Poll of the Year 2018

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2018 has been and gone and goodness, that was definitely a year. But it’s time once again for you to analyse the year in formats for us with the annual UKGameshows.com/Bother’s Bar Poll of the Year.

By popular demand we’ve got some new categories. There may be some teething trouble but we’ll see what happens and change for next year accordingly.

We’re also doing away with the weighing the vote rule, it seemed quite clever at the time but in retrospect we’re not sure it made much sense.

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The rules

  • Easy peasy. For each category (except Golden Moments) you get FIVE votes, so you can nominate FIVE shows. Please put each vote on a separate line, it makes it easier for us to count.

For most of the categories, your choices are for new formats made and broadcast in the UK in 2018.

  • You do not have to use all your votes.
  • We welcome short comments with your reasoning for your vote – these may be used in the final write-up. We're more likely to use your comments if they are to the point. The comments will be kept anonymous.
  • If you’re in the industry it would be useful to point that out – we absolutely welcome you and you may indeed vote for shows you’ve worked on – but we reserve the right to disqualify insincere dodgy ballots.

Time is of the essence, the vote closes 23:59 Friday 11th January.

The categories

  • Hall of FAME – For the best new shows and formats of the last year.
  • Hall of SHAME – For the worst new shows and formats of the last year.
  • Golden Five – For any shows for made primarily for the UK market that had a new first-run episode broadcast in 2017.
  • Radio Five - Any radio show with first-run broadcasts on UK radio during 2018.
  • Online Five - Any first-run online shows that can be viewed/podcasted legitimately without VPN in the UK. Subscription services are included. These shows do not necessarily have to be British produced.
  • Favourite moments – For your favourite moments. If there are Youtube videos, that would be handy.

A non-exhaustive list of new formats can be found below - if you think we're missing anything then get in touch. We give shiny floor show and competitive unscripted reality equal weight. You can vote for revivals.

How to vote

The preferred method is via the form at Bother's Bar. However we also accept e-mail ballots, please send them to poll@bothersbar.co.uk with Poll of the Year 2018 in the subject line and they'll get to the same place.

Thanks for your interest and look out for the results soon!


2018

December
Celebrity Game Night Late-night variety challenges
Oh Yes It Is, Oh No It Isn't Radio, variety (pantomimes)
Re-Play with Richard Osman Topical quiz
Whiplashed Stunts and dares (Scotland)
WIQ (R) Radio, quiz, general knowledge
November
Beat the Internet Quiz, pop culture
Dianc Action and adventure, Wales
The Heist Action and Adventure
I'll Get This Dinner-table stunts
Make Me a Dealer Antiques, lifestyle
Match of the Day Can You Kick It? Sport, childrens
The Time it Takes Family game, general knowledge quiz
October
For Facts Sake Panel show
The Great Model Railway Challenge Technological
September
Back to Mine Reality, dating
Chase the Case Quiz, general knowledge
Chwilio am Seren Variety, childrens (Wales)
The Circle Reality
Football Genius Sports quiz
Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz Music, panel game
The Imitation Game Comedy panel game
Y Ras Sports quiz, regional (Wales)
Take the Tower Stunts and dares
August
Call Yourself a Fan Football quiz
Eurovision Young Musicians (R) Classical music
Evil Monkeys Stunts and dares
True Love or True Lies Reality, relationships
July
Oci Oci Oci! Quiz / darts, regional (Wales)
June
Britain's Best Junior Doctors Themed quiz, medical
Pwy 'Di Bos y Gegin?! Cooking, regional (Wales)
May
Britain's Best Home Cook Lifestyle, cookery
Carnage Technological
Hardball Quiz, general knowledge
One Night Only Comedy panel game, radio
The £100K Drop (R) Quiz, general knowledge
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (R) Quiz, general knowledge
April
The Button Family game show
Buy It Now Lifestyle
Censored Comedy panel game, radio
Change Your Tune Variety
The Generation Game (R) Family game show
I Don't Like Mondays Stunt/dare show
Josh Widdicombe Will Make Your Life Better Comedy panel game, radio
Revolution Sport, stunt/dare show
What Is Normal? Comedy panel game, radio
March
Five Star Hotel Reality
The Great Northern Ireland Music Quiz Themed quiz, regional (Northern Ireland)
Ready or Not Family game show
Star Boot Sale Lifestyle
February
Survival of the Fittest Action, adventure, romance
What Would Your Kid Do? Family game
January
And They're Off For Sport Relief Family game
All Together Now Singing
Britain's Brightest Family General knowledge quiz
Extreme Hair Wars Lifestyle
Last Commanders Children's
Prosiect Z Adventure (children, Wales)
Roast Battle Comedy panel game
Spy School Espionage (children)
Village of the Year Lifestyle
The Wave Action and adventure
Wedding Day Winners Stunts and dares
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