the rulebook clarifies (p. 15):
| Star | Effect |
|---|---|
| Brand Ambassador | The show may hold 1 ad more than its slots; attaching it with Add or Replace may bring the extra ad in the same action |
| Charity Infomercial Mainstay | Goes upside down if your previous round’s score beat everyone else’s outright |
| Fierce Drag Queen | Like Famously Famous: may fill an empty ad slot, still a star |
| Gray Fox | When discarded for any reason, returns to your green room |
| Rerun Guy | When discarded for any reason, goes to your reruns and counts as a rerun |
| Versatile Actor | Permanently changes the show to a genre you choose (advance that track; conditions use the new genre); no effect when added to an existing show (FAQ) |
Ads
Bonus = cash when signed; Income = each upkeep while attached (upside down: the gray amount). Check an ad’s condition after all cards are attached; if it fails, use the gray value shown upside down. Its orientation does not change later unless an effect turns it (condition timing).
| Picture | Ad details |
|---|---|
 | American Beers — signing bonus/income $1M / $3M; condition: Sports show, else $1M |
 | Aztec Chocolate Bars — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: a star on the show, else $1M |
 | Blast Radius Pure Sugar Cereal — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: another ad on the show, else $0M |
 | Clem’s Clearance Firearms — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: late night, else $1M |
 | Finnoula’s Fairly-Fragrant Fish — signing bonus/income $3M / $1M; condition: — |
 | Hairy Hamburgers — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: daytime, else $1M |
 | Hipster Gaming Consoles — signing bonus/income $2M / $1M; condition: — |
 | Krakatoa Instant Coffee — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: A star condition (see the card), else $1M |
 | Luxury Spacecraft — signing bonus/income $1M / $3M; condition: Sports show, else $1M |
 | McTaco’s — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: daytime, else $1M |
 | Migraine-Munition Painkiller — signing bonus/income $1M / $2M; condition: — |
 | Perfect Ponchos — signing bonus/income $3M / $1M; condition: — |
 | Promo — signing bonus/income $1M / $2M; condition:  pay $3M to add 3 / 2 / 2 / 1 viewers; else upside down, income only (promos) |
 | Sassy Salad Dressings — signing bonus/income $2M / $2M; condition: daytime, else $1M |
 | Shaggy’s Rugs and Carpeting — signing bonus/income $2M / $1M; condition: — |
 | The PotatoNator — signing bonus/income $3M / $1M; condition: — |
 | The Ultimate Apple Corer — signing bonus/income $3M / $1M; condition: — |
 | Yeti Yachts — signing bonus/income $1M / $3M; condition: Sports show, else $1M |
Network cards
Network cards in your green room can be used before, during or after your action; using one does not spend that action. You may keep duplicate Game End cards and score each copy. When an effect says draw a star or ad, take it from the top of that deck, not the display (using cards, duplicate Game End cards, draw versus display).
| Picture | Network card details |
|---|---|
 | Awards Show —  : 1 viewer per star and ad in your lineup and green room |
 | International Audience — : 5 viewers |
 | Online Advertising —  : +$1M income at upkeep per ad in your green room |
The rulebook clarifies these network cards (p. 15); the Megacorp rulebook adds a few more names:
| Network card | Clarification |
|---|---|
| Big Game | At game end, score the printed income on each lineup ad as viewers; no money is paid, and expenses do not count (FAQ) |
| C-Suite Connections | An Immediate card taken with it is used at once and discarded |
| Creative Accounting | Lowers the cost of each show you produce, not its expenses |
| Ensemble Cast | Use when producing a show or adding a star; with Add or Replace you still add only 1 star; stars in the extra slots stay |
| Exclusive Rights | Producing the reserved show still takes an action, its cost and its required slots (FAQ) |
| Mid-Season Refresh | Deal 3 new shows to the display, then discard any 3 shows from it; used before your action, you may then produce |
| On-Set Accommodations | Attach any number of stars each turn, at any time, besides your action, following the normal attach rules |
| Preempted Timeslot | When you pass, double the cash or viewer bonus |
| Spinoff | Returning a star or ad from a required slot does not cancel the show; may be played just before canceling a show (FAQ) |
| Sponsored Content | Use when producing or adding a star or ad; attached cards stay; may ignore all required slots |
| Streaming Deal | Count every card in your reruns |
| Talent Agency | Draw cards one at a time face up into the display; your extra action may take one of them |
| Trendy Showrunner | You may move a show’s cube off the bottom of its track to cancel it |
| Writeoff | Count viewers from attachments and effects; choose the show to cancel in a tie |
| Market Research, Flexible Schedule, Catalog Buyout, Variety Channel | Named in the Megacorp clarifications — see Telly Time |
Solo cards
| Card | What it does |
|---|---|
 | 15 cards; each names a card type and a preference — the opponent discards that display card (Solo) |
 | [Telly] “Your best genre”: the show that would complete a line on your grid (Telly Time) |
Moguls
[Moguls] 10 mogul cards and 7 mogul tokens (Moguls). The rulebook prints full text for two of them.
| Picture | Mogul and effect |
|---|---|
 | Tech Pioneer —  draw 4 network cards, keep 2; +1 viewer per network card in your green room at the end of each round |
 | Penny Pincher — at upkeep ignore all expenses of one show (and its stars), keep its income; viewers equal to the total expenses in your lineup |
 | Blockbuster Director — Scores a show again (see clarifications) |
 | Celebrity Whisperer — Has a bottom effect that grants bonus viewers (read the card) |
 | Director Everyone Wants to Work With — Stars need never go on upside down |
 | Host Turned Tycoon — When taken, keep it face up or flip it for cash; its bottom effect spends cash (read the card) |
 | Page to Screen — Its bottom effect, usable any time on your turn, produces a show (read the card) |
 | Reboot-o-mancer — Returns shows to the deck and advances a genre track (read the card) |
 | Viral Marketer — Its effect can never cost you viewers; in Telly Time grid cash is not income (read the card) |
 | Voice of a Generation — Attach a show to a new show as if it were a star |
Telly Time cards
[Telly] 36 shows (18 A, 18 B), 6 Pilot Season shows, 6 genre grid tiles, 2 pass track tiles and 3 extra cubes per player (Telly Time).
| Picture | Telly Time component details |
|---|---|
 | Agatha Christie’s Parrot — genre/timeslot  ; cost/expenses $5M / $1M; slots R star, O wild; viewers by season 6 / 9 / 4 / 3 |
 | Criminal Camera Action (4+) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $2M / —; slots R ad, O star; viewers by season 7 / 7 / 5 / 3 |
 | Death on Venus (4+) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses $3M / —; slots R star, O wild; viewers by season 6 / 6 / 4 / 3 |
 | Lay All Your Chat On Me — genre/timeslot  or ; cost/expenses $5M / $1M; slots R star, O ad; viewers by season 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 — re-scores the stars on your other shows |
 | Narrowtemple — genre/timeslot or ; cost/expenses $5M / $1M; slots R star, O wild, O ad; viewers by season 8 / 9 / 7 / 5 |
 | Paisley Looking Glass — genre/timeslot ANY; cost/expenses $5M / $2M; slots R star, R star, O star; viewers by season 10 / 9 / 6 / 5 |
 | Somewhat Marginal (Pilot Season) — genre/timeslot ; cost/expenses —; slots O star; viewers by season 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 |
 | Genre grid tile — 3×3 grid with line bonuses and the mogul bonus icon (grid) |
Tiles
To be added.
Tokens & pieces
Base game components
| Component | Count and use |
|---|---|
| Starter show cards | count: 15 (3 per network); use: Your first lineup — see Starter shows |
| Pilot Season cards | count: 20; use: Drafted during setup: 6 shows, 14 stars and ads |
| Show cards | count: 36 (A and B decks); use: Produced into your lineup |
| Star cards | count: 50; use: Attached to shows for viewers |
| Ad cards | count: 35; use: Attached to shows for income |
| Network cards | count: 31; use: Rule-breaking effects and end-game viewers |
| Solo cards | count: 15; use: The solo opponent’s deck |
| Player boards | count: 5; use: Your network: lineup, green room, reruns |
| Setup boards | count: 2, double-sided; use: One side per player count |
| Genre board | count: 1; use: The six genre tracks |
| Scoreboard | count: 1, with a dry-erase marker; use: Round scores and end-game bonuses |
| Marker cubes | count: 55 (11 per player); use: Season tracks, genre tracks, pass track |
| Turn order tokens | count: 5; use: 1st player (all 5 for Classic Turns) |
| Cash tokens | count: 76 ($1M, $5M, $10M); use: Money |
Icons
Iconography
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sports |
| Reality |
| Sci-Fi |
| Sitcom |
| Action |
| Drama |
 | Kids (Telly Time) |
 | Quiz (Telly Time) |
| Chat (Telly Time) |
| Weekend timeslot (Telly Time) |
| Daytime |
| Primetime |
| Late night |
 | Viewers |
 | Cash bonus |
 | Cost |
 | Income |
 | Expenses |
 | Required star slot |
| Required ad slot |
 | Optional star slot |
 | Optional ad slot |
 | Required wild slot |
 | Optional wild slot |
 | Star genre bonus |
 | Ad genre bonus |
 | Network genre bonus |
 | Wild genre bonus |
 | Rotate upside down |
 | Genre condition |
 | Timeslot condition |
| Another star attached |
 | No other ads attached |
 | 2 network cards in your green room |
| Optional $3M payment |
| Immediate |
 | Use once |
| Ongoing |
| Game end |
 | Mogul: scores each round |
 | Mogul: scores at game end |
Card pictures © Allplay / Formal Ferret Games, from the publisher’s rulebooks.