Contents 1 Introduction 2 Site news 3 In the pipeline 4 Featured Show 5 Game show news 6 Features 6.1 Weaver's Week 6.2 TV Guide 6.3 Be a Contestant 6.4 Popular Shows 6.5 New Shows 6.6 Discussion group 6.7 Good Game Guides 6.8 News Archive 6.9 Devisors Corner 6.10 Web Links 6.11 Site credits 6.12 Contact us 6.13 Join us 7 Prize Pound 8 Selected

Introduction

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Site news

Poll of the Year 2022 - The Results!
Thanks for all your votes in this year's poll, we've counted them all, read through your comments and have put them up for your reading pleasure. See you next year!

Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down, and the world of game shows is no exception, so we now have a dedicated page to keep tabs on the shows affected. Do give us a shout if you know of something we've missed.

The 100 Most Popular Game Shows
One question you almost certainly haven't been asking yourself is "What are the 100 most popular articles on this site?". Well, tough, because we have and you can see the result of our Greatest Game Shows - now updated for 2022 and ranging from stalwarts like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor to, er, Man O Man. Who knew?

While UKGameshows.com is (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed here and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what Mumsy would want.

In the pipeline

Counterpoint 2024: Radio 4, 10 December
A League of Their Own Christmas special: Sky Max, 13 December
Deal or No Deal Christmas special: ITV1, 17 December
Richard Osman's Festive House of Games series 2: BBC Two, 18 December
University Challenge Christmas 2023 series: BBC Two, 18 December
QI Christmas special: BBC Two, 18 December
Only Connect Christmas special: BBC Two, 19 December
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Christmas special: Sky Max, 19 December
Masterchef: Battle of the Celebrities: BBC One, 20 December
The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Christmas special: BBC One, 21 December
Would I Lie to You? (2) Christmas special: BBC One, 22 December
The Hit List Christmas special: BBC One, 23 December
Weakest Link Christmas special: BBC One, 23 December
Blankety Blank Christmas special: BBC One, 23 December
Britain Get Singing 2023: ITV1, 24 December
The Great British Bake Off Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
The Wheel Christmas special: BBC One, 25 December
The Masked Singer Christmas special: ITV1, 25 December
The 1% Club Christmas special: ITV1, 25 December
The Piano Christmas special: Channel 4, 25 December
The Great Pottery Throw Down Christmas special: Channel 4, 25 December
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023: Channel 4, 26 December
Masterchef: Battle of the Critics: BBC One, 28 December
The Big Quiz (2) 2023: ITV1, 28 December
Would I Lie to You? (2) series 17: BBC One, 29 December
The Masked Singer series 4: ITV1, 30 December
Riddiculous series 2: ITV1, 1 January 2024
Jeopardy!: ITV1, 1 January
The Great British Bake Off New Year special: Channel 4, 1 January
Taskmaster New Year treat: Channel 4, 2 Januaary
The Traitors series 2: BBC1, 3 January
Dragons' Den series 21: BBC One, 4 January

 

Featured Show

Game show news

4 December Chris' Golden Retirement
Chris Tarrant is retiring from showbiz after more than 50 years in the limelight. From his early days as a newsreader on ATV Today, he quickly moved to Saturday mornings entertaining children on Tiswas, and spent over 20 years on Capital Radio. Chris hosted a number of game shows including Everybody's Equal and Man O Man; we wrote a two-part profile. His career highlight is the ground breaking Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.

28 November Gregg Wallace steps aside from Masterchef
Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting Masterchef while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated. Reports of inappropriate sexual comments had been made by people who worked with him between 2005 and 2022. Episodes of Masterchef The Professionals that have already been recorded will transmit as planned.

15 November Big Brother's quarter of a century milestone
ITV have announced that Big Brother will be having a third civilian series alongside a second celebrity series. Both series will air in 2025, which is also the year that the show itself will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in the UK.

14 November Third time's the charm to cross The Finish Line
The BBC has commissioned a third series of The Finish Line after the success of the second series, which had a run of 30 episodes. Series three will also have 30 episodes and will air in 2025. Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene will again return as hosts.

3 October You can't beat a bit of... Freddie?
ITV have signed Freddie Flintoff to host a Christmas special of Bullseye. If the special does well, then a full series could be commissioned. The original version ran between 1981 and 1995 with Jim Bowen in charge. A revival hosted by Dave Spikey for game show channel Challenge was made in 2006 but wasn't as popular as the original and only ran for one series.

Previous stories can be found in our News Archive. For more in-depth analysis, check out Weaver's Week, usually published every Sunday.

 

Features

Weaver's Week

TV Guide

Be a Contestant

Popular Shows

New Shows

Discussion group

Good Game Guides

News Archive

Devisors Corner

Web Links

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Prize Pound

Dancing on Ice
Series 5
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All the best routines from Doctor Hilary and... oh, you know, those other people.

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