Poll of the Year 2015

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Big Ben has just struck 2016 and we have a Brit in space. But forget Tim Peake, it's time for an A-poll-o mission of our own as we digest the best and worst in new and ongoing formats of the previous twelve months with our annual Poll of the Year, in association with Bother's Bar.

As is traditional we want to know your favourite new formats of the year, your least favourite, the best show currently being broadcast and any of your stand-out moments of the year. Once again we aim to do a live Youtube broadcast of the results in due course.

Contents

The rules

  • In each category (except the favourite moments one, which is freestyle) you have FIVE VOTES.
  • That means you can vote for UP TO FIVE SHOWS. You are not obliged to use all your votes.
  • Please use one line per vote, it makes it easier for us to count.
  • If you feel particularly strongly about a show you can give it a second vote, please write this as a separate line for the avoidance of doubt.
  • One set of votes per person.
  • You are welcome (but not obligated) to leave comments to back up your votes. These may be used in the final write up – please try to keep them reasonably brief.
  • Whilst we welcome input and insight from production, you’re advised to be honest about affiliation, we reserve the right to discount votes that look dodgy. Our decision is final.
  • Get a move on, voting closes 23:59 GMT Wednesday 13th January 2016.

The categories

  • Hall of FAME – For the best new shows and formats of the last year.
  • Hall of SHAME – For the worst new shows and formats of the last year.
  • Golden Five – For any shows for made primarily for the UK market that had a new first-run episode broadcast in 2015.
  • Favourite moments – For your favourite moments. If there are Youtube videos, that would be handy.

A list of new formats can be found below. We give shiny floor show and competitive unscripted reality equal weight.

How to vote

The preferred method is via the form at Bother's Bar. However we also accept e-mail ballots, please send them to poll@bothersbar.co.uk and they'll get to the same place.

Thanks for your interest and look out for the results soon!

Format list

In the meantime, here's a handy (although possibly not exhaustive, so if we've forgotten anything you think should be here then please let us know) list of new formats you will be able to vote on:

December
3G Boss Business
The Great History Quiz Quiz, themed (history)
The Really Welsh Quiz Comedy panel game, Wales
November
The Great Pottery Throw Down Pottery and claywork
October
The Almost Impossible Gameshow Stunts and dares
Blink Pop music
Bring the Noise Comedy panel game (music)
Eternal Glory Sport
The Fear Horror films
Humble Pie Cookery
Money Pit Business, investment
Pick Me! Variety
When Do You Get Off? Dating
September
Funz & Gamez Variety
One Hundred and Eighty Sports
Rhestr General knowledge quiz, regional (Wales)
6 Degrees of Separation Science panel game
Y Gemau Gwyllt Action and adventure, Wales, children
August
Freeze Out Quiz / sport (curling)
Rebound General knowledge quiz
The Totally Senseless Game Show Variety
July
5-Star Family Reunion General knowledge quiz
BBQ Champ Cookery
Flockstars Animal herding
Guess This House Lifestyle
Hello Campers Lifestyle, reality
Hive Minds Puzzle, quiz
King of the Nerds Reality
Safeword Comedy panel game
Taskmaster Variety
June
Benchmark General knowledge quiz
Breaking the News Radio (regional), comedy panel game (news)
First Class Chefs Cookery, children
Guitar Star Variety
Love Island (R) Romance
Prized Apart Adventure - quiz hybrid
May
Beat the Brain Puzzle
Best Behaviour Radio, comedy panel game
The Box Lifestyle
April
Decimate General knowledge quiz
Ninja Warrior UK Sports
Play to the Whistle Comedy panel game (sport)
Relatively Clever Family quiz
Young Dancer Dance
March
The Edge Quiz / sport (target bowling)
Let's Play Darts for Comic Relief Sports
The Quizeum Themed quiz (history)
Three in a Bed (R) Lifestyle
Whose Coat is That Jacket Comedy panel game (regional)
Wild Things Stunt/dare show
You're Back in the Room Family game show
February
1000 Heartbeats Quiz, general knowledge
The Big Painting Challenge Art
I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse Reality, horror
Mission Survive Adventure
Reality Bites Comedy panel game
January
Celwydd Noeth General knowledge quiz, regional (Wales)
Frank Sinatra Our Way Variety
Get Your Act Together Variety
Stars in Their Eyes (R) Variety
The Fanatics Specialist subject quiz
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