New Shows

Revision as of 15:21, 25 February 2010

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

New shows for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2010

March
A League of Their Own	Comedy panel game (sports)
Over the Rainbow	Variety, reality
The Umpire Strikes Back	Comedy panel game (sports)
February
Brides On a Bus	Reality
The Bubble	Comedy panel game (news)
Dancing on Wheels	Variety
Instant Restaurant	Lifestyle
Kitchen Sink to Catwalk	Reality
May the Best House Win	Lifestyle, property
Push the Button	Family game show
Ultimate Traveller	Lifestyle
January
Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza	Quiz, themed (birdwatching)
Football's Next Star	Sports
Got to Dance	Variety, reality
Popstar to Operastar	Variety, reality (music)
Relic - Guardians of the Museum	Childrens
So You Think You Can Dance	Variety, reality
Take Me Out	Dating
What Do Kids Know?	Family game show

Coming up

Iron Chef: UK version of the near-legendary Japanese food format. Olly Smith hosts, Nick Nairn commentates. (Channel 4, later this year)
Odd One In: Bradley Walsh hosts what sounds like an updated version of Tell the Truth in which the studio audience will also get to play along (and there will be a phone-in element too, if that gets past the "compliance" department). (Zeppotron for ITV1, late summer 2010)
The Whole 19 Yards: Vernon Kay and Caroline Flack host this show which requires contestants to combine their general knowledge and physical prowess. (Endemol for ITV1, 2010)
The Drop: Quiz which sounds something like Who Wants to be a Millionaire in reverse; the prize fund starts at £1m but the money disappears through trap doors when questions are answered incorrectly. (Endemol for Channel 4)
Treasure Tag: Contestants follow a treasure trail around London, banking money along the way, then play for it in a studio-based endgame. Cat Deeley hosts. (Whizzkid Entertainment pilot)
Bank It or Bin It: Contestants are asked to guess which of two things is more valuable. (Monkey Kingdom for Sky1, pilot 2010)
This Kid Could Change the World: Children put forward their ideas to change the world and compete to see whose idea is best. (Shine for CBBC)
101 Ways to Leave a Game Show: Another one of those manic Saturday night physical game shows like Hole in the Wall and Total Wipeout. This one's set in a tower from which losing contestants can be ejected in a variety of entertaining ways. And there had better be 101 ways, otherwise there'll be trouble. Steve Jones hosts. (Endemol for BBC One)
Mission: 2110: Children's show set 100 years in the future. Four contestants battle the Roboidz (yes, "z") who now control the Earth. Whooo! Lindsay Duncan provides the voice of the Roboidz' inventor. (CBBC, Spring 2010)
Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Burnout - A group of celebrities, led by chef Marco Pierre White, take over the running of a kitchen in a real London restaurant, in this successor to Hell's Kitchen. (ITV Studios for ITV1, April 2010)
71 Degrees North - Two teams of celebrities trek over 2000 miles across Norway to the edge of the Arctic Circle. A variety of tasks are completed by the celebrities en route, from kayaking rivers, to climbing glaciers, with one celebrity being sent home in each episode. (Fever Media/Nordisk Film TV for ITV1, 2010)
The Door - celebs face Fear Factor/bushtucker trial-style ordeals for no obvious reason. (ITV1, 2010)
Secret Fortune - The inevitable hybrid of Deal or No Deal-style elimination game and In It to Win It-style multiple choice quizzery. A set of cheques in sealed envelopes are eliminated one by one and the last one contains the player's "secret fortune". Nick Knowles hosts. (Wild Rover/BBC Northern Ireland for BBC One, 2010)
So Wrong It's Right - Charlie Brooker oversees a radio panel game where points are awarded for incorrect answers. (Zeppotron for BBC Radio 4).
Magic Numbers - live variety show built around a phone-in quiz. Piloted with Stephen Mulhern. (CPL for ITV1)
It's Going to Penalties - Sports quiz with three teams. Sporting Triangles, anyone? James Nesbitt "referees", while team captains are David Ginola, Shane Warne and Jodie Kidd. (Objective for Sky 1, 2010)
Name That Tune - The classic 1980's series is revived once more. (Gallowgate/Group M Entertainment for Five, 2010)
Scream If You Know the Answer! - Duncan James hosts as celebrities team up with members of the public to answer questions while on various thrill rides at Thorpe Park. (Lion TV for Watch, 2010)
Escape in Time - twelve locks, sixty keys, four contestants, one tiger. Can they... Escape in Time? Just kidding! Actually this is a spin-off from the Victorian Farm documentary series in which two families compete at various country skills, something like Meet the Challenge goes agrestic. (Lion TV for BBC daytime)
Your Hobby or Mine? - people try out, then rate, each other's hobbies. If we're playing "what does that remind you of", our call would be the hobby-swap aspect of Don't Call Me Stupid combined with the scoring of Come Dine with Me. (Sky 1, early 2010)
Drop Zone (BBC1 in-house) - Sounding like a cross between Lost and The Amazing Race, teams are dropped by helicopter into an unfamiliar location, where they must complete tasks. Last team back to the helicopter gets left behind and is eliminated.
The QI Test - daytime quiz spin-off from QI. (TalkbackThames for BBC)
Time of Your Life - game show featuring people facing major life events, hosted by the ever-available Michael McIntyre. (Open Mike for BBC One)

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 ==Coming up==
+*''Iron Chef'': UK version of the near-legendary Japanese food format. Olly Smith hosts, Nick Nairn commentates. (Channel 4, later this year)
 *''Odd One In'': [[Bradley Walsh]] hosts what sounds like an updated version of [[Tell the Truth]] in which the studio audience will also get to play along (and there will be a phone-in element too, if that gets past the "compliance" department). (Zeppotron for ITV1, late summer 2010)
 *''The Whole 19 Yards'': [[Vernon Kay]] and [[Caroline Flack]] host this show which requires contestants to combine their general knowledge and physical prowess. (Endemol for ITV1, 2010)