New Shows

Revision as of 22:18, 24 November 2009

This page lists the most recent game show debuts and other shows almost ready for transmission.

New shows for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2009

Coming up

• The Door - celebs face Fear Factor/bushtucker trial-style ordeals for no obvious reason. (ITV1, 2010)
• Football's Next Star - Sounding somewhat similar to Football Icon, Jamie Redknapp and a judging panel conduct nationwide trials for talented 16-18 year-old footballers. A series of subsequent try-outs whittle the field down to a single winner who receives a one year contract with Inter Milan. (Initial for Sky1, January 2010).
• Secret Fortune - The inevitable hybrid of Deal or No Deal-style elimination game and In It to Win It-style multiple choice quizzery. A set of cheques in sealed envelopes are eliminated one by one and the last one contains the player's "secret fortune". Nick Knowles hosts. (Wild Rover/BBC Northern Ireland for BBC One, 2010)
• So Wrong It's Right - Charlie Brooker oversees a radio panel game where points are awarded for incorrect answers. (Zeppotron for BBC Radio 4).
• Magic Numbers - live variety show built around a phone-in quiz. Piloted with Stephen Mulhern. (CPL for ITV1)
• What Do Kids Know? - A sort of Child's Play for the 21st century, with celebrity teams trying to work out what children are talking about. Rufus Hound hosts, Sara Cox and Joe Swash are team captains. (Shine for Watch, early 2010)
• A League of Their Own - James Corden '"referees" this comedy panel quiz, as team captains Jamie Redknapp and Stuart Broad and their guests put their sports knowledge to the test. (CPL Productions for Sky1, pilot to air late 2009)
• Brides On a Bus - David Van Day (from pop combo David Van Day's Bucks Fizz And Dollar Featuring David Van Day Show) officiates as a bunch of brides-to-be travel on a bus to Gretna Green, doing various tasks along the way in the hope of winning their dream wedding. More thrillingly, the bus driver is none other than Radio 2 newsreading legend Charles Nove! Due on Wedding TV (is that even a real channel?) in 2010.
• It's Going to Penalties - Sports quiz with three teams. Sporting Triangles, anyone? James Nesbitt "referees", while team captains are David Ginola, Shane Warne and Jodie Kidd. (Objective for Sky 1, November)
• Name That Tune - The classic 1980's series is revived once more. (Gallowgate/Group M Entertainment for Five, 2010)
• Scream If You Know the Answer! - Duncan James hosts as celebrities team up with members of the public to answer questions while on various thrill rides at Thorpe Park. (Lion TV for Watch, 2010)
• Popstars to Opera Stars - Eight popstars perform operatic arias in front of a panel of judges and a studio audience. Each week sees one potential opera star eliminated, with the last one standing being declared the winner. (Renegade Pictures/ITV Studios/Globe Productions for ITV1, January 2010)
• So You Think You Can Dance - 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe and former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips head up the judging panel as the popular American format arrives in the UK. Cat Deeley hosts. (BBC in-house/19 Productions for BBC One, January 2010)
• Instant Restaurant - two households compete to make the most money by serving up a three-course meal in their own home. Nadia Sawalha hosts. (RDF West for BBC daytime)
• Escape in Time - twelve locks, sixty keys, four contestants, one tiger. Can they... Escape in Time? Just kidding! Actually this is a spin-off from the Victorian Farm documentary series in which two families compete at various country skills, something like Meet the Challenge goes agrestic. (Lion TV for BBC daytime)
• Your Hobby or Mine? - people try out, then rate, each other's hobbies. If we're playing "what does that remind you of", our call would be the hobby-swap aspect of Don't Call Me Stupid combined with the scoring of Come Dine with Me. (Sky 1, early 2010)
• Heads or Tails - Justin Lee Collins starts his exclusive term at Five with a chance-based show. (Eyeworks UK for Five)
• Take Me Out - ITV's latest attempt at a dating format. To be hosted by Paddy McGuinness. (TalkbackThames for ITV1, 2010)
• Bill Bailey's Birdwatching - Competitive birdwatching. Oh yes. Two teams are given a list of bird species to capture on camera. It's Springwatch Trackers for grown-ups! Or something like that, anyway. (Sky1, January 2010)
• The Bubble (Hat Trick for BBC Two) Celebs are cut off from the outside world for four days, then asked to determine which news stories from that period are true and which are made up. Piloted with David Mitchell as host, six part series confirmed for 2010.
• Got to Dance (formerly Just Dance) (Shine TV/Princess Productions for Sky1) The X Factor for dancers as nationwide auditions in front of judging panel Ashley Banjo (Diversity), Adam Garcia (Tap Dogs), and Kimberly Wyatt (Pussycat Dolls), lead to studio-based finals where the public ultimately decide the winner. Davina McCall hosts. The show has been renamed to avoid a trademark clash.
• Relic (CBBC in-house) - Six children stay overnight in the British Museum where they must successfully answer questions and complete a series of challenges in order not to be incarcerated in the museum forever.
• Drop Zone (BBC1 in-house) - Sounding like a cross between Lost and The Amazing Race, teams are dropped by helicopter into an unfamiliar location, where they must complete tasks. Last team back to the helicopter gets left behind and is eliminated.
• Dancing on Wheels (formerly Wheelchair Dancers) (Fever Media for BBC Three) - celeb/amateur couples compete in a kind of Strictly Dance Fever with wheelchairs.
• The QI Test - daytime quiz spin-off from QI. (TalkbackThames for BBC)
• Time of Your Life - game show featuring people facing major life events, hosted by the ever-available Michael McIntyre. (Open Mike for BBC One)