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Impact of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down, and the world of game shows is no exception, so we now have a dedicated page to keep tabs on the shows affected. Do give us a shout if you know of something we've missed.
Poll of the Year 2020 - VOTING OPEN!
It's been a challenging year for all, especially for TV production. And now it's time for you to tell us who did best in the annual Poll of the Year!
The 100 Most Popular Game Shows
One question you almost certainly haven't been asking yourself is "What are the 100 most popular articles on this site?". Well, tough, because we have and you can see the result of our Greatest Game Shows - it lists stalwarts like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor to surprises such as Kate Thornton's Dishes. Who knew?
While UKGameshows.com is (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed here and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what Mumsy would want.
In the pipeline
Celebrity Catchphrase new episodes: ITV, 24 December
The Wall Versus Celebrities: BBC1, 24 December
Tipping Point Lucky Stars Seasonal Special: ITV, 24 December
The Great Christmas Bake Off: Channnel 4, 24 December
Would I Lie to You? series 14: BBC1, 24 December
Epic Gameshow Christmas special: ITV, 24 December
Miranda's Games With Showbiz Names: BBC1, 24 December
The Chase Christmas specials: ITV, 25 December
Tenable Christmas Cracker: ITV, 25 December
Blankety Blank Christmas Special: BBC1, 25 December
Britain's Got Talent Christmas Spectacular: ITV, 25 December
In for a Christmas Penny: ITV, 26 December
World's Strongest Man: C5, 26 December
Family Fortunes Celebrity Christmas Special: ITV, 26 December
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Christmas Specials: ITV, 26 December
The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Specials: BBC1, 26 December
Richard Osman's House of Games: BBC1, 28 December
Mastermind Plant Cymru: S4C, 29 December
Only Connect specials: BBC2, 29 December
Masterchef: The Professionals A Festive Knockout: BBC1, 29 December
Lingo revival: ITV, 1 January
The Archers Anniversary Quiz: Radio 4, 1 January
Hewlfa Drysor: S4C, 1 January
Taskmaster New Year Treat: Channel 4, 1 January
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021 series: Channel 4, 2 January
The Voice UK series 10: ITV, 2 January
Y Talwrn 2021: Radio Cymru, 3 January
Beat the Chasers series 2: ITV, 3 January
The Cabins: ITV2, 4 January
Elephant in the Room series 2: Radio 4, 7 January
Pooch Perfect: BBC1, 7 January
Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown: ITV, 9 January
The Great Pottery Throw Down series 4: Channel 4, 9 January
Junior Bake Off series 6: Channel 4, 11 January
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown series 21: Channel 4, 14 January
RuPaul's Drag Race series 2: BBC3, 14 January
Dancing on Ice series 13: ITV, 17 January
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5 has announced that Puzzling is to return but in a celebrity version. The new series will run for eight episodes with Jeremy Vine replacing Lucy Worsley as host, and Carol Vorderman and Sally Lindsay as permanent team captains. It will be filmed at Cardiff's Enfys Studios with Potato and Wheelhouse as the production companies.
Sky has announced that their long-running comedy panel show A League of Their Own will be coming to an end. The show will be airing its twentieth and final series later this year, which will also be the show's fifteenth anniversary.
ITV has announced plans to launch its own game show channel, ITV Quiz. The network says it will replace the reality-themed ITVBe this June and draw upon its dedicated FAST channels on ITVX. ITVBe's main reality shows will move to ITV2.
Following the success of the 2024 Christmas special pilot hosted by Freddie Flintoff which drew in audiences of over 7 million, ITV have confirmed a full series of Bullseye consisting of four episodes and one Christmas special which will air later in the year.
Television presenter and radio DJ Henry Kelly passed away peacefully at the age of 78. His biggest successes included the 1980s ITV light entertainment show Game for a Laugh and the BBC lunchtime Pan-European quiz Going for Gold. He was also one of the original presenters on Classic FM in 1992 and had a decade long stint on BBC Radio Berkshire from 2005.
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