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Revision as of 17:34, 5 June 2008

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

New shows for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2008

June
Crosswords Puzzle, Crosswords
May
Don't Forget the Lyrics Quiz, themed (songs)
Gladiators (R) Action/adventure
House Guest Reality
What the Dickens? Quiz, themed (arts & culture)
April
The Baron Reality
Beat the Star Stunt/dare show
It's Not What You Know Quiz, general knowledge
The Kids Are All Right Quiz, general knowledge
All-Star Mr and Mrs (R) Dating show
March
Breaking Into Tesco Lifestyle, business
Daily Cooks Challenge Cookery
Murder Most Famous Reality, creative
Recipe for Success Lifestyle, food
February
BingoLotto Bingo, lottery
Brainbox Challenge Intelligence
Brain-Jitsu Intelligence, childrens
No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition Radio, panel game (comedy)
January
Celebrity Ding Dong     Comedy panel game
Conquer the Castle Reality, regional (Scotland)
Duel Quiz, general knowledge
Funny Business Comedy, reality
The Garden Quiz Radio, themed quiz (gardening)
The One and Only Variety
Picture This Lifestyle, creative
Thank God You're Here Comedy panel game
Launch date TBC
What Are You Like? Panel game

Coming up

  • Speak Up - Seeking Britain's best young speechmaker. (BBC Manchester for BBC Two, early 2009)
  • Natural Born Sellers - Contest to find the nation's best salespeople. Strangely retitled from the original and much better Commission: Impossible. (Silver River for ITV1)
  • Kerwhizz - claimed to be the first quiz for children aged 4-6 (oh, I'm sure we could come up with a counterexample or two), this sees CGI characters competing for advantages in a final race. (Cbeebies, later this year)
  • You've Got the Answer - Quiz meets hidden-camera show. Didn't Oblivious do something like this? Dale Winton hosts. (Channel TBA)
  • One Wrong Move - Couples quiz with Mark Durden-Smith. (Channel TBA)
  • Priceless - Price-guessing game with Jamie Theakston. (Channel 4)
  • Eating With The Enemy - knockout contest for amateur chefs. James Martin is to be a "mentor". (RDF West for BBC)
  • First and Last, a show where people compete to be as average as possible, ironically to be hosted by Justin Lee Collins. Wikipedia has a description of this format. (Endemol for Channel 4).
  • Click City sends kids on a treasure hunt with mobile phones. (Lion TV, channel unknown)
  • Space Pirates: virtual reality adventure game for children. (Lion TV, channel unknown)
  • Best in Preschool: Lorraine Kelly and Dominic Wood test pre-schoolers on stuff. (ITV1, tbc)
  • Tough Decisions, a comedy quiz with Patrick McGuinness (Objective for E4)
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