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Michael Davies

Producer, also writer · Born May 3, 1966 (60) · London, England, UK

2 Primetime Emmys · 2 other major award bodies

Michael Davies was born on 3 March 1966 in England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Jeopardy! (1984), Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022) and Pop Culture Jeopardy! (2024).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 3, 1966 (60)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Michael Davies' films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
32%
Self
27%
Ideas
21%
Bonds
12%
Survival
6%
Morality
2%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Warm
11
Contemplative
8
Hopeful
4
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael Davies' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael Davies' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • ESPN Jeopardy!(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pop Culture Jeopardy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Pop Culture Jeopardy!(2024)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Fat Joe Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Walking Dead: The Return(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • BravoCon Live with Andy Cohen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Jeopardy! Masters(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Jeopardy!(2022)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: Origins(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Prime Rewind: Inside the Boys(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Friday Night in with the Morgans(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire(2020)

    Show 41 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Ready Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 104 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Fix(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Jerry Before Seinfeld(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • My Brother, My Brother and Me(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Stranger Things(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Talking with Chris Hardwick(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Colin Quinn: The New York Story(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Street Art Throwdown(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Grace Helbig Show(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Men in Blazers Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 112 episodes · Creator · as Self - Host

  • Talking Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The American Bible Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer

  • Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kathy(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Talking Dead(2011)

    Show 230 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Glee Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 21 episodes · Producer

  • The 8th Crown: The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Film in 3D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • The Tillman Story(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Make My Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen(2009)

    Show 570 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Power of 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show Creator

  • Power of 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • The World Series of Pop Culture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 15 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Iconoclasts(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • The War Behind The Wire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1,062 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Jeopardy!(1984)

    Show 1,396 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Newlywed Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 301 episodes · Producer

  • 2 Minute Drill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Crowd Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Smush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles, 32 of them dated from 1966 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Tillman Story (2010)

$803K worldwide

Highest rated

The Tillman Story (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 35: 2 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing28 of 35: 25 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew7 of 35: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role

35 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s11 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys and 2 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 2020–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Quiz and Audience Participation
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Quiz and Audience Participation
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Game Show
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Game Show
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Quiz and Audience Participation
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Quiz and Audience Participation
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Game Show
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Quiz and Audience Participation
  4. 2022
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Quiz and Audience Participation
  5. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Michael Davies' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Kathy (2012)

97th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

My Brother, My Brother and Me (2017)

Midcredits 96th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 57/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael Davies work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael Davies' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnny Gilbert shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers