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Incredibly it's that time of year again. The voting is closed for the 20th running of our annual poll, please look out for the results in due course.
Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic 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.
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 - now updated for 2025 and ranging from stalwarts like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor to, er, Man O Man. 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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Dragons' Den series 22: BBC One, 9 January
A League of Their Own series 19: Sky Max, 9 January
Would I Lie to You? series 18: BBC One, 10 January
Dancing on Ice series 17: ITV, 12 January
Love Island All-Stars: ITV2, 13 January
A League of Their Own: Sky Max, 16 January
Beat the Chasers: ITV, 16 January
Gladiators series 2: BBC One, 18 January
Just a Minute series 94: Radio 4, 20 January
Landscape Artist of the Year series 10: Sky Arts, 22 January
The 1% Club series 4: ITV, 25 January
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?: ITV, 26 January
Great British Menu series 20: BBC Two, 28 January
The Apprentice series 19: BBC One, 30 January
Celebrity Bear Hunt: Netflix, 5 February
Britain's Got Talent series 18: ITV, 22 February
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After the extended second series run of 10 episodes averaged an audience of 3.2 million viewers, the BBC has announced a third series of Picture Slam, which will be filmed and aired later this year, but this time on a reduced run of six episodes.
Tony Slattery, the talented wit and actor, has died aged 65. An alumnus of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Slattery was everywhere for a time in the early 1990s with hosting roles including The Music Game and The Family Channel's version of Trivial Pursuit, before he experienced mental health problems and eventually focussed on stage acting.
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.
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