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Revision as of 13:10, 4 August 2009
This page lists the most recent game show debuts and other shows almost ready for transmission.
New shows for 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are also available.
(R) indicates a revival.
2009
| July | |
| As Seen On TV | Quiz, themed (television) |
| Clash | Reality, music |
| Four Weddings | Lifestyle |
| The Fuse | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Guesstimation | Quiz, estimation |
| Knowitalls | Quiz, specialist subjects |
| Wildest Dreams | Reality |
| Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum | Reality |
| June | |
| The Chase | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Totally Saturday | Stunt/dare show |
| May | |
| Gutted | Lifestyle |
| Big Brother's Big Quiz | Quiz, themed (Big Brother) |
| Divided | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Hannah-Oke | Childrens |
| April | |
| I'm Spartacus | Radio, comedy panel game (film) |
| The Biggest Loser UK (R) | Lifestyle, reality |
| The Speaker | Competitive oratory |
| Tonight's the Night | Variety |
| Winging It | Improvisation |
| March | |
| Chefs and the City | Lifestyle |
| Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Genius (TV) | Creative |
| Percy Edwards Showdown | Radio, panel game (wildlife) |
| A Question of Genius | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Taste the Nation | Inter-county cookery show |
| Wordplay | Puzzle |
| February | |
| The Colour of Money | Decision making |
| Let's Dance for Comic Relief | Variety, reality |
| Quiz is Anfield | Specialist subjects quiz |
| SuperAgents | Reality |
| We Need Answers | Comedy panel game |
| January | |
| Blast Lab | Childrens |
| Cuibhlichean an Fhortain | Regional (Scotland), lifestyle |
| Cwis Meddiant | Quiz, themed (sports) |
| The Krypton Factor (R) | Quiz, puzzle, physical game show |
| Paris Hilton's British Best Friend | Reality |
| The PMQ Show | Radio, comedy panel game |
| Total Wipeout | Family game show |
| Who Wants to be a Superhero? | Childrens |
| Your Country Needs You | Variety |
| Launch date TBA | |
| Design for Life | Reality, creative |
| Sell Me the Answer | Quiz, general knowledge |
Coming up
- Just Dance (Shine TV/Princess Productions for Sky1) The X Factor for dancers as nationwide auditions in front of a judging panel lead to studio-based finals where the public ultimately decide the winner.
- Restaurant in Our Living Room (Rain Media for Virgin 1) Two couples go head-to-head as they prepare for, and then stage a dinner party in their own homes, with their guests paying what they think the meal was worth. The couple with the highest takings wins a meal in any restaurant in the world.
- Virgin Cooks (BBC Three) - People who have never cooked before, or have and are rubbish at it, are taught some cookery skills and compete to see who's less bad at it. Part of the BBC's "Headroom" mental health campaign, on the grounds that eating nice stuff makes you happy.
- Relic (CBBC in-house) - Six children stay overnight in the British Museum where they must successfully answer questions and complete a series of challenges in order not to be incarcerated in the museum forever.
- Britain's Best Brain (Group M / Tiger Aspect for Five) - Allegedly ""television’s toughest ever test", challenging people to perform feats of mental agility "in high stress conditions". Will be part-funded by Nintendo.
- Pointless (Brighter Pictures for BBC2) - Alexander Armstrong asks contestants come up with the least popular answers to survey questions, a la C5's little-remembered Topranko!.
- Family Cook Off (Shine TV for Good Food) Part funded by the Food Standards Agency to promote healthy eating. Amanda Lamb and chef Paul Merret judge as families go head-to-head in a knock-out format cooking competition.
- Clever Vs Stupid (BBC Wales for BBC Three) - stereotypically "clever" people such as physicists and rubik cube champions are pitted against stereotypically "stupid" people such as hairdressers and call centre workers in a series of practical challenges. To air in the autumn.
- 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.
- Keep Your Enemies Close (CBBC in-house) - Children are paired up with their rivals and given silly things to do.
- School of Silence (Lucky Day for CBBC Channel) - Children are given tasks to do silently. The Subtitlers' Union will be up in arms.
- You Have Been Watching (Zeppotron for Channel 4) - TV-themed panel game hosted by Charlie Brooker.
- Food Fight (Betty for Channel 4) - Culinary panel game with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
- Dancing on Wheels (formerly Wheelchair Dancers) (Fever Media for BBC Three) - celeb/amateur couples compete in a kind of Strictly Dance Fever with wheelchairs.
- The Cube (Objective for ITV1) - Phillip Schofield challenges people to do tricky things inside what looks suspiciously like the glass cube from 19 Keys.
- Copycats (BBC Scotland for CBBC, filming May/June 2009) - The BBC press release says "Each show pits two families against each other in a variety of exciting and captivating tasks which test players' ability to pass on information." Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes host.
- 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)
- You've Got the Answer - Quiz meets hidden-camera show. Didn't Oblivious do something like this? Dale Winton hosts. (Channel TBA)
- One Wrong Move - Couples quiz with Mark Durden-Smith. (Channel TBA)
- Priceless - Price-guessing game with Jamie Theakston. (Channel 4)
- First and Last, a show where people compete to be as average as possible, ironically to be hosted by Justin Lee Collins. Wikipedia has a description of this format. (Endemol for Channel 4).
