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Impact of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down, and the world of game shows is no exception, so we now have a dedicated page to keep tabs on the shows affected. Do give us a shout if you know of something we've missed.
Poll of the Year 2020 - VOTING OPEN!
It's been a challenging year for all, especially for TV production. And now it's time for you to tell us who did best in the annual Poll of the Year!
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.
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Celebrity Catchphrase new episodes: ITV, 24 December
The Wall Versus Celebrities: BBC1, 24 December
Tipping Point Lucky Stars Seasonal Special: ITV, 24 December
The Great Christmas Bake Off: Channnel 4, 24 December
Would I Lie to You? series 14: BBC1, 24 December
Epic Gameshow Christmas special: ITV, 24 December
Miranda's Games With Showbiz Names: BBC1, 24 December
The Chase Christmas specials: ITV, 25 December
Tenable Christmas Cracker: ITV, 25 December
Blankety Blank Christmas Special: BBC1, 25 December
Britain's Got Talent Christmas Spectacular: ITV, 25 December
In for a Christmas Penny: ITV, 26 December
World's Strongest Man: C5, 26 December
Family Fortunes Celebrity Christmas Special: ITV, 26 December
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Christmas Specials: ITV, 26 December
The Great British Sewing Bee Celebrity Specials: BBC1, 26 December
Richard Osman's House of Games: BBC1, 28 December
Mastermind Plant Cymru: S4C, 29 December
Only Connect specials: BBC2, 29 December
Masterchef: The Professionals A Festive Knockout: BBC1, 29 December
Lingo revival: ITV, 1 January
The Archers Anniversary Quiz: Radio 4, 1 January
Hewlfa Drysor: S4C, 1 January
Taskmaster New Year Treat: Channel 4, 1 January
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2021 series: Channel 4, 2 January
The Voice UK series 10: ITV, 2 January
Y Talwrn 2021: Radio Cymru, 3 January
Beat the Chasers series 2: ITV, 3 January
The Cabins: ITV2, 4 January
Elephant in the Room series 2: Radio 4, 7 January
Pooch Perfect: BBC1, 7 January
Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown: ITV, 9 January
The Great Pottery Throw Down series 4: Channel 4, 9 January
Junior Bake Off series 6: Channel 4, 11 January
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown series 21: Channel 4, 14 January
RuPaul's Drag Race series 2: BBC3, 14 January
Dancing on Ice series 13: ITV, 17 January
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Chris Tarrant is retiring from showbiz after more than 50 years in the limelight. From his early days as a newsreader on ATV Today, he quickly moved to Saturday mornings entertaining children on Tiswas, and spent over 20 years on Capital Radio. Chris hosted a number of game shows including Everybody's Equal and Man O Man; we wrote a two-part profile. His career highlight is the ground breaking Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting Masterchef while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated. Reports of inappropriate sexual comments had been made by people who worked with him between 2005 and 2022. Episodes of Masterchef The Professionals that have already been recorded will transmit as planned.
ITV have announced that Big Brother will be having a third civilian series alongside a second celebrity series. Both series will air in 2025, which is also the year that the show itself will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in the UK.
The BBC has commissioned a third series of The Finish Line after the success of the second series, which had a run of 30 episodes. Series three will also have 30 episodes and will air in 2025. Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene will again return as hosts.
ITV have signed Freddie Flintoff to host a Christmas special of Bullseye. If the special does well, then a full series could be commissioned. The original version ran between 1981 and 1995 with Jim Bowen in charge. A revival hosted by Dave Spikey for game show channel Challenge was made in 2006 but wasn't as popular as the original and only ran for one series.
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