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, 2009 and 2010 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2011

July
Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson Comedy panel game
Quiz Trippers Reality
Show Me the Funny - Standup Showdown Reality, comedy
Silent Library Stunt/dare show
June
The Marriage Ref Dating, relationships
Splatalot Childrens, adventure
Style the Nation Lifestyle, recruitment
Wall of Fame Comedy panel game (news)
May
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask Comedy panel game
Compete for the Meat Quiz, general knowledge
Four Rooms Lifestyle, antiques
Gory Games Childrens
Impossible? Variety, decision making
Meindia Dy Fusnes Business, regional (Wales)
Show Me the Monet Art, creative
April
Don't Scare the Hare Family game show
Gleusta Childrens, regional (Scotland)
Sing If You Can Stunt/dare show
March
.cym Comedy panel game, regional (Wales)
Glee Club Childrens
Love Thy Neighbour Lifestyle
24 Hour Panel People Comedy panel game, webcast
February
A Farmer's Life for Me Lifestyle, reality
Great British Hairdresser Lifestyle, reality
It's Your Round Radio, Comedy panel game
Sawl Seren? Regional (Wales), variety
Secret Fortune Quiz, general knowledge
The 3rd Degree Radio, academic quiz
Trade Your Way to the USA Children's, business
January
The Biggest Loser (R) Lifestyle, reality
Celebrity Five Go to... Lifestyle, reality
Cookery School Lifestyle
Famous and Fearless Sport
Fast and Loose Improvisation
The Magicians Variety
Michel Roux's Service Lifestyle, reality
Penn & Teller: Fool Us     Variety
Perfection Quiz, general knowledge
Tool Academy Dating

Coming up

  • Breakout - Two 30 space tracks stand between the contestants and the prize money. Contestants must decide whether to work their way down one track as a group and share the prize money, or breakout on their own, and cross to the other track in the hope of reaching the end first, thereby taking all the prize money for themselves. Nick Hancock hosts. (Gogglebox Entertainment for BBC2)
  • Driving Wars - Full-size remote-control cars do battle in the style of Combat Cars. (Blink Films for Dave, autumn 2011)
  • Holding Out for a Hero - Contestants compete to win money, with any winnings being given to a nominated 'hero', who is unaware somebody is playing for them. Gethin Jones hosts. (12 Yard for ITV1, 2011)
  • The Voice - Singing competition with a difference (or as it's known to the rest of us, a gimmick). The judges sit with their backs to each contestant as they audition, meaning the only thing they have to base their opinion on is the contestant's voice. Based on the Dutch format, The Voice of Holland. (Shed Media for BBC1, 2012)
  • Off By Heart Shakespeare - Children compete at reciting bits of Shakespeare from memory. Declaiming rather than acting. More details on the BBC Schools programme site. (Silver River for BBC Two, April 2012)
  • Minute to Win It - Teams of five are joined by a celebrity as they attempt to complete a series of ten seemingly simple tasks, each lasting one minute, and involving everyday objects. Advertiser-funded by Cadbury. (Shine TV and NBC Universal International for ITV2, Autumn 2011)
  • Keep It In The Family - general knowledge quiz for parents and their children. Fred MacAulay hosts. (Radio 4 Extra)
  • Epic Win - Saturday night show in which people with unusual talents perform to win cash. Alexander Armstrong hosts, but hopefully that title won't last. (Unique for BBC One)
  • Junior Bake Off - just as it sounds, a children's version of The Great British Bake Off. (Love Productions for CBBC)
  • Real Food Cook Off - Home cooks submit their so-called Real Food recipes via a website. The judges then taste-test the recipes before inviting eight of the home cooks to compete in the studio in order to be crowned Britain's best Real Food chef. Presented by Matt Dawson and Lisa Faulkner. Advertiser-funded by Tesco. (Brand New Media for Channel 5 and Good Food, September 2011)
  • Pop Up Pop Quiz - A giant inflatable set tours the country upon which members of the public put their knowledge of pop music to the test against pop stars. (Box TV for 4Music, Summer 2011)
  • Safebreakers - Adventure/engineering challenge show in which two teams compete to build vehicles and race to discover the combination to a safe containing the prize money. Ben Shephard and Jilly Pearce present. (Maverick for Sky One)
  • Camp Orange - Eight children are sent to the Australian outback to compete against each other in a series of challenges. Jamie Rickers and Anna Williamson host, with Denise Lewis acting as mentor to the children. (Nickelodeon Australia for Nickelodeon UK, 2011)
  • Discovered by Katie Price (working title) - Katie Price conducts a nationwide search to find an undiscovered modelling talent. The winner gets to front a commercial marketing campaign. (Marvellous Creative Group for Sky Living, Autumn 2011)
  • The Devil's Dinner Party - Diners compete to be the best guest. (ITV Studios for Sky Atlantic, pilot 2011)
  • Red or Black - You Bet! + big prize + Ant and Dec. Contestants gamble on the outcome of stunts for the chance to win a million quid. (ITV Studios/Syco for ITV1, autumn 2011)
  • Perfect... - Two professional chefs compete to make the perfect [whatever]. A bit Ready Steady Cook-ish, we reckon. (Optomen for Good Food)
  • The Bachelor - The UK version of the long-running American dating show returns. Welsh rugby player Gavin Henson will be The Bachelor. (Ricochet for Channel 5, 2011)
  • There's No Taste Like Home - Gino D'Acampo travels the land seeking people with original recipes. In each programme, three compete and the winning dish goes on the regular menu in a local restaurant. (ITV Studios for ITV1)
  • College of Knowledge - panel game pitched somewhere between School's Out and QI. Milton Jones hosts. (Pozzitive Productions for Dave)
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