Poll of the Year 2012
The polls are now open! Like last year we're interested in Best New Shows, Worst New Shows, Best Show generally, your favourite moments and anything that excited you internationally. We treat traditional games and quizzes and reality games equally here.
We've changed the voting methodology slightly this year, you can still weigh the vote but you're limited to giving a show two votes rather than three as in previous years. We hope this encourages you to consider more shows, and should make it more exciting whilst still letting you exercise some power.
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Instructions
The first three categories all work in the same way:
- In each category you have five votes.
- You may use up to two votes for a single show if you feel particularly strongly about something. If you do want to vote for the same show multiple times, please put each vote on a seperate line as it make it clearer for counting. You do not have to use all your votes.
- You are invited, but not obliged, to leave supporting comments. You will have more chance of being used in the final write-up if you get to the point.
- You are not required to vote in every category, and you are not required to use all your votes in each category.
A list of all the shows we believe elegible can be found below, but if you think we've missed something then please let us know. You are free to vote for remakes.
The Categories
- The Hall of Fame - New UK shows for 2012 you really liked.
- The Hall of Shame - New UK shows for 2012 you really disliked.
- The UKGameshows.com Golden Five - You can vote for any UK show where at least one new episode was broadcast during 2012.
- Best International Show - What were your favourite non-UK shows of 2012? We will give emphasis to shows that were new in 2012 although you are not limited to this. This one is for our international friends, although anyone with knowledge may vote. This is more of a freestyle category this year but to keep it focused please don't put down more than five shows.
- Finally we're interested in what your favourite UK gameshow-y moment of 2012 was. This one is not a popularity contest particularly, we will use the more interesting comments and moments.
Got that?
Good. There are two ways you can vote. You can send an e-mail to poll2012@ukgameshows.com or (preferred) you can use the form set up at Bother's Bar. Just one form per person please, and we reserve the right to exclude dodgy looking voting slips. Members of production companies are advised to reveal their affiliation.
And don't hang around, the polls close 11pm Friday 11th January 2012. Do not vote after that time as your votes will not count but you may still be charged. Look out for the results soon after. Thanks for your time!
To help jog your memory, here's our list of what debuted in 2012. If we've missed something you should let us know:
2012
| December | |
| Dale's Great Getaway | Travel |
| Scots on the Box | Panel game (television) |
| Superstars 2012 | Sport |
| That Dog Can Dance! | Variety |
| November | |
| Britain's Best Bakery | Lifestyle, cookery |
| First Dance | Lifestyle, variety, regional (Scotland) |
| Nation's Best Am Dram | Variety, reality |
| 1001 Things You Should Know | Quiz, general knowledge |
| October | |
| Don't Sit in the Front Row | Comedy, stunt/dare show |
| Handmade Revolution | Lifestyle |
| Hotel GB | Reality |
| Jewish Mum of the Year | Lifestyle, reality |
| September | |
| Baggage | Dating, decision-making |
| The Big Fat Quizzes of the Decades | Quiz, nostalgia |
| Comedy World Cup | Comedy panel game |
| Cooks to Market | Lifestyle |
| Girlfri3nds | Dating |
| Hoopla | Children's, variety |
| Y Lifft | Childrens, adventure |
| Top Dog Model | Reality |
| August | |
| Peter Andre's Bad Boyfriend Club | Dating |
| Don't Blow the Inheritance | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Lucky Sexy Winners | Comedy panel game |
| Secret Interview | Recruitment |
| Styled to Rock | Reality |
| July | |
| The Angel | Business, decision-making |
| Drive to Buy | Lifestyle |
| Have I Got Sport for You | Panel game, sports |
| Let's Get Gold | Variety |
| Superstar | Singing, musical theatre |
| Tipping Point | Quiz, general knowledge |
| June | |
| A Short History of Everything Else | Comedy panel game (nostalgia) |
| The Exhibitionists | Art, regional (Wales) |
| IQ/NI | Regional (Northern Ireland) quiz |
| Kitchen Wars | Reality |
| Mad Mad World | Comedy panel game (news) |
| May | |
| Off By Heart Shakespeare (R) | Variety, recital |
| Love Shaft | Dating |
| Blockbusters (R) | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Battle of the Brides | Lifestyle |
| The Exclusives | Recruitment, magazines |
| Maestro at the Opera (R) | Variety |
| April | |
| Aibisidh | Regional (Scotland), Panel game (words) |
| Britain Unzipped | Stunt/dare show |
| Keith Lemon's LemonAid | Variety |
| School of Hard Sums | Educational |
| The Guessing Game | Regional (Scotland) Radio, comedy panel game |
| March | |
| Breakaway | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Don't Stop Me Now | Variety, stunt/dare show |
| The Love Machine | Dating |
| School of Silence (R) | Childrens |
| The Voice UK | Variety, reality |
| World Series of Dating | Dating |
| February | |
| Cleverdicks | Quiz, general knowledge |
| It's Not What You Know | Radio, panel game |
| Jedward's Big Adventure | Children's, travel |
| Love in the Wild | Dating, travel |
| The Mad Bad Ad Show | Panel game, advertising |
| Pub Olympics | Radio, panel game |
| Sud's Law | Radio, panel game (soap opera) |
| Wordaholics | Radio, panel game (words) |
| January | |
| The Bank Job | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Bigger Than... | Reality |
| The Exit List | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge | Action and adventure |
| Playing it Straight (R) | Reality, dating |
| A Question of Taste | Quiz, themed (food) |
| Room 101 (R) | Comedy panel game |
| The Talent Show Story | Documentary |
| Ultimate Sports Day | Childrens, sports |
| World's Toughest Trucker | Action/adventure |
