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

October
High Stakes Quiz, general knowledge
Signed by Katie Price Reality
September
Big Brother (R) Reality
Family Cook Off Lifestyle
Holding Out for a Hero General knowledge quiz
Perfect... Lifestyle
Red or Black? Decision making
Show Boaters Variety, reality
August
The Bachelor (R) Dating, reality
The Beat Goes On Variety
Epic Win Stunt/dare show
Minute to Win It Stunt/dare show
Safebreakers Technological
Street Dance Stars Childrens, variety
July
The Art of Survival (R) Creative, reality
Born to Shine Variety
Camp Orange Childrens, Action/adventure
Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson Comedy panel game
Pop Up Pop Quiz Quiz, themed (pop music)
Quiz Trippers Reality
Show Me the Funny 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 Relationships

Coming up

  • A Question of Taste - Kirsty Wark hosts a foodie quiz. Or as the press release has it, "puts the quiz into cuisine". (Silver River for BBC Two)
  • Love Shaft - Contestants travel up a tower block, meeting a potential suitor on each floor. Will Best presents, and hopes no-one spots this is The Love Bus turned through 90 degrees. (Lucky Day for E4)
  • The Bank Job (working title) - Stripped across one week, each show sees contestants participate in general knowledge rounds inside a bank vault. Correct answers allow them to open money filled security deposit boxes. However time in the vault is limited, with contestants having to leave before the time runs out. However the contestant who leaves with the least amount of money is eliminated. Five daily winners return at the end of the week to compete in a winner takes all final. (Remarkable Television for Channel 4, Autumn 2011)
  • Stagestruck (working title) - Amateur dramatic groups submit auditions via video. Eight groups are chosen by the judges to progress to the next stage where they will receive expert tutoring. One group is eliminated each week until only one remains, with that group being declared the winner. (Oxford Film and TV for Sky Arts, Summer 2012)
  • Worth a Fortune - A series of objects are placed in front of four contestants. Using only their intuition, they must correctly guess the value of all the items. In each round, the contestant who is furthest away from the total is eliminated, with the last contestant standing winning the prize money. (Studio Lambert for ITV1, pilot 2011)
  • 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)
  • College of Knowledge - panel game pitched somewhere between School's Out and QI. Milton Jones hosts. (Pozzitive Productions for Dave)
  • Dilemma - A panel game hosted by Sue Perkins (Radio 4, late 2011)
  • Don't Stop Me Now - A studio audience is split into three sections - singers, comedians, and variety acts. An act from each section is then selected to perform. After the performances, the audience vote for who they want to leave the competition, with that act leaving by unusual methods (unusual if you haven't seen 101 Ways... that is) such as trapdoors and bungees cords. Hosted by Total Wipeout's very own female sidekick who can say things like "Oooh", "Eeeh" and "How sad!", Amanda Byram. (Magnum Media for Sky1, Autumn 2011)
  • Driving Wars - Full-size remote-control cars do battle in the style of Combat Cars. Hosted by Colin Murray. (Blink Films for Dave, Autumn 2011)
  • Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge - Revamped children's version of the worldwide hit game show Fort Boyard. And this time, the UK are taking on the USA. Hosted by Laura Hamilton and Geno Segers (CITV, 2012)
  • Junior Bake Off - just as it sounds, a children's version of The Great British Bake Off. (Love Productions for CBBC)
  • Keep It In The Family - general knowledge quiz for parents and their children. Fred MacAulay hosts. (Radio 4 Extra)
  • 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 BBC2, April 2012)
  • Stars in a Spin - A fun celebrity-based game hosted by Stephen Mulhern (ITV1, 2011)
  • The Devil's Dinner Party - Diners compete to be the best guest. (ITV Studios for Sky Atlantic, Pilot 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. Rumored to be hosted by Dermot O'Leary. (Shed Media for BBC1, 2012)
  • 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)
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