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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.
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The 100 Most Popular Game Shows
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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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ITV have signed Freddie Flintoff to host a Christmas special of Bullseye. If the special does well, then a full series could be commissioned. The original version ran between 1981 and 1995 with Jim Bowen in charge. A revival hosted by Dave Spikey for game show channel Challenge was made in 2006 but wasn't as popular as the original and only ran for one series.
After the success of the second series' extended 16-episode run of Popmaster TV, Channel 4 have commissioned a third and fourth series of the show. Contestant applications are now open. Update 3 October: The two series are nine episodes long, with two Christmas specials also commissioned.
Next year's series of Britain's Got Talent will begin airing in February rather than its usual April start. The auditions will air on Saturdays as usual but the semi-finals will now air weekly on Saturdays rather than being stripped across a week. This is to fill a huge hole Saturday Night Takeaway has left in the Saturday night winter schedules.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a UK version of LOL: Last One Laughing with Jimmy Carr as host. The show puts comedians in a locked room and eliminates them if they make each other laugh. More than 20 versions of the show have been made, including an Irish version hosted by Graham Norton. The UK version is planned for release in 2025.
After the BBC's recent ratings success with Gladiators, ITV have announced a short two episode run of You Bet! with Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby as hosts. The revival will be produced by Rollercoaster Television and will air in the autumn.
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