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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square BAFTA.jpg|A League of Their Own]]</div>19 May 2014 '''They're in a League Of Their Own (Again)'''<br />That's the BAFTA-winning [[A League of Their Own]], folks. Sky's flagship sports-and-entertainment quiz won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme. [[Ant McPartlin|Ant]] and [[Declan Donnelly|Dec]] won Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Performance for [[Saturday Night Takeaway]].<br/><br/>
<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square BAFTA.jpg|A League of Their Own]]</div>19 May 2014 '''They're in a League Of Their Own (Again)'''<br />That's the BAFTA-winning [[A League of Their Own]], folks. Sky's flagship sports-and-entertainment quiz won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme. [[Ant McPartlin|Ant]] and [[Declan Donnelly|Dec]] won Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Performance for [[Saturday Night Takeaway]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square Bruce Forsyth.jpg|Strictly Come Dancing]]</div>4 April 2014 '''Nice to see you...'''<br />[[Bruce Forsyth|Sir Bruce Forsyth]] is to step down as host of the main [[Strictly Come Dancing]] show after 11 series. The 86-year-old entertainer said "it was the right time to step down from the rigours". He will continue to host the show for the Children in Need and Christmas specials.<br/><br/>

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Poll of the Year 2013

Poll of the Year 2013 - THE RESULTS!
Lumme, it's a harsh world this game show business, no? None of the top five in the 2012 poll are still in production, so what does that bode for the crop of 2013? Well, we're not fortune tellers, but you can find out what you, THE PUBLIC thought in the Poll of the Year 2013 results!

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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?

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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.

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Strictly Come Dancing performance shows: BBC1, 26 September
Never Mind the Buzzcocks series 28: BBC2, 29 September
Have I Got News for You series 48: BBC1, 3 October
QI L-series: BBC2, 3 October
8 Out of 10 Cats series 18: Channel 4, 6 October
Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge series 5: CITV, 15 October

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The Voice UK
23 September 2014 Rita Ora finds her Voice
The BBC have announced that Rita Ora will join the judging panel on The Voice UK when it returns for its fourth series early next year. The singer, who will replace Kylie Minogue, guest judged on The X Factor in 2012, and will appear alongside returning coaches will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, and Ricky Wilson.

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17 September 2014 Rising Star Falls
ITV has cancelled forthcoming singing contest Rising Star. The series, which was to have replaced Dancing on Ice early next year, sees viewers voting via an app as contestants perform, with only those securing 70% or more positive votes progressing to the next stage. The programme was a success in its native Israel, but has under-performed in both the United States and Germany, prompting ITV's decision to cancel it.

Deal or No Deal
8 September 2014 Deal for a Decade
Channel 4 has renewed Deal or No Deal until the end of 2015. The agreement makes sure that Noel and his red box club will mark their tenth birthday at the end of October next year. We've also heard about changes to the game, including a way for the studio player to demand an offer from The Banker.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
9 July 2014 New Rock Follies
Welsh stand-up comic Rhod Gilbert has been confirmed as the new permanent host of the music comedy panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Guest presenters have filled the chair for 4 years, since Simon Amstell stepped down as the resident ringmaster in 2008.

The X Factor
11 June 2014 Zig-a-zig-ah! Mel B joins The X Factor
Mel B has been announced as the fourth and final judge on this year's series of The X Factor. The former Spice Girl was previously a guest judge on the 2012 series, and has also judged on the Australian version of the programme, and on America's Got Talent. She will join Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole who are returning to the panel, as well as long-standing judge Louis Walsh, who, contrary to earlier reports, has not left the programme. The new series will begin airing in the summer.

A League of Their Own
19 May 2014 They're in a League Of Their Own (Again)
That's the BAFTA-winning A League of Their Own, folks. Sky's flagship sports-and-entertainment quiz won the BAFTA award for Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme. Ant and Dec won Best Entertainment Programme and Best Entertainment Performance for Saturday Night Takeaway.

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