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

Welcome to UKGameshows.com, the site that saw Ben Fogle coming, but escaped in time. We currently have 6,064 articles for you to read. Here are some of our newest articles. Enjoy your visit, and please use the Feedback form below if you have any information to add to our site.

Site news

Poll of the Year 2021 - The results!
Thanks for all your votes, they've been counted and verified and you can now watch, read and digest to your heart's content. 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

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Christmas special: Sky Showcase, 15 December
Weakest Link: BBC1, 17 December
That's My Jam: BBC1, 17 December
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Christmas special: ITV, 17 December
The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge Christmas special: Channel 4, 18 December
Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician: ITV, 18 December
Christmas University Challenge: BBC2, 19 December
World's Strongest Man Super Series 2022: Channel 5, 20 December
Portrait Artist of the Year celebrity edition: Sky Arts, 21 December
The Great British Sewing Bee celebrity edition: BBC1, 22 December
Masterchef Goes Large celebrity editions: BBC1, 23 and 30 December
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas special: Channel 4, 23 December
In for a Penny Christmas special: ITV, 24 December
Celebrity Catchphrase series 8: ITV, 24 December
Lego Masters Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
Blankety Blank Christmas special: BBC1, 24 December
Britain Get Singing: ITV, 24 December
The Great British Bake Off Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
Guessable Christmas special: Comedy Central, 24 December
I Literally Just Told You Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
Epic Gameshow Christmas special: ITV, 25 December
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special: BBC1, 25 December
The Wheel Christmas special: BBC1, 25 December
Y Talwrn 2023: Radio Cymru, 25 December
The Great Pottery Throw Down Christmas special: Channel 4, 25 December
Limitless Win Christmas special: ITV, 25 December
Steve Wright's Quiz of the Year: Radio 2, 26 December
Just a Minute series 90: Radio 4, 26 December
The Greatest Snowman 2022: Channel 4, 26 December
Am Dro! Selebs: S4C, 26 December
The Voice Kids 2022: ITV, 26 December
Pen/Campwyr: S4C, 26 December
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022: Channel 4, 26 December
World's Strongest Man 2022: Channel 5, 27 December
Breaking the News 2022: BBC Scotland, 29 December
The News Quiz series 110: Radio 4, 30 December
Would I Lie to You? series 16: BBC1, 30 December
The Chase The Bloopers: ITV, 31 December
The Masked Singer series 4: ITV, 1 January 2023
The Great British Bake Off New Year's special: Channel 4, 1 January
Taskmaster New Year's special: Channel 4, 1 January
Lingo series 3: ITV, 2 January
Young Masterchef: BBC1, 2 January
Take a Hike series 2: BBC2, 3 January
Dragons' Den series 20: BBC1, 5 January
The Apprentice series 17: BBC1, 5 January
Limitless Win series 2: ITV, 7 January
Next Level Chef: ITV, 11 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

Site credits

Contact us

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