TV Guide Last Week

A guide to game shows broadcast in the UK and Ireland for the seven days beginning 29 September 2007

Schedules are subject to change.

New and notable this week:

Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1, 6pm Saturday)

Preview.

The World's Greatest Elvis (BBC1, 7pm Saturday)

The winner will be determined by ... the studio audience!

Ninja Warrior (Challenge, 6pm weekdays)

One of the most demanding physical challenges ever devised. Tell that to Scorpion Island.

Countdown (More4, 9pm Monday)

A great new quiz to launch Channel Four. Countdown combines entertainment and intellectual tease as it juggles letters, numbers, anagrams and sums. Contestants compete against the clock and against former Brain of Britain star, farmer Ted Moult and his team of statisticians and wordsmiths. It's light-hearted but educational as Ted tells us about the origins of certain words. And it's a game for the family at home - so have pens and paper ready. Presented by Richard Whiteley, Countdown will be on screen four nights a week from Monday to Thursday.

Whose Line is it Anyway? (More4, 11.05 Wednesday)

A 1988 episode.

Saturday 29 September

0600	DSCI	Junkyard Wars Weekend Special	Episodes continue until 9pm.
0800	BBC2	Hider in the House
0900	DISC	Scrapheap Challenge
0900	CBBC	Hider in the House
1000	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge New!
1030	BBC2	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1100	Rad5	Fighting Talk
1100	G2	Head Jam
1125	CBBC	Best of Friends
1200	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland only.
1200	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway? x2	Also 1500.
1228	Rad4	The News Quiz New!
1230	CBBC	Dance Factory
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1600	G2	Full Metal Challenge	Also 1900.
1605	ITV2	Millionaire
1730	BBC1	A Question of Sport
1800	BBC1	Strictly Come Dancing New!	Also BBC-HD.
1800	FTN	3-2-1
1805	ITV	The X Factor	Continues 2030. Scotland 1750 and 1855. Also TV3.
1830	BBC2	Eggheads	Wales only.
1900	BBC1	The World's Greatest Elvis
1900	FTN	Fort Boyard Takes On the World
1915	C4	Deal or No Deal
1915	ITV	Antan Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Scotland 2210.
1930	RTR1	Buille Faoi Thuiraim
1945	BBC1	In It to Win It
2000	BBC7	Punchline New!	A Radio 2 show from 1980, which may or may not meet the definition of Game Show.
2040	RTE1	Winning Streak
2120	TG4	Glor Tire
2230	BBC2	QI
2230	TV5	La Carte aux Tresors
2300	Rad4	Brain of Britain

Sunday 30

0000	DSCI	Junkyard Megawars Weekend	Episodes continue until 9pm.
0755	C4	Adrenalin Rush Special	Highlights of the Edinburgh rat race.
0900	CBBC	Hider in the House
0900	Mor4	Scrapheap Challenge x3
1125	CBBC	Best of Friends
1200	C5US	Whose Line is it Anyway?
1200	G2	Full Metal Challenge	Also 2000.
1204	Rad4	Just a Minute
1205	RTE1	Celebrity Masterchef Goes Large x2
1500	C5US	Pros vs Joes	Also 1900.
1540	Mor4	Come Dine With Me x5	Celebrities.
1700	LIV2	The Amazing Race
1830	RTE1	Class Act
1900	FTN	Fort Boyard Takes On the World
2030	TG4	Glas Vegas
2200	Mor4	Channel 4 at 25 Special	The first in a month of special programming reviews some of the most famous shows.

Weekdays

0100	Mor4	Countdown (not Mo)
0350	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2 New!	Virgin One replaces FTN, broadcasts 24 hours a day on cable and satellite, but only 6pm to 6am on Freeview DTTV. Not Monday.
0440	VIR1	Bullseye x2 New!	Not Monday.
0700	VIR1	Takeshi's Castle x2 New!	Not Monday, not DTTV.
0900	CBBC	Beat the Boss
0900	Mor4	Deal or No Deal	Also approx. 1300.
0900	VIR1	Classic Millionaire New!	Also 1400. Not Monday, not DTTV.
0945	TV5M	Des Chiffres et des Lettres
1010	TV5M	Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place
1100	C4	The Deadly Knowledge Show New!
1115	CBBC	50/50
1200	C5US	Whose Line Is It Anyway? x2
1215	BBC1	Bargain Hunt New!
1300	VIR1	Take It or Leave It New!	Not Monday, not DTTV.
1325	S4C	Deal or No Deal
1415	S4C	Countdown x2
1430	BBC2	Idennidy New!	Mmm, that's a good replacement for Link.
1529	TV5M	Questions pour un Champion
1530	C4	Countdown	Tony Blackburn and Arnold.
1630	BBC2	Ready Steady Cook
1630	C4	Deal or No Deal	Also More4, 1805.
1715	BBC2	The Weakest Link	Wed 1710.
1800	BBC2	Eggheads	Scotland also 1830 Wednesday, not Thursday.
1800	VIR1	Take It or Leave It New!	Not Monday.

Monday 1 October

1230	BBC7	I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue	Also 1930.
1330	Rad4	Brain of Britain 2007	(4/17) Heat 4: UK.
1930	BBC2	Mastermind	(13/31) Top 20 singles of the 1970s, "The Number One Ladies Detective Agency", Hornby Railway, the Black Stockings Scandal. Scotland 1900.
2000	BBC2	University Challenge	(R1, 13/14) St George's London v York. Scotland 1930.
2000	ESP2	Viking Special
2100	ITV2	Hell's Kitchen US
2100	LIV2	The Amazing Race
2100	Mor4	Countdown Special	The inaugral edition of a fast-paced game of letters and numbers. What would that be?
2100	G2	QI
2140	G2	HIGNFY
2220	G2	Buzzcocks
2220	TG4	Paisean Faisean

Tuesday 2

0005	TV3	X Factor 2006
1230	BBC7	Wireless Wise	Also 1930.
2002	RTR1	Backchat
2100	G2	Buzzcocks
2200	ITV	Don't Call Me Stupid	Michelle Heaton (1066) and Francis Fulford (Geordie culture).
2200	GOLD	QI New!
2300	G2	They Think It's All Over

Wednesday 3

0055	TV3	X Factor 2006
1230	BBC7	The News Quiz	Also 1930.
1700	CBBC	The Slammer
1730	TV5	La Carte Aux Tresors
2000	BBC2	The Restaurant
2000	TG4	Glas Vegas
2100	LIV	Dirty Cows
2200	BBC2	Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2200	E4	E4 School of Performing Arts New!	Not sure whether this meets the definition of Game Show: it's youngsters training for a career,
2230	TG4	Glor Tire
2300	G2	HIGNFY
2305	Mor4	Whose Line is it Anyway? Special	A 1988 episode.

Thursday 4

0235	C4	Your Face or Mine New!
1230	BBC7	Just a Minute	Also 1930.
1730	S4CD	Waaa!!!
2000	BBC2	The Restaurant
2000	ITV2	Street Mate
2300	G2	Street-cred Sudoku

Friday 5

0120	TV3	I'm a Celebrity
1230	BBC7	Foul Play New!	Also 1930.
1600	DOCU	Mechannibals New!
1700	BBC1	Trapped
1830	Rad4	The News Quiz
2200	BBC2	QI	Next episode on BBC4.
2335	BBC2	The Restaurant	Repeat.

Challenge?

Saturday

0700	Don't Try This at Home
0800	Takeshi x2
0900	The Crystal Maze
1000	Supermarket Sweep x3
1130	Catchphrase x3
1300	Millionaire x2
1500	The Pyramid Game with Donny Osmond
1630	Bullseye x3
1800	Family Fortunes x3
1930	Big Break x2
2100	Fear Factor UK x2
2300	Gambling

Sunday

As Saturday except

0700	The Moment of Truth
1800	Bullseye x2 Special
1900	South African Darts Special
2200	Showbiz Darts Special

Monday - Friday

0700	The Krypton Factor x2
0800	Takeshi's Castle New!
0900	Supermarket Sweep x2
1000	The People Versus
1030	Bruce's Price is Right
1100	Catchphrase
1130	Bruce's Price is Right New!
1200	Family Fortunes
1230	Bullseye
1300	Millionaire
1400	Supermarket Sweep x2
1500	Strike it Rich
1530	Bullseye
1600	The People Versus
1630	Family Fortunes
1700	Takeshi x2
1800	Ninja Warrior x2 New!
1900	Family Fortunes x2
2000	The Weakest Link New!
2100	Millionaire
2200	Fear Factor UK
2300	Distraction x2 (Fri Gambling)

Channel abbreviations

BBC1	BBC1 (Network unless otherwise noted)
BBC2	BBC2 (Network unless otherwise noted)
2W	BBC2 Wales digital service
BBC3	BBC3
BBC4	BBC4
BBC7	BBC7 (Radio)
BOOM	Boomerang
BRVO	Bravo
C5	Five
CBBC	CBBC
CBBS	Cbeebies
CLAS	Classic FM (Radio)
DISC	Discovery
DISN	Disney Channel
DRAM	UKTV Drama
DRT	Discovery Real Time
DSCI	Discovery Science
ESPT	Eurosport
ESP2	Eurosport 2
G2	UKTV G2
GOLD	UKTV Gold
HLMK	Hallmark
ITV	ITV (Network unless otherwise noted)
ITV2	ITV2
ITV3	ITV3
ITV4	ITV4
LIV	UK Living TV
LIV2	UK Living TV 2
MOR4	More 4
NICK	Nickelodeon
PCM1	Paramount Comedy 1
PCM2	Paramount Comedy 2
Rad1	BBC Radio 1
Rad2	BBC Radio 2
Rad3	BBC Radio 3
Rad4	BBC Radio 4
Rad5	BBC Radio 5
RSct	BBC Radio Scotland
RUls	BBC Radio Ulster
RWal	BBC Radio Wales
RTE1	RTE1 (Irish)
RTE2	RTE2 (Irish)
RTR1	RTE Radio 1 (Irish)
S4C	S4C (analogue)
S4CD	S4C Digidol
SCI	Sci-Fi
SKY3	Sky Thrcc
STV	STV, and Border Scotland (ITV in Scotland)
TLKS	Talk Sport (radio)
TV3	TV3 (Irish)
TV5M	TV5 Monde (Europe)
TG4	TG 4 (Irish)
UTV	Ulster Television (ITV in Northern Ireland)
VIR1	Virgin 1
VIRG	Virgin Radio