This page lists the most recent game show debuts and other shows almost ready for transmission. More long-term info about new formats can be found on our In the Pipeline section on the home page and in the Weaver's Week updates.
(R) indicates a revival.
2006
September
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| Family Fortunes (R)
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The Best of the Worst
| Comedy panel game
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1 vs 100
| Quiz, general knowledge
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August
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Interior Rivalry
| Lifestyle, business
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Let Me Entertain You
| Variety
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July
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Britain's Top Dog
| Lifestyle
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
| Variety, reality
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Only Fools On Horses
| Sport
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PokerFace
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Sport Relief Gets Sub'd
| Childrens, Sport
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The Ultimate West Wing Challenge
| Quiz, themed (West Wing)
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June
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Nobody's Inn
| Lifestyle
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May
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Beat the Boss
| Childrens
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House of Games
| Puzzle
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Kitchen Showdown
| Lifestyle
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Never Mind the Full Stops
| Panel game
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April
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Bullseye (R)
| Family game show
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Classic Comeback
| Quiz, themed (TV nostalgia)
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Great British Menu
| Lifestyle
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The Mint
| Puzzle
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School's Out
| Comedy panel game
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Showbiz Poker
| Poker
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Sitcom Showdown
| Quiz, themed (sitcoms)
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That'll Test 'Em
| Quiz, themed (the school curriculum)
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Television Top of the Form (R)
| Quiz, academic
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March
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no new shows
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February
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Beauty and the Geek
| Reality
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Just the Two of Us
| Variety
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Perfect Housewife
| Lifestyle
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Petrolheads
| Comedy panel game, stunt/dare show
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January
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Britain's Psychic Challenge
| Reality
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Dancing on Ice
| Variety
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Shipwrecked
| Reality
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Soapstar Superstar
| Variety
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Launch date TBC
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Battle of the Geeks
| Technology, Action/Adventure
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The Big Idea
| Technological
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Codex
| Puzzle
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For The Rest Of Your Life
| Decision Making
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Press Ganged
| Reality
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Show Me What You've Got
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Unanimous
| Reality
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Coming up
- Speculation (Initial for Five) - Les Dennis lets people get rich and do each other over by picking squares on a grid which may help or hinder them. It's Steal for 2006!
- The Race is a motorsports contest featuring D-list celebs (C-list, if we're lucky) under the tutelage of Eddie Irvine and David Coulthard. Denise Van Outen hosts. (Townhouse for Sky One, this autumn)
- Cirque de Celebrité sees E-list celebs (D-list, if we're lucky) learning circus skills and being eliminated by voting and/or serious injury. Ruby Wax hosts. (Sky One, this autumn)
- Jerry Springer is piloting a show called Aladdin's Cave, where a couple goes into a cave of prizes and can pick any three, although if they pick the wrong ones they leave with nothing. Amazing.
- Challenge's stable of original programming expands even further with Showbiz Blackjack and Showbiz Darts coming later in the year. They've already done Showbiz Poker, you might see a theme developing here.
- Business Class: Business reality show created by Peter Jones of Dragons' Den. (ITV1)
- The Inventor: Also created by Peter Jones, essentially Innovation Nation on a larger scale. (Fremantle/Syco/Peter Jones Productions, channel TBA)
- You Bet Your Ass: Irreverent pop-culture quiz based on a Canadian format. (Lone Eagle Entertainment, channel unknown)
- Take It or Leave It, the UK version of a quiz show that's been quite popular in Italy (Endemol for Challenge, "winter" 2006-7)
- 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, later this year)
- Sell Sell Sell: seeking Britain's top salesperson. (ITV daytime)
- Extreme: thecustard.tv says: "game show featuring men aged 45 to 60 competing in dangerous challenges". (ITV1)
- The Swot Team: quiz in which contestants take on child prodigies. (BBC One)
- Pants On Fire: Angus Deayton hosts a panel game based on tall stories. David Mitchell and Alan Carr are team captains. (BBC)
- Celebrity Bowls: Celebrity bowls. With Gail Porter. Apparently. (Channel 4)
- Big Bluffer - famous faces gamble their own money on the outcome of stunts. Hosted by Alex Zane. (Zeppotron(?) for Channel 4)
- The Rich List: make lists, get rich. Now that's what we call a pitch! Contestants can apparently win "an unlimited amount of money". Eamonn Holmes does his level best to destabilise the world economy. (12 Yard for ITV1)
- National Village Show brings yer traditional village fete contests (flower arranging, jam-making, growing enormous leeks, that sort of thing) to proper telly. There's probably a reason why no-one's done this before. (12 Yard for BBC, filming this summer/autumn for broadcast 2007)
- Tough Decisions, a comedy quiz with Patrick McGuinness (Objective for E4)
2005 archive
December
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Millionaire Manor
| Family game show
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Space Cadets
| Action/adventure, reality
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Sudo-Q
| Puzzle
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Vorderman's Big Brain Game
| Puzzle
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November
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Bamboozle
| Stunt/dare show
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The Deadly Knowledge Show
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Fact Hunt
| Quiz, general knowledge
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The Golden Lot
| Quiz, themed (antiques)
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Make Me a Million
| Educational
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Win Your Own Home
| Lifestyle
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October
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A Brush with Fame
| Lifestyle
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The Biggest Loser UK
| Lifestyle, reality
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Commando VIP
| Action/Adventure, reality
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Deal or No Deal
| Family game show
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Mighty Truck of Stuff
| Childrens
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The Name's the Same (R)
| Panel game
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Play it Again
| Game show documentary
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What's My Line? (R)
| Panel game
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September
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Art School
| Lifestyle
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Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon (R)
| Family gameshow
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Britain's Next Top Model
| Reality
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Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver Live!
| Reality, lifestyle
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Hot Tub Ranking
| Reality
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ITV Soap Challenge
| Quiz, themed (ITV soap operas)
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Mechannibals
| Technological
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Name That Tone
| Childrens
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Stars in Fast Cars
| Stunt/dare show
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August
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All Star Cup
| Sports
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Late Night Poker Ace
| Sports
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Quizmania
| Puzzle
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Vegas Virgins
| Reality
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Watching the Detectives
| Quiz, themed (crime & detectives)
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July
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All Star Poker Challenge
| Sports
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Dealing with Dickinson
| Lifestyle, educational
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Harry Potter at the Castle
| Quiz, themed (Harry Potter)
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Keeping Up with the Joneses
| Lifestyle
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Natural Born Dealers
| Lifestyle
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Rock Around the Block
| Lifestyle, variety
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Spelling Bee
| Quiz, themed (spelling)
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Vorderman's Sudoku Live
| Puzzle
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June
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The Big Call
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Cash Cab
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Chef V Britain
| Lifestyle
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
| Comedy panel game
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Fat Families
| Lifestyle
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Ladette to Lady
| Lifestyle, reality
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Mock the Week
| Comedy panel game
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May
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Back in the Day
| Quiz, themed (recent history)
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Celebrity Love Island
| Reality
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Mind Your Manners
| Lifestyle
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Sky Quiz Live
| Puzzle
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April
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Ask the Family (R)
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Celebrity Wrestling
| Sports, reality
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Perseverance
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Playing it Straight
| Reality, dating
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Splash Camp
| Childrens, sports
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March
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Coach Trip
| Lifestyle
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Dance Factory
| Childrens
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Dance Film Academy
| Variety
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The Great Garden Challenge
| Lifestyle
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Strictly Dance Fever
| Variety
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February
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The Apprentice
| Reality
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Desperately Seeking Sheila
| Dating, reality
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Masterchef Goes Large
| Lifestyle
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January
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Come Dine with Me
| Lifestyle
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Dealing Duel
| See: Natural Born Dealers
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Dragons' Den
| Educational
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Geronimo!
| Technological
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Name Your Price
| Lifestyle
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Scream! If You Want to Get Off
| Action/adventure
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29 Minutes of Fame
| Panel game / Quiz, themed (celebrities)
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Vote for Me
| Educational
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2004 archive
December
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The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
| Quiz, themed (recent events)
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Fighting Talk
| Panel game
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I'm an Aussie... Get Me Out of Here!
| Reality
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November
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Can't Sing Singers
| Variety
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Ed Vs Spencer
| Stunt/dare show
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Fool Around...
| Dating, reality
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Hard Spell
| Childrens
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Hard Spell Abbey
| Childrens
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9 Live Quiz TV
| Puzzle
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Play the Game
| Childrens
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The Simpsons Quiz Show
| Quiz, themed (The Simpsons)
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Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting
| Lifestyle
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Too Many Cooks
| Lifestyle
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What the Butler Saw
| Reality
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October
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Beg, Borrow or Steal
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Big Art Challenge
| Lifestyle
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Deck Dates
| Dating
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Fat Chance
| Lifestyle
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The Match
| Sports
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The 1970s Office
| Reality
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September
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Bognor or Bust
| Quiz, themed (current affairs)
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The Farm
| Reality
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The Jules and Lulu Show
| Lifestyle
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Public Opinion
| Panel game
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Scary Sleepover
| Childrens
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The X Factor
| Variety
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August
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The Block
| Lifestyle
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The Great Love Swindle
| Dating, reality
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House of Games
| Family game show
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Junior Mastermind
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Private Stars
| Reality
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Road Raja
| Action/adventure
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July
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The Agents
| Childrens
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Britain's Toughest Family
| Action/adventure
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Headjam
| Quiz, themed (pop culture)
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House Race
| Lifestyle
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Passport to Paradise
| Family game show
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Simply the Best
| Family game show
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Spy
| Action/adventure, reality
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June
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Car Hunt
| Lifestyle
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The Cram
| Quiz, themed (current affairs)
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The Interrogators
| Reality
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May
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Boot Sale Treasure Hunt
| Lifestyle
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Hell's Kitchen
| Lifestyle, reality
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Strictly Come Dancing
| Variety
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April
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Blank Screen
| Puzzle
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Building the Dream
| Lifestyle
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Come and Have a Go If You Think You're Smart Enough
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Home Values
| Lifestyle
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Million Pound Hoax
| Stunt/dare show
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Monster Garage
| Technological
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Superhuman
| Action/adventure
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Trouble in Paradise
| Lifestyle
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Win, Lose or Draw Late
| Panel game
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March
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Bamzooki
| Childrens
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Best of Friends
| Childrens
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Memory Bank
| Puzzle
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The Other Boat Race
| Sports
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Zero to Hero
| Technological
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February
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Back to Reality
| Reality
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The Carrot or the Stick
| Reality
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Crisis Command: Could You Run The Country?
| Puzzle
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Eliminator
| Childrens
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Love on a Saturday Night
| Dating
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The Price of Fish
| Quiz, general knowledge
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There's Something About Miriam
| Dating
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Three's a Crowd
| Dating
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Traitor
| Puzzle
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24 Hour Quiz
| Quiz, general knowledge
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January
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Beat the Nation
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Britain's Hardest
| Action/adventure
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Crazy Drivers
| Quiz, themed (motoring)
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Demolition Day
| Technological
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Didn't They Do Well!
| Quiz, general knowledge
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Inside Clyde
| Childrens
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The Great British Test
| Quiz, themed (various)
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Hercules
| Action/adventure
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Mutant Machines
| Technological
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The Sack Race
| Stunt/dare show
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Shattered
| Reality
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Spook Squad
| Childrens
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Star Portraits
| Lifestyle
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