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 Yahoo! 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

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Site news

Poll of the Year 2018 - RESULTS WRITE-UP!
The ballot box is now closed for the UKGameshows/Bother's Bar Poll of the Year 2018 and the voting has been brisk. The final report is now available - what DID you vote for?

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 - it lists stalwarts like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor to surprises such as Kate Thornton's Dishes. 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

Dress to Impress series 2: ITV2, 9 December
The X Factor: The Band: ITV, 9 December
Celebrity Juice Christmas special: ITV2, 12 December
Dragons' Den Christmas special: BBC2, 15 December
8 Out of 10 Cats Christmas special: E4, 15 December
Come Dine with Me Christmas special: E4, 16 December
Top Class Christmas special: CBBC, 19 December
The Big Quiz (2): ITV, 19 December
A League of Their Own Christmas special: Sky1, 19 December
I'll Get This Christmas special: BBC2, 19 December
The Chase Christmas specials: ITV, 21 and 25 December
In for a Penny Christmas special: ITV, 21 December
Catchphrase Christmas special: ITV, 22 December
Dancing on Ice at Christmas: ITV, 22 December
Christmas University Challenge: BBC2, 23 December
A Question of Sport Christmas special: BBC1, 23 December
Masterchef The Professionals Rematch: BBC2, 23 December
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas special: C4, 23 December
The Crystal Maze Christmas special: C4, 23 December
Take Off with Bradley and Holly: BBC1, 24 December
Breaking the News Christmas special: BBC Scotland, 24 December
QI Christmas special: BBC2, 24 December
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special: BBC1, 25 December
Tipping Point Christmas special: ITV, 25 December
The Great Festive Bake Off: C4, 25 December
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Christmas special: ITV, 25 December
Les Quiz The Musical Panel Game: Radio Scotland, 26 December
Tenable All Stars: ITV, 26 December
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year: C4, 26 December
Hewlfa Drysor: S4C, 26 December
A Question of Sport at 50: BBC1, 27 December

 

Featured Show

Game show news

27 November Gary Rhodes
The death has been announced of TV chef Gary Rhodes at age 59 at his home in Dubai. In the game show world he was best known as a seatwarmer for the shows Masterchef and Hell's Kitchen.

13 November Forty-One Open Up to Eurovision 2020
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that 41 entries will compete in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands after the country claimed their fifth victory after their last win in 1975. Bulgaria and Ukraine will return to the contest after a one year absence while Hungary and Montenegro will not.

16 September BMG: You Decide
The BBC has announced that it is teaming up with music company BMG to select the United Kingdom's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This comes after four years of selection by public vote producing very modest results, with this year's entrant Michael Rice finishing last in Tel Aviv, Israel.

3 September Rylan's channel hopping
Rylan Clark is on a game show roll this week as the new series of Supermarket Sweep begins on ITV2 next Monday, but wait, there's more, Channel 4 have announced that Rylan will take over hosting duties for a Christmas-themed series of Buy It Now later this year, and if that wasn't enough, the BBC announced that they were bringing back Ready Steady Cook with Rylan on BBC One. What will Channel 5 have for Rylan? Hosting duties for Blind Date? Only time will tell.

5 June I like children, and I like baking, but which is better? There's only one way to find out...
Channel 4 have announced the return of Junior Bake Off with a new line-up. Harry Hill will take over duties as host. Prue Leith remains the same as a judge, but Paul Hollywood will not - he will be replaced by Liam Charles.

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

Yahoo! group

Good Game Guides

News Archive

Devisors Corner

Web Links

Site credits

Contact us

Join us

Prize Pound

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Selected

Iain Weaver reviews the latest happenings in game show land.