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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square BBC.jpg|Shooting Stars]]</div>15 November '''Uvavu! Shooting Stars axed'''<br/>The BBC has confirmed that is has cancelled long-running comedy panel show [[Shooting Stars]]. Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the programme first appeared on TV screens in 1993, and despite two hiatuses in the time since, has racked up over 70 episodes of anarchic fun.<br/><br/>
<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square BBC.jpg|Shooting Stars]]</div>15 November '''Uvavu! Shooting Stars axed'''<br/>The BBC has confirmed that is has cancelled long-running comedy panel show [[Shooting Stars]]. Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the programme first appeared on TV screens in 1993, and despite two hiatuses in the time since, has racked up over 70 episodes of anarchic fun.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square 013.jpg|Weakest Link]]</div>22 April '''Goodbye... and this time, she means it'''<br/>[[Anne Robinson]] is quitting [[Weakest Link]] and will not be replaced, bringing the show to an end next spring. Robinson is stepping down to devote more time to writing. She will continue with her other programmes including ''Watchdog''.<br/><br/>
<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square 013.jpg|Weakest Link]]</div>22 April '''Goodbye... and this time, she means it'''<br/>[[Anne Robinson]] is quitting [[Weakest Link]] and will not be replaced, bringing the show to an end next spring. Robinson is stepping down to devote more time to writing. She will continue with her other programmes including ''Watchdog''.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square stephen fry.jpg|QI]]</div>3 March '''QI goes home'''<br/>It has been announced that [[QI]] will be returning to its original home of BBC Two for the next series. Producer John Lloyd said, "QI did very well in the ratings on BBC One but we thought we ought to give Coronation Street a fighting chance."<br/><br/>
<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square stephen fry.jpg|QI]]</div>3 March '''QI goes home'''<br/>It has been announced that [[QI]] will be returning to its original home of BBC Two for the next series. Producer John Lloyd said, "QI did very well in the ratings on BBC One but we thought we ought to give Coronation Street a fighting chance."<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square RTS logo.jpg|Award Winners]]</div>1 March '''RTS awards'''<br/>The nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Awards are in. The major game show category is "Best Entertainment", with [[The X Factor]], [[The Million Pound Drop Live]] and [[The Cube]] battling it out. Also up for awards are [[Deal or No Deal]] (Daytime and Early Peak), [[The Great British Bake Off]] (Lifestyle and Features) and inevitably Ant & Dec (Best Entertainment Performance).<br/><br/>
<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square RTS logo.jpg|Award Winners]]</div>1 March '''RTS awards'''<br/>The nominations for this year's Royal Television Society Awards are in. The major game show category is "Best Entertainment", with [[The X Factor]], [[The Million Pound Drop Live]] and [[The Cube]] battling it out. Also up for awards are [[Deal or No Deal]] (Daytime and Early Peak), [[The Great British Bake Off]] (Lifestyle and Features) and inevitably Ant & Dec (Best Entertainment Performance).<br/><br/>

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6 January End of the Run for Bob
Game show legend Bob Holness has died peacefully this morning. He had been suffering from heart conditions for several years. The South African-born actor and radio presenter hosted the long-running student quiz Blockbusters and a modern incarnation of Call My Bluff.

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2 January Alesha Dixon leaves Strictly
It has been announced that Alesha Dixon will not return to the judging panel for the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, which is due to air later this year. Dixon has been a judge on the programme since 2009, when she controversially replaced original judge Arlene Phillips. Instead, Dixon will judge on Britain's Got Talent, alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, and newcomer David Walliams.

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31 December That's Sir Big Brother to you
The New Year's Honours list has recognised people associated with game shows. Former Endemol Creative Director Peter Bazalgette, the overseer of shows including Big Brother and Ready Steady Cook, is appointed a Knight. There's a CBE for Ronnie Corbett for his services to broadcasting, Lorraine Kelly is appointed OBE for her charity work, and Stuart Hall is honoured for both of these reasons.

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C J de Mooi, the curly-haired one, has announced he's leaving Eggheads. In a brief statement, he said "I'm acting full time now and that's what I want to pursue."

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16 November Countdown to Nick Hewer: You're Hired
One of Alan Sugar's henchmen from The Apprentice will be the new host of Countdown. Nick Hewer will host the parlour game from the start of 2012, and said in a Channel 4 press release, "It's particularly fitting that I should be doing this now as my spelling has started to slip quite badly. I used to be able spell chrysanthemum."

Shooting Stars
15 November Uvavu! Shooting Stars axed
The BBC has confirmed that is has cancelled long-running comedy panel show Shooting Stars. Hosted by Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the programme first appeared on TV screens in 1993, and despite two hiatuses in the time since, has racked up over 70 episodes of anarchic fun.

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