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, 2008 and 2009 are also available.
(R) indicates a revival.
2010
Coming up
- Fight for Me - The people behind Walking with Dinosaurs and Primeval do a "fighting robots" show. The world says "it's a bit like Robot Wars". We say, "more like FightBox, surely?" (Impossible Pictures / ITV Studios for ITV1)
- Ramsay's Best Restaurant - the competition from Gordon Ramsay's The F Word gets its own spin-off series. (Channel 4)
- The Village - A bunch of townies move into a village, and the existing residents vote for who gets to stay. (Studio Lambert for Channel 4)
- Don't Stop Believing - shamelessly aligning itself with a popular drama aired by a rival broadcaster, Five does a talent show for Glee-style singing groups. (Shine / Group M for Five)
- Family Food Fight - Chefs Matt Tebbutt and Jean-Christophe Novelli go head-to-head with rival families in a cook-off. Advertiser-funded by Unilever. (Cineflix Productions for Five, May 2010)
- Antiques Master: Quiz show seeking the nation's most knowledgeable amateur antiques expert. Twenty years on from Connoisseur, an idea whose time has surely come (again). (BBC Manchester for BBC Two)
- The Great British Bake Off: Nationwide baking competition. Mmmmm... cake. (Love Productions for BBC Two)
- Three in a Bed: Three B&B owners stay in each other's establishments. We're not sure whether it's strictly a game show (we'll have to wait for more details) but clearly another show in the Come Dine with Me mould. (Studio Lambert for Channel 4)
- Date Me Baby One More Time: One half of a recently separated couple tells the story of their break-up, before staging a stunt in public to try to win back their ex. (TwentyTwenty for BBC3, pilot 2010)
- Iron Chef: UK version of the near-legendary Japanese food format. Olly Smith hosts, Nick Nairn commentates. (IWC Media for Channel 4, 2010)
- Odd One In: Bradley Walsh hosts what sounds like an updated version of Tell the Truth in which the studio audience will also get to play along (and there will be a phone-in element too, if that gets past the "compliance" department). (Zeppotron for ITV1, late summer 2010)
- The Money Drop (formerly The Drop): Quiz which sounds something like Who Wants to be a Millionaire in reverse; the prize fund starts at £1m but the money disappears through trap doors when questions are answered incorrectly. (Endemol for Channel 4, April 2010)
- Treasure Tag: Contestants follow a treasure trail around London, banking money along the way, then play for it in a studio-based endgame. Cat Deeley hosts. (Whizzkid Entertainment pilot)
- Bank It or Bin It: Contestants are asked to guess which of two things is more valuable. (Monkey Kingdom for Sky1, pilot 2010)
- This Kid Could Change the World: Children put forward their ideas to change the world and compete to see whose idea is best. (Shine for CBBC)
- 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show: Another one of those manic Saturday night physical game shows like Hole in the Wall and Total Wipeout. This one's set in a tower from which losing contestants can be ejected in a variety of entertaining ways. And there had better be 101 ways, otherwise there'll be trouble. Steve Jones hosts. (Endemol for BBC One)
- 71 Degrees North - Two teams of celebrities - Shane Richie, Joe Absolom, Andrew Castle, Konnie Huq, Suzy Amy, Lesley Garrett, Gavin Henson and Michelle Mone - trek over 2000 miles across Norway to the edge of the Arctic Circle. A variety of tasks are completed by the celebrities en route, from kayaking rivers, to climbing glaciers, with one celebrity being sent home in each episode. Gethin Jones and Kate Thornton host. (Fever Media/Nordisk Film TV for ITV1, 2010)
- Secret Fortune - The inevitable hybrid of Deal or No Deal-style elimination game and In It to Win It-style multiple choice quizzery. A set of cheques in sealed envelopes are eliminated one by one and the last one contains the player's "secret fortune". Nick Knowles hosts. To be tied into the National Lottery. (Wild Rover/BBC Northern Ireland for BBC One, 2010)
- So Wrong It's Right - Charlie Brooker oversees a radio panel game where points are awarded for incorrect answers. (Zeppotron for BBC Radio 4).
- Magic Numbers - live variety show built around a phone-in quiz. Piloted with Stephen Mulhern, who is now confirmed as host. (CPL for ITV1)
- 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, 2010)
- Name That Tune - The classic 1980's series is revived once more. (Gallowgate/Group M Entertainment for Five, 2010)
- 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 BBC2)
- Drop Zone - 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. Steve Jones hosts. (BBC1 in-house, 2010)
- 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)
