New Shows
This page lists the most recent game show debuts and other shows almost ready for transmission.
New shows for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 are also available.
(R) indicates a revival.
2008
| August | |
| Maestro | Reality, variety |
| July | |
| Battle of the Brains | Team quiz |
| Diet on the Dancefloor | Reality |
| Eating With the Enemy | Lifestyle |
| Last Choir Standing | Variety |
| Sports Mastermind | Quiz, themed (sports) |
| Step Up to the Plate | Lifestyle |
| Superstars (R) | Sports |
| This Time Tomorrow | Quiz, general knowledge |
| June | |
| Who Dares Sings! | Music, karaoke singing |
| May | |
| Don't Forget the Lyrics | Quiz, themed (songs) |
| Gladiators (R) | Action/adventure |
| House Guest | Reality |
| What the Dickens? | Quiz, themed (arts & culture) |
| April | |
| The Baron | Reality |
| Beat the Star | Stunt/dare show |
| It's Not What You Know | Quiz, general knowledge |
| The Kids Are All Right | Quiz, general knowledge |
| All-Star Mr and Mrs (R) | Dating show |
| March | |
| Breaking Into Tesco | Lifestyle, business |
| Daily Cooks Challenge | Cookery |
| Murder Most Famous | Reality, creative |
| Recipe for Success | Lifestyle, food |
| February | |
| BingoLotto | Bingo, lottery |
| Brainbox Challenge | Intelligence |
| Brain-Jitsu | Intelligence, childrens |
| No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition | Radio, panel game (comedy) |
| January | |
| Celebrity Ding Dong | Comedy panel game |
| Conquer the Castle | Reality, regional (Scotland) |
| Duel | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Funny Business | Comedy, reality |
| The Garden Quiz | Radio, themed quiz (gardening) |
| The One and Only | Variety |
| Picture This | Lifestyle, creative |
| Thank God You're Here | Comedy panel game |
| Launch date TBC | |
| What Are You Like? | Panel game |
Coming up
- Speak Up - Seeking Britain's best young speechmaker. (BBC Manchester for BBC Two, early 2009)
- Natural Born Sellers - Contest to find the nation's best salespeople. Strangely retitled from the original and much better Commission: Impossible. (Silver River for ITV1)
- Kerwhizz - claimed to be the first quiz for children aged 4-6 (oh, I'm sure we could come up with a counterexample or two), this sees CGI characters competing for advantages in a final race. (Cbeebies, later this year)
- 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).
- Click City sends kids on a treasure hunt with mobile phones. (Lion TV, channel unknown)
- Space Pirates: virtual reality adventure game for children. (Lion TV, channel unknown)
- Best in Preschool: Lorraine Kelly and Dominic Wood test pre-schoolers on stuff. (ITV1, tbc)
- Tough Decisions, a comedy quiz with Patrick McGuinness (Objective for E4)
