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This page lists the most recent game show debuts and other shows almost ready for transmission. More long-term info about new formats can be found on our In the Pipeline section on the [[Main Page|home page]] and in the [[Weaver's Week]] updates.
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This page lists the most recent game show debuts and other shows almost ready for transmission.
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For a list of past new shows from years gone by, we have a [[New Shows Archive]] page available.
('''R''') indicates a revival.
('''R''') indicates a revival.
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==2006==
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==2025==
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|'''September'''
 
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|[[Family Fortunes]] ('''R''')
 
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|Family game show
 
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|[[The Best of the Worst]]
 
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|Comedy panel game
 
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|[[1 vs 100]]
 
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|'''August
 
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|[[Interior Rivalry]]
 
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|[[Let Me Entertain You]]
 
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|Variety
 
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|'''July'''
 
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|[[Britain's Top Dog]]
 
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|Lifestyle
 
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|[[How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?]]  
 
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|[[Only Fools On Horses]]
 
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|Sport
 
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|[[PokerFace]]
 
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|Quiz, general knowledge
 
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|[[Sport Relief Gets Sub'd]]
 
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|Childrens, Sport
 
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|[[The Ultimate West Wing Challenge]]
 
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|Quiz, themed (''West Wing'')
 
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|'''June'''
 
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|[[Nobody's Inn]]
 
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|Lifestyle
 
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|'''May'''
 
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|[[Beat the Boss]]
 
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|Childrens
 
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|[[House of Games (2)|House of Games]]
 
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|Puzzle
 
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|[[Kitchen Showdown]]
 
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|[[Never Mind the Full Stops]]
 
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|Panel game
 
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|'''April'''
 
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|[[Bullseye]] ('''R''')
 
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|Family game show
 
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|[[Classic Comeback]]
 
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|Quiz, themed (TV nostalgia)
 
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|[[Great British Menu]]
 
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|Lifestyle
 
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|[[The Mint]]
 
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|Puzzle
 
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|[[School's Out]]
 
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|Comedy panel game
 
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|[[Showbiz Poker]]
 
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|Poker
 
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|[[Sitcom Showdown]]
 
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|Quiz, themed (sitcoms)
 
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|[[That'll Test 'Em]]
 
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|Quiz, themed (the school curriculum)
 
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|[[Television Top of the Form]] ('''R''')
 
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|Quiz, academic
 
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|'''March'''
|'''March'''
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|''no new shows''
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|[[99 to Beat]]
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|Family Game
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|'''February'''
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|[[Chess Masters: The Endgame]]
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|Sport (Chess)
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|[[Beauty and the Geek]]
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|[[Last One Laughing]]
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|Reality
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|Reality, comedy
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|[[Just the Two of Us]]
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|Variety
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|[[Perfect Housewife]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Petrolheads]]
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|Comedy panel game, stunt/dare show
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|'''January'''
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|[[Britain's Psychic Challenge]]
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|Reality
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|[[Dancing on Ice]]
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|Variety
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|[[Shipwrecked]]
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|Reality
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|[[Soapstar Superstar]]   
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|Variety
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|'''Launch date TBC'''
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|[[Battle of the Geeks]]
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|Technology, Action/Adventure
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|[[The Big Idea]]
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|Technological
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|[[Codex]]
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|Puzzle
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|[[For The Rest Of Your Life]]
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|Decision Making
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|[[Press Ganged]]
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|Reality
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|[[Show Me What You've Got]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[Unanimous]]
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|Reality
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==Coming up==
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*''Speculation'' (Initial for Five) - [[Les Dennis]] lets people get rich and do each other over by picking squares on a grid which may help or hinder them. It's [[Steal]] for 2006!
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*''The Race'' is a motorsports contest featuring D-list celebs (C-list, if we're lucky) under the tutelage of Eddie Irvine and David Coulthard. [[Denise Van Outen]] hosts. (Townhouse for Sky One, this autumn)
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*''Cirque de Celebrité'' sees E-list celebs (D-list, if we're lucky) learning circus skills and being eliminated by voting and/or serious injury. [[Ruby Wax]] hosts. (Sky One, this autumn)
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*Jerry Springer is piloting a show called ''Aladdin's Cave'', where a couple goes into a cave of prizes and can pick any three, although if they pick the wrong ones they leave with nothing. Amazing.
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*Challenge's stable of original programming expands even further with ''Showbiz Blackjack'' and ''Showbiz Darts'' coming later in the year. They've already done [[Showbiz Poker]], you might see a theme developing here.
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*''Business Class'': Business reality show created by Peter Jones of [[Dragons' Den]]. (ITV1)
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*''The Inventor'': Also created by Peter Jones, essentially [[Innovation Nation]] on a larger scale. (Fremantle/Syco/Peter Jones Productions, channel TBA)
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*''You Bet Your Ass'': Irreverent pop-culture quiz based on a Canadian format.  (Lone Eagle Entertainment, channel unknown)
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*''Take It or Leave It'', the UK version of a quiz show that's been quite popular in Italy (Endemol for Challenge, "winter" 2006-7)
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*''Click City'' sends kids on a treasure hunt with mobile phones. (Lion TV, channel unknown)
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*''Space Pirates'': virtual reality adventure game for children. (Lion TV, channel unknown)
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*''Best in Preschool'': [[Lorraine Kelly]] and [[Dominic Wood]] test pre-schoolers on stuff. (ITV1, later this year)
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*''Sell Sell Sell'': seeking Britain's top salesperson. (ITV daytime)
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*''Extreme'':  [http://www.thecustard.tv thecustard.tv] says: "game show featuring men aged 45 to 60 competing in dangerous challenges". (ITV1)
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*''The Swot Team'': quiz in which contestants take on child prodigies. (BBC One)
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*''Pants On Fire'': [[Angus Deayton]] hosts a panel game based on tall stories. David Mitchell and Alan Carr are team captains. (BBC)
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*''Celebrity Bowls'': Celebrity bowls. With [[Gail Porter]]. Apparently. (Channel 4)
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*''Big Bluffer'' - famous faces gamble their own money on the outcome of stunts. Hosted by [[Alex Zane]]. (Zeppotron(?) for Channel 4)
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*''The Rich List'': make lists, get rich. Now that's what we call a pitch! Contestants can apparently win "an unlimited amount of money". [[Eamonn Holmes]] does his level best to destabilise the world economy. (12 Yard for ITV1)
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*''National Village Show'' brings yer traditional village fete contests (flower arranging, jam-making, growing enormous leeks, that sort of thing) to proper telly. There's probably a reason why no-one's done this before. (12 Yard for BBC, filming this summer/autumn for broadcast 2007)
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*''Tough Decisions'', a comedy quiz with Patrick McGuinness (Objective for E4)
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==2005 archive==
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|'''December'''
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|[[Millionaire Manor]]
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|Family game show
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|[[Space Cadets (2)|Space Cadets]]
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|Action/adventure, reality
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|[[Sudo-Q]]
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|Puzzle
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|[[Big Brain Game|Vorderman's Big Brain Game]]
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|Puzzle
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|'''November'''
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|[[Bamboozle]]
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|Stunt/dare show
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|[[The Deadly Knowledge Show]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[Fact Hunt]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[The Golden Lot]]
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|Quiz, themed (antiques)
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|[[Make Me a Million]]
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|Educational
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|[[Win Your Own Home]]
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|Lifestyle
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|'''October'''
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|[[A Brush with Fame]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[The Biggest Loser UK]]
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|Lifestyle, reality
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|[[Commando VIP]]
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|Action/Adventure, reality
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|[[Deal or No Deal]]
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|Family game show
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|[[Mighty Truck of Stuff]]
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|Childrens
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|[[The Name's the Same]] ('''R''')
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|Panel game
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|[[Play it Again]]
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|Game show documentary
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|[[What's My Line?]] ('''R''')
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|Panel game
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|'''September'''
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|[[Art School]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Gameshow Marathon|Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon]] ('''R''') 
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|Family gameshow
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|[[Britain's Next Top Model]]
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|Reality
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|[[Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Live!]]
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|Reality, lifestyle
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|[[Hot Tub Ranking]]
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|Reality
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|[[ITV Soap Challenge]]
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|Quiz, themed (ITV soap operas)
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|[[Mechannibals]]
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|Technological
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|[[Name That Tone]]
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|Childrens
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|[[Stars in Fast Cars]]
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|Stunt/dare show
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|'''August'''
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|[[All Star Cup]]
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|Sports
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|[[Late Night Poker Ace]]
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|Sports
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|[[Quizmania]]
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|Puzzle
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|[[Vegas Virgins]]
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|Reality
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|[[Watching the Detectives]]
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|Quiz, themed (crime & detectives)
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|'''July'''
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|[[All Star Poker Challenge]]
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|Sports
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|[[Dealing with Dickinson]]
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|Lifestyle, educational
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|[[Harry Potter at the Castle]]
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|Quiz, themed (''Harry Potter'')
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|[[Keeping Up with the Joneses]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Natural Born Dealers]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Rock Around the Block]]
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|Lifestyle, variety
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|[[Spelling Bee (2)|Spelling Bee]]
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|Quiz, themed (spelling)
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|[[Sudoku Live|Vorderman's Sudoku Live]]
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|Puzzle
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|'''June'''
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|[[The Big Call]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[Cash Cab]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[Chef V Britain]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[8 Out Of 10 Cats]]
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|Comedy panel game
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|[[Fat Families]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Ladette to Lady]]
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|Lifestyle, reality
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|[[Mock the Week]]
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|Comedy panel game
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|'''May'''
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|[[Back in the Day]]
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|Quiz, themed (recent history)
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|[[Celebrity Love Island]]
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|Reality
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|[[Mind Your Manners]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Sky Quiz Live]]
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|Puzzle
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|'''April'''
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|[[Ask the Family]] ('''R''')
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[Celebrity Wrestling]]
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|Sports, reality
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|[[Perseverance]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|[[Playing it Straight]]
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|Reality, dating
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|[[Splash Camp]]
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|Childrens, sports
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|'''March'''
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|[[Coach Trip]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Dance Factory]]
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|Childrens
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|[[Dance Film Academy]]
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|Variety
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|[[The Great Garden Challenge]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Strictly Dance Fever]]
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|Variety
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|'''February'''
|'''February'''
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|[[The Apprentice]]
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|[[Celebrity Bear Hunt]]
|Reality
|Reality
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|[[Desperately Seeking Sheila]]
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|[[Hot Takes]]
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|Dating, reality
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|Panel game, regional (Northern Ireland)
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|[[Masterchef Goes Large]]
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|[[The Voice UK|Y Llais]]
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|Lifestyle
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|Variety, reality (Wales)
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|'''January'''
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|[[Sound Mate]]
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|Sound effects panel game, regional (Northern Ireland)
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|[[Come Dine with Me]]
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|Lifestyle
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|Dealing Duel
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|See: [[Natural Born Dealers]]
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|[[Dragons' Den]]
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|Educational
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|[[Geronimo!]]
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|Technological
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|[[Name Your Price]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[Scream! If You Want to Get Off]]
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|Action/adventure
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|[[29 Minutes of Fame]]
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|Panel game / Quiz, themed (celebrities)
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|[[Vote for Me]]
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|Educational
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==2004 archive==
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|'''December'''
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|[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]
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|Quiz, themed (recent events)
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|[[Fighting Talk]]
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|Panel game
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|[[I'm an Aussie... Get Me Out of Here!]]
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|Reality
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|'''November'''
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|-
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|[[Can't Sing Singers]]
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|Variety
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|-
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|[[Ed Vs Spencer]]
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|Stunt/dare show
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|-
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|[[Fool Around...]]
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|Dating, reality
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|-
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|[[Hard Spell]]
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|Childrens
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|-
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|[[Hard Spell Abbey]]
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|Childrens
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|[[9 Live Quiz TV]]
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|Puzzle
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|[[Play the Game]]
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|Childrens
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|[[The Simpsons Quiz Show]]
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|Quiz, themed (''The Simpsons'')
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|[[Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Too Many Cooks]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[What the Butler Saw]]
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|Reality
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|'''October'''
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|[[Beg, Borrow or Steal]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|-
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|[[Big Art Challenge]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Deck Dates]]
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|Dating
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|-
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|[[Fat Chance]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[The Match]]
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|Sports
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|[[The 1970s Office]]
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|Reality
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|'''September'''
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|[[Bognor or Bust]]
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|Quiz, themed (current affairs)
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|[[The Farm]]
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|Reality
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|-
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|[[The Jules and Lulu Show]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Public Opinion]]
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|Panel game
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|-
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|[[Scary Sleepover]]
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|Childrens
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|-
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|[[The X Factor]]
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|Variety
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|-
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|'''August'''
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|-
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|[[The Block]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[The Great Love Swindle]]
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|Dating, reality
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|-
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|[[House of Games (1)|House of Games]]
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|Family game show
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|-
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|[[Mastermind|Junior Mastermind]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|-
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|[[Private Stars]]
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|Reality
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|-
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|[[Road Raja]]
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|Action/adventure
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|-
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|'''July'''
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|[[The Agents]]
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|Childrens
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|[[Britain's Toughest Family]]
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|Action/adventure
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|-
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|[[Headjam]]
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|Quiz, themed (pop culture)
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|[[House Race]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Passport to Paradise]]     
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|Family game show
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|[[Simply the Best]]
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|Family game show
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|[[Spy]]
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|Action/adventure, reality
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|'''June'''
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|[[Car Hunt]]
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|Lifestyle
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|[[The Cram]]
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|Quiz, themed (current affairs)
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|[[The Interrogators]]
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|Reality
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|'''May'''
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|-
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|[[Boot Sale Treasure Hunt]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Hell's Kitchen]]
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|Lifestyle, reality
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|-
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|[[Strictly Come Dancing]]
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|Variety
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|-
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|'''April'''
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|-
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|[[Blank Screen]]
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|Puzzle
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|-
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|[[Building the Dream]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough]]
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|Quiz, general knowledge
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|-
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|[[Home Values]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Million Pound Hoax]]
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|Stunt/dare show
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|-
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|[[Monster Garage]]
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|Technological
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|-
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|[[Superhuman]]
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|Action/adventure
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|-
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|[[Trouble in Paradise]]
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|Lifestyle
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|-
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|[[Win, Lose or Draw|Win, Lose or Draw Late]]
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|Panel game
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|-
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|'''March'''
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|-
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|[[Bamzooki]]
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|Childrens
+
-
|-
+
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|[[Best of Friends]]
+
-
|Childrens
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Memory Bank]]
+
-
|Puzzle
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[The Other Boat Race]]
+
-
|Sports
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Zero to Hero]]
+
-
|Technological
+
-
|-
+
-
|'''February'''
+
-
|-
+
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|[[Back to Reality]]
+
-
|Reality
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[The Carrot or the Stick]]
+
-
|Reality
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Crisis Command|Crisis Command: Could You Run The Country?]]
+
-
|Puzzle
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Eliminator]]
+
-
|Childrens
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Love on a Saturday Night]]
+
-
|Dating
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[The Price of Fish]]
+
-
|Quiz, general knowledge
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[There's Something About Miriam]]
+
-
|Dating
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Three's a Crowd]]
+
-
|Dating
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Traitor]]
+
-
|Puzzle
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[24 Hour Quiz]]
+
-
|Quiz, general knowledge
+
|-
|-
|'''January'''
|'''January'''
|-
|-
-
|[[Beat the Nation]]
+
|[[Amour a Mynydd]]
-
|Quiz, general knowledge
+
|Dating, regional (Wales)
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|-
+
-
|[[Britain's Hardest]]
+
-
|Action/adventure
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Crazy Drivers]]
+
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|Quiz, themed (motoring)
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Demolition Day]]
+
-
|Technological
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Didn't They Do Well!]]
+
-
|Quiz, general knowledge
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Inside Clyde]]
+
-
|Childrens
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[The Great British Test]]
+
-
|Quiz, themed (various)
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Hercules]]
+
-
|Action/adventure
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Mutant Machines]]
+
-
|Technological
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[The Sack Race]]
+
-
|Stunt/dare show
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Shattered]]
+
-
|Reality
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Spook Squad]]
+
-
|Childrens
+
-
|-
+
-
|[[Star Portraits]]
+
-
|Lifestyle
+
|}
|}

Current revision as of 00:43, 13 March 2025

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

For a list of past new shows from years gone by, we have a New Shows Archive page available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2025

March
99 to Beat Family Game
Chess Masters: The Endgame Sport (Chess)
Last One Laughing Reality, comedy
February
Celebrity Bear Hunt Reality
Hot Takes Panel game, regional (Northern Ireland)
Y Llais Variety, reality (Wales)
Sound Mate Sound effects panel game, regional (Northern Ireland)
January
Amour a Mynydd Dating, regional (Wales)
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