New Shows
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
| March | |
| Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Design for Life | Reality, creative |
| Genius (TV) | Creative |
| Percy Edwards Showdown | Radio, panel game (wildlife) |
| A Question of Genius | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Taste the Nation | Inter-county cookery show |
| February | |
| The Colour of Money | Decision making |
| Let's Dance for Comic Relief | Variety, reality |
| 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 |
Coming up
- Sell Me the Answer (Sky 1) - quiz show along the lines of The Vault in which contestants can buy answers from the studio audience. Hosted by Gethin Jones.
- Divided (one of the Endemol companies for ITV1) - three strangers have to agree on the answers to questions, and then on who gets which share of the prize money. 30 episodes have been commissioned for the Golden Balls slot.
- 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.
- Tonight's the Night (BBC, 2009) - Members of the public get to live out their performance fantasies live on national television. With John Barrowman. May or may not have a game show element.
- The QI Test - daytime quiz spin-off from QI. (TalkbackThames for BBC)
- Chefs and the City - amateur and professional chefs compete. (Hamma and Glamma for UKTV Food)
- Time of Your Life - game show featuring people facing major life events, hosted by the ever-available Michael McIntyre. (Open Mike for BBC One)
- The Speaker (formerly Speak Up) - Seeking Britain's best young speechmaker. Jo Brand, Jeremy Stockwell and John Amaechi judge. (BBC Manchester for BBC Two, April 2009)
- 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).
