New Shows

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

New shows for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2009

November
Sell Me the Answer Quiz, general knowledge
October
Britain's Best Brain Puzzle
Family Supercooks Food
Fferm Ffactor Competitive farming, regional (Wales)
The Friday Show Quiz, general knowledge, regional (Northern Ireland)
Keep Your Enemies Close Childrens
September
Art Race Reality, creative
The Big Food Fight Comedy panel game, food
Clever v Stupid Stunt/dare show
Dating in the Dark Dating
Design for Life Reality, creative
Farmer Wants a Wife (R) Dating
Restaurant in Our Living Room Lifestyle
School of Silence Childrens
Staraoke Childrens
Swots Radio, regional (Scotland), panel game
August
Brain Box Interactive
The Cube Stunt/dare show
House Gift Lifestyle
I Guess That's Why They Call It the News     Radio, comedy panel game (news)
Pointless Quiz, general knowledge
Virgin Cooks Lifestyle
Wait for It..! Childrens
July
As Seen On TV Quiz, themed (television)
Clash Reality, music
Four Weddings Lifestyle
The Fuse Quiz, general knowledge
Guesstimation Quiz, estimation
Knowitalls Quiz, specialist subjects
Undercover Dads Childrens
Wildest Dreams Reality
You Have Been Watching Comedy panel game (television)
Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum Reality
June
The Chase Quiz, general knowledge
Totally Saturday Stunt/dare show
May
Big Brother's Big Quiz Quiz, themed (Big Brother)
Divided Quiz, general knowledge
Gutted Lifestyle
Hannah-Oke Childrens
April
The Biggest Loser UK (R) Lifestyle, reality
I'm Spartacus Radio, comedy panel game (film)
The Speaker Competitive oratory
Tonight's the Night Variety
Winging It Improvisation
March
Accumulate! Quiz, general knowledge
Chefs and the City Lifestyle
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night Quiz, general knowledge
Genius (TV) Creative
Percy Edwards Showdown Radio, panel game (wildlife)
A Question of Genius Quiz, general knowledge
Taste the Nation Inter-county cookery show
Wordplay Puzzle
February
The Colour of Money Decision making
Let's Dance for Comic Relief Variety, reality
Quiz is Anfield Specialist subjects quiz
SuperAgents Reality
We Need Answers Comedy panel game
January
Blast Lab Childrens
Cuibhlichean an Fhortain Regional (Scotland), lifestyle
Cwis Meddiant Quiz, themed (sports)
The Krypton Factor (R) Quiz, puzzle, physical game show
Paris Hilton's British Best Friend Reality
The PMQ Show Radio, comedy panel game
Total Wipeout Family game show
Who Wants to be a Superhero? Childrens
Your Country Needs You Variety

Coming up

  • What Do Kids Know? - A sort of Child's Play for the 21st century, with celebrity teams trying to work out what children are talking about. Rufus Hound hosts, Sara Cox and Joe Swash are team captains. (Shine for Watch, early 2010)
  • Pants Off Dance Off - Contestants strip to music videos, with the winner of each show receiving a cash prize, and the opportunity to take part in an end of series championship. (MTV in-house for VIVA)
  • Slips - Two contestants race their cars against each other, in an attempt to win their opponents vehicle. (Deuce for VIVA)
  • A League of Their Own - James Corden '"referees" this comedy panel quiz, as team captains Jamie Redknapp and Stuart Broad and their guests put their sports knowledge to the test. (CPL Productions for Sky1, pilot to air late 2009)
  • Brides On a Bus - David Van Day (from pop combo David Van Day's Bucks Fizz And Dollar Featuring David Van Day Show) officiates as a bunch of brides-to-be travel on a bus to Gretna Green, doing various tasks along the way in the hope of winning their dream wedding. More thrillingly, the bus driver is none other than Radio 2 newsreading legend Charles Nove! Due on Wedding TV (is that even a real channel?) in 2010.
  • It's Going to Penalties - Sports quiz with three teams. Sporting Triangles, anyone? James Nesbitt "referees", while team captains are David Ginola, Shane Warne and Jodie Kidd. (Objective for Sky 1, November)
  • Move Like Michael Jackson - Nationwide auditions attempt to find dancers who show the same attributes as the late Michael Jackson. Reggie Yates hosts, Jermaine Jackson sits on the judging panel along with Britain's Missing Top Model judge Mark Summers. (BBC Entertainment/Goggle Box Entertainment for BBC Three, 2009)
  • Name That Tune - The classic 1980's series is revived once more. (Gallowgate/Group M Entertainment for Five, 2010)
  • Scream If You Know the Answer! - Duncan James hosts as celebrities team up with members of the public to answer questions while on various thrill rides at Thorpe Park. (Lion TV for Watch, 2010)
  • Popstars to Opera Stars - Eight popstars perform operatic arias in front of a panel of judges and a studio audience. Each week sees one potential opera star eliminated, with the last one standing being declared the winner. (Renegade Pictures/ITV Studios/Globe Productions for ITV1, January 2010)
  • So You Think You Can Dance - 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe and former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips head up the judging panel as the popular American format arrives in the UK. Cat Deeley hosts. (BBC in-house/19 Productions for BBC One, January 2010)
  • Instant Restaurant - two households compete to make the most money by serving up a three-course meal in their own home. Nadia Sawalha hosts. (RDF West for BBC daytime)
  • Escape in Time - twelve locks, sixty keys, four contestants, one tiger. Can they... Escape in Time? Just kidding! Actually this is a spin-off from the Victorian Farm documentary series in which two families compete at various country skills, something like Meet the Challenge goes agrestic. (Lion TV for BBC daytime)
  • Your Hobby or Mine? - people try out, then rate, each other's hobbies. If we're playing "what does that remind you of", our call would be the hobby-swap aspect of Don't Call Me Stupid combined with the scoring of Come Dine with Me. (Sky 1, early 2010)
  • Heads or Tails - Justin Lee Collins starts his exclusive term at Five with a chance-based show. (Eyeworks UK for Five)
  • Take Me Out - ITV's latest attempt at a dating format. To be hosted by Paddy McGuinness. (TalkbackThames for ITV1, 2010)
  • Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch - Competitive birdwatching. Oh yes. Two teams are given a list of bird species to capture on camera. It's Springwatch Trackers for grown-ups! Or something like that, anyway. (Sky One, early 2010)
  • The Bubble (Hat Trick for BBC Two) Celebs are cut off from the outside world for four days, then asked to determine which news stories from that period are true and which are made up. Piloted with David Mitchell as host, six part series confirmed for 2010.
  • Just Dance (Shine TV/Princess Productions for Sky1) The X Factor for dancers as nationwide auditions in front of judging panel Ashley Banjo (Diversity), Adam Garcia (Tap Dogs), and Kimberly Wyatt (Pussycat Dolls), lead to studio-based finals where the public ultimately decide the winner. Davina McCall hosts.
  • Relic (CBBC in-house) - Six children stay overnight in the British Museum where they must successfully answer questions and complete a series of challenges in order not to be incarcerated in the museum forever.
  • Drop Zone (BBC1 in-house) - Sounding like a cross between Lost and The Amazing Race, teams are dropped by helicopter into an unfamiliar location, where they must complete tasks. Last team back to the helicopter gets left behind and is eliminated.
  • Dancing on Wheels (formerly Wheelchair Dancers) (Fever Media for BBC Three) - celeb/amateur couples compete in a kind of Strictly Dance Fever with wheelchairs.
  • Copycats (BBC Scotland for CBBC, filming May/June 2009) - The BBC press release says "Each show pits two families against each other in a variety of exciting and captivating tasks which test players' ability to pass on information." Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes host.
  • The QI Test - daytime quiz spin-off from QI. (TalkbackThames for BBC)
  • Time of Your Life - game show featuring people facing major life events, hosted by the ever-available Michael McIntyre. (Open Mike for BBC One)
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