New Shows

Revision as of 19:11, 15 June 2012

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, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are also available.

(R) indicates a revival.

2012

June
A Short History of Everything Else	Comedy panel game
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
School of Hard Sums	Educational
The Guessing Game	Radio, comedy panel game
March
Breakaway	Quiz, general knowledge
Don't Stop Me Now	Variety
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
Keep It in the Family	Quiz, general knowledge
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, 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
Ultimate Sports Day	Childrens, sports

Coming up

Lucky Sexy Winners - Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer once again rip up the rule book for panel and quiz show formats. (Pett Productions for Channel 4, pilot August 2012)
Tipping Point - A game show based on those machines where you put a penny in the slot and hope that it falls and pushes more money out of the bottom. Ben Shephard will explain it better. (RDF for ITV, Summer 2012)
Let's Get Gold - Fifteen teams compete for a prize fund of £100,000 to transform their sport into a routine whilst being judged by a panel of two sporting legends and two heroes from the world of entertainment. Vernon Kay hosts. (Superhero TV for ITV1, Summer 2012)
Don't Sit in the Front Row - Five members of the public are invited to sit in the front row while three comedians dig into their lives to build up a stand-up routine for potential comedy material. Host Jack Dee knows everything about them but the comedians are completely blind about them. In each of the four rounds, one MOTP is eliminated based on their comedy value until one is announced the winner and is awarded the "Golden Chair" award. (Citrus Television for Sky Atlantic, Autumn 2012)
1001 Things You Should Know - Three contestants go head-to-head to prove they know things they should know. More: Channel 4 press release. (Thames Scotland for Channel 4, Summer 2012)
My Man Can - Women bet on their husband's ability to complete tests of skill and endurance. Melanie Sykes and Mark Wright to host. More: Bother's Bar description of the German original. (ITV, 2013)
The Angel - Amanda Byram calls upon six hopefuls to convince "The Angel" why their business should be worth opening up with a prize fund of £100,000. (Twofour for Sky1, 2012)
Stagestruck (working title) - Amateur dramatic groups submit auditions via video. Eight groups are chosen by the judges to progress to the next stage where they will receive expert tutoring. One group is eliminated each week until only one remains, with that group being declared the winner. (Oxford Film and TV for Sky Arts)

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-* ''Lucky Sexy Winners'' [[Vic Reeves]] and [[Bob Mortimer]] once again rip up the rule book for panel and quiz show formats. (Pett Productions for Channel 4, August 2012)
+* ''[[Lucky Sexy Winners]]'' - [[Vic Reeves]] and [[Bob Mortimer]] once again rip up the rule book for panel and quiz show formats. (Pett Productions for Channel 4, pilot August 2012)
-* ''Tipping Point'' A show based on those machines where you put a penny in the slot and hope that it falls and pushes more money out of the bottom. [[Ben Shephard]] will explain it better. (RDF for ITV, summer 2012)
+* ''Tipping Point'' - A game show based on those machines where you put a penny in the slot and hope that it falls and pushes more money out of the bottom. [[Ben Shephard]] will explain it better. (RDF for ITV, Summer 2012)
 * ''Let's Get Gold'' - Fifteen teams compete for a prize fund of £100,000 to transform their sport into a routine whilst being judged by a panel of two sporting legends and two heroes from the world of entertainment. [[Vernon Kay]] hosts. (Superhero TV for ITV1, Summer 2012)
 * ''[[Don't Sit in the Front Row]]'' - Five members of the public are invited to sit in the front row while three comedians dig into their lives to build up a stand-up routine for potential comedy material. Host [[Jack Dee]] knows everything about them but the comedians are completely blind about them. In each of the four rounds, one MOTP is eliminated based on their comedy value until one is announced the winner and is awarded the "Golden Chair" award. (Citrus Television for Sky Atlantic, Autumn 2012)