Finger Skating

Finger Skating is a game show where contestants aim to be the best Ice Skater in that week's competition. They are judged on speed, form, style, and gain extra points for severing the fingers of bystanders and other contestants with their razor-sharp skates. 
This show was banned for obvious reasons, but it is still held behind closed doors and aired on a popular channel which has somehow avoided being shut down - the same illegal channel that airs Win, Lose, or Kill Larry!.
== Early episodes ==
The show was very elegant, set in a large skating rink decorated in white and blue. The hosts were two identical, unnamed people who wore white masks and pale blue suits. The judges wore white suits and different masks.
During episodes, the contestants (as well as 'bystanders') would sit in a trench on the outside of the rink, with their hands on the ice, cuffed in place. Other 'bystanders' would be in cages under the ice, with their hands above the surface.
The 'active' skater would dance, perform tricks and (later in the competition) work with props given. After their 3-minute routine, they would be judged on their top speeds, tricks, form and style, as well as how many fingers they sever. Fingers in the outer ring get more points than fingers nearer the center, due to the risk of falling into the trench. The rink was rarely cleaned, and was often bloody at the start of the episode.
The prize was a trophy and a cash reward.
== After the ban ==
Following being banned from mainstream channels, Finger Skating continued, now airing on a more underground channel. The primary difference is the quality, which has deteriorated slightly, and also the fact that there is only one judge. Nobody knows which one, due to both being nameless and identical, or what happened to the other one.
It is rumoured that while the show initially used convicts and criminals/condemned people as 'bystanders', when it lost mainstream support it began kidnapping innocent people to satisfy hand-mutilating demands.
The prize is still a trophy, but the cash reward is far less significant.Category:In universe
Category:Television
Category:Hidden Frequency TV