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
| September | |
| Art Race | Reality, creative |
| The Big Food Fight | Comedy panel game, food |
| Clever v Stupid | Stunt/dare show |
| Dating in the Dark | Dating |
| Design for Life | Reality, creative |
| Restaurant in Our Living Room | Lifestyle |
| School of Silence | Childrens |
| Swots | Radio, regional (Scotland), panel game |
| August | |
| Brain Box | Interactive |
| The Cube | Stunt/dare show |
| House Gift | Lifestyle |
| I Guess That's Why They Call It the News | Radio, comedy panel game (news) |
| Pointless | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Virgin Cooks | Lifestyle |
| Wait for It..! | Childrens |
| 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 |
| Undercover Dads | Childrens |
| Wildest Dreams | Reality |
| You Have Been Watching | Comedy panel game (television) |
| Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum | Reality |
| June | |
| The Chase | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Totally Saturday | Stunt/dare show |
| May | |
| Big Brother's Big Quiz | Quiz, themed (Big Brother) |
| Divided | Quiz, general knowledge |
| Gutted | Lifestyle |
| Hannah-Oke | Childrens |
| April | |
| The Biggest Loser UK (R) | Lifestyle, reality |
| I'm Spartacus | Radio, comedy panel game (film) |
| The Speaker | Competitive oratory |
| Tonight's the Night | Variety |
| Winging It | Improvisation |
| March | |
| Accumulate! | Quiz, general knowledge |
| 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 | |
| Sell Me the Answer | Quiz, general knowledge |
Coming up
- Instant Restaurant - two households compete to make the most money by serving up a three-course meal in their own home. Nadia Sawalha hosts. (RDF West for BBC daytime)
- Escape in Time - twelve locks, sixty keys, four contestants, one tiger. Can they... Escape in Time? Just kidding! Actually this is a spin-off from the Victorian Farm documentary series in which two families compete at various country skills, something like Meet the Challenge goes agrestic. (Lion TV for BBC daytime)
- Your Hobby or Mine? - people try out, then rate, each other's hobbies. If we're playing "what does that remind you of", our call would be the hobby-swap aspect of Don't Call Me Stupid combined with the scoring of Come Dine with Me. (Sky 1, early 2010)
- Heads or Tails - Justin Lee Collins starts his exclusive term at Five with a chance-based show. (Eyeworks UK for Five)
- Take Me Out - ITV's latest attempt at a dating format. To be hosted by Paddy McGuinness. (TalkbackThames for ITV1, 2010)
- Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch - Competitive birdwatching. Oh yes. Two teams are given a list of bird species to capture on camera. It's Springwatch Trackers for grown-ups! Or something like that, anyway. (Sky One, early 2010)
- The Bubble (Hat Trick for BBC Two) Celebs are cut off from the outside world for four days, then asked to determine which news stories from that period are true and which are made up. Piloted with David Mitchell as host, commission not yet confirmed.
- 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. Davina McCall hosts.
- 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. Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston host.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dancing on Wheels (formerly Wheelchair Dancers) (Fever Media for BBC Three) - celeb/amateur couples compete in a kind of Strictly Dance Fever with wheelchairs.
- 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)
