New Shows

Revision as of 09:08, 17 June 2011

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

New shows for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2011

Coming up

• Off By Heart Shakespeare - Children compete at reciting bits of Shakespeare from memory. Declaiming rather than acting. More details on the BBC Schools programme site. (Silver River for BBC Two, April 2012)
• High Stakes - Game Show hosted by Jeremy Kyle. (ITV1)
• Minute to Win It - Teams of five are joined by a celebrity as they attempt to complete a series of ten seemingly simple tasks, each lasting one minute, and involving everyday objects. Advertiser-funded by Cadbury. (Shine TV and NBC Universal International for ITV2, Autumn 2011)
• Keep It In The Family - general knowledge quiz for parents and their children. Fred MacAulay hosts. (Radio 4 Extra)
• Epic Win - Saturday night show in which people with unusual talents perform to win cash. Alexander Armstrong hosts, but hopefully that title won't last. (Unique for BBC One)
• Junior Bake Off - just as it sounds, a children's version of The Great British Bake Off. (Love Productions for CBBC)
• Real Food Cook Off - Home cooks submit their so-called Real Food recipes via a website. The judges then taste-test the recipes before inviting eight of the home cooks to compete in the studio in order to be crowned Britain's best Real Food chef. Presented by Matt Dawson and Lisa Faulkner. Advertiser-funded by Tesco. (Brand New Media for Channel 5 and Good Food, September 2011)
• Pop Up Pop Quiz - A giant inflatable set tours the country upon which members of the public put their knowledge of pop music to the test against pop stars. (Box TV for 4Music, Summer 2011)
• Silent Library - Based on a Japanese format, but also quite similar to School of Silence, a team of six must endure various 'punishments', while keeping as quiet as possible. (Channel 5, 2011)
• Safebreakers - Adventure/engineering challenge show in which two teams compete to build vehicles and race to discover the combination to a safe containing the prize money. Ben Shephard and Jilly Pearce present. (Maverick for Sky One)
• Camp Orange - Eight children are sent to the Australian outback to compete against each other in a series of challenges. Jamie Rickers and Anna Williamson host, with Denise Lewis acting as mentor to the children. (Nickelodeon Australia for Nickelodeon UK, 2011)
• Discovered by Katie Price (working title) - Katie Price conducts a nationwide search to find an undiscovered modelling talent. The winner gets to front a commercial marketing campaign. (Marvellous Creative Group for Sky Living, Autumn 2011)
• The Devil's Dinner Party - Diners compete to be the best guest. (ITV Studios for Sky Atlantic, pilot 2011)
• Red or Black - You Bet! + big prize + Ant and Dec. Contestants gamble on the outcome of stunts for the chance to win a million quid. (ITV Studios/Syco for ITV1, autumn 2011)
• Perfect... - Two professional chefs compete to make the perfect [whatever]. A bit Ready Steady Cook-ish, we reckon. (Optomen for Good Food)
• The Bachelor - The UK version of the long-running American dating show returns. Welsh rugby player Gavin Henson will be The Bachelor. (Ricochet for Channel 5, 2011)
• There's No Taste Like Home - Gino D'Acampo travels the land seeking people with original recipes. In each programme, three compete and the winning dish goes on the regular menu in a local restaurant. (ITV Studios for ITV1)
• Show Me the Funny - Ten undiscovered comedians compete at gigs around the country in a bid to be crowned The Next Big Stand-up. Jason Manford hosts. (Big Talk Productions for ITV1, 2011)
• College of Knowledge - panel game pitched somewhere between School's Out and QI. Milton Jones hosts. (Pozzitive Productions for Dave)
• Hot Like Us - Several couples, consisting of professional models, live together and take part in a series of relationship and modelling tasks. The winners get an agency modelling contract. (BBC in-house for BBC3, 2011)
• Wordaholics - wordy panel game with Gyles Brandreth. (Radio 4)
• The Beat Goes On - two teams of three compete in singing, dancing and music trivia rounds. Your host is Dave Berry. (Gallowgate / Group M for Five, early 2011)
• Wannabe - Talent show along the lines of Let Me Entertain You. Claudia Winkleman hosts. (Channel 4, 2011)
• Give Us a Clue - the charades-based game looks set for a revival following a pilot with George Lamb as chairman and Kirsten O'Brien and Rufus Hound as captains. (TalkbackThames for whoever wants it)
• Fight for Me - The people behind Walking with Dinosaurs and Primeval do a "fighting robots" show. The world says "it's a bit like Robot Wars". We say, "more like FightBox, surely?" (Impossible Pictures / ITV Studios for ITV1)
• Date Me Baby One More Time: One half of a recently separated couple tells the story of their break-up, before staging a stunt in public to try to win back their ex. (TwentyTwenty for BBC3, pilot 2011)
• Cat Deeley's Treasure Hunt (formerly Treasure Tag): Contestants follow a treasure trail around London, banking money along the way, then play for it in a studio-based endgame. Co-created by Deeley and Eurythmics chap David A Stewart, apparently. (Whizzkid Entertainment pilot)
• Bank It or Bin It: Contestants are asked to guess which of two things is more valuable. (Monkey Kingdom for Sky1, pilot 2011)