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</div>Polls and voting are all very well, but how do people vote with their feet? No, not by holding pencils between their toes, but by visiting the various nooks and crannies that make up the conurbation of UKGameshowsopolis.
</div>Polls and voting are all very well, but how do people vote with their feet? No, not by holding pencils between their toes, but by visiting the various nooks and crannies that make up the conurbation of UKGameshowsopolis.
Our backroom boys and girls have been re-programming CECIL to come up with the most popular pages on this site. And, after poring through yards of ticker tape, this is what we've come up with - a list of the top 100 shows based on what you lot are actually reading.
Our backroom boys and girls have been re-programming CECIL to come up with the most popular pages on this site. And, after poring through yards of ticker tape, this is what we've come up with - a list of the top 100 shows based on what you lot are actually reading.
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And a surprisingly good list it is too, taking in all areas of the genre. Over the coming weeks, we'll be highlighting these shows in our main indexes to make them easier to find, as well as sprucing up these articles and providing extra background information, pictures and other gubbins wherever we see fit.
 
== The Top 100 ==
== The Top 100 ==
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The following is an alphabetical list of the Greatest Gameshows, as measured by visits to the UKGameshows website between July 2006 and January 2009. It reflects searches on our website, visits from dedicated search engines, and links from other web pages.
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The Top 100 is an alphabetical list of the Greatest Game Shows, as measured by visits to the UKGameshows website since July 2006, up to the end of 2024. It reflects searches on our website, visits from dedicated search engines, and links from other web pages.  
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|[[The Adventure Game|The Adventure Game]]||Dragons and an aspidistra set taxing puzzles.
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|[[The Adventure Game]]||Dragons and an aspidistra set taxing puzzles.
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|[[Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?|Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?]]||Primary-school children help adults win money
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|[[The Apprentice]]||Blockbuster business contest.
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|[[Ask the Family|Ask the Family]]||Perennial smarty-pants quiz. Dah!
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|[[Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?]]||Primary-school children help adults win money
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|[[Banzai|Banzai]]||Off-the-wall betting show. Bet now!
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|[[Ask the Family]]||Perennial smarty-pants quiz. Dah!
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|[[Bargain Hunt|Bargain Hunt]]||Antiques arbitrage with David Dickinson and Tim Wonnacott.
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|[[Banzai]]||Off-the-wall betting show. Bet now!
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|[[Best of Friends|Best of Friends]]||Treats and challenges for a group of chums.
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|[[Bargain Hunt]]||Antiques arbitrage with David Dickinson and Tim Wonnacott.
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|[[Big Break|Big Break]]||Snooker-based quiz with Jim Davidson.
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|[[Big Break]]||Snooker-based quiz with Jim Davidson.
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|[[Big Brother|Big Brother]]||Isolation reality show.
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|[[Big Brother]]||Early 21st century isolation reality show.
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|[[The Biggest Loser UK|The Biggest Loser UK]]||Competitive dieting.
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|[[Blankety Blank]]||How did Spike Milligan fill in the blank?
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|[[Blankety Blank|Blankety Blank]]||How did Beryl Reid fill in the blank?
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|[[Blind Date]]||Cilla Black goes in search of true love, or not.
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|[[Blind Date|Blind Date]]||Cilla Black goes in search of true love, or not.
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|[[Blockbusters]]||"I'll have a P please, Bob."
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|[[Blockbusters|Blockbusters]]||"I'll have a P please, Bob."
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|[[Brain of Britain]]||Radio's ultimate quiz challenge.
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|[[Brainstorm|Brainstorm]]||Bonkers science quiz with Kenny Everett.
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|[[Britain's Got Talent]]||Simon, Amanda, and The Hoff find the new Jai.
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|[[Bullseye|Bullseye]]||Darts-based quiz with Jim Bowen.
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|[[Britain's Worst Driver]]||An unexpected appearance for the Channel 5 motoring challenge.
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|[[Call My Bluff|Call My Bluff]]||Definitions of words we've never heard of.
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|[[Bullseye]]||Darts-based quiz with Jim Bowen.
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|[[Catchphrase|Catchphrase]]||Roy Walker says what he sees.
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|[[Call My Bluff]]||Definitions of words we've never heard of.
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|[[Celebrity Squares|Celebrity Squares]]||Noughts-and-crosses with celebrities. I agree!
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|[[Catchphrase]]||Roy Walker says what he sees.
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|[[Challenge Anneka|Challenge Anneka]]||Anneka Rice does a lot of work for charity.
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|[[Celebrity Squares]]||Noughts-and-crosses with celebrities saying "I agree!"
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|[[Cluedo|Cluedo]]||Small-screen adaptation of the murderous board game.
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|[[Chain Letters]]||Eminently playalongable change-a-letter game.
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|[[Countdown|Countdown]]||Letters and numbers parlour game with Richard and Carol.
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|[[The Chase]]||Bradley Walsh and a cast of quiz champions.
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|[[Crackerjack|Crackerjack]]||Friday at 4.55pm entertainment for youngsters.
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|[[Coach Trip]]||Surprisingly popular travelogue/vote-off show combo.
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|[[The Crystal Maze|The Crystal Maze]]||Physical and mental challenges with Riff-Raff.
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|[[Come Dine with Me]]||If the cookery doesn't appeal, there's always the commentary.
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|[[Dancing on Ice|Dancing on Ice]]||ITV celebrities dance and fall over with Torvill and Dean.
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|[[Countdown]]||Letters and numbers parlour game with <del>Richard and Carol</del> Anne and Rachel.
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|[[Deal or No Deal|Deal or No Deal]]||Noel Edmonds' big-money guessing game.
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|[[Crackerjack]]||Friday at 4.55pm entertainment for youngsters.
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|[[Dishes|Dishes]]||Late-night cookery show with the neophyte Kate Thornton.
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|[[The Cube]]||Big money physical challenges in a giant box.
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|[[Don't Try This at Home!|Don't Try This at Home!]]||Spectacular stunts and crazy challenges.
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|[[The Crystal Maze]]||Physical and mental challenges with Riff-Raff.
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|[[Double Your Money|Double Your Money]]||1950s general-knowledge quiz with Hughie Green.
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|[[Dancing on Ice]]||ITV celebrities dance and fall over with Torvill and Dean.
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|[[Eggheads|Eggheads]]||Are these people the best general knowledge quizzers in Britain?
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|[[Deal or No Deal]]||Noel Edmonds' big-money guessing game.
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|[[Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]]||Annual song-and-dance spectacular.
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|[[Dragons' Den]]||Small businesses bid for the bigtime.
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|[[Family Fortunes|Family Fortunes]]||People complete to name popular answers to questions.
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|[[Eggheads]]||Are these people the best general knowledge quizzers in Britain?
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|[[Fifteen-to-One|Fifteen-to-One]]||The Rolls-Royce of quiz shows.
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|[[Eurovision Song Contest]]||Annual song-and-dance spectacular.
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|[[50/50|50/50]]||Gunge-filled game for schools.
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|[[Family Fortunes]]||Name a show where people are surveyed...
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|[[Fort Boyard|Fort Boyard]]||Physical and mental challenges off the coast of France.
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|[[Finders Keepers (2)]]||Children's battleships with Richard Stilgoe.
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|[[Fun House|Fun House]]||Pat Sharp has some children round to his house.
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|[[Fifteen-to-One]]||The Rolls-Royce of quiz shows.
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|[[Game for a Laugh|Game for a Laugh]]||Hidden-camera and offbeat stunt pioneer.
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|[[Fort Boyard]]||Physical and mental challenges off the coast of France.
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|[[Gameshow Marathon|Gameshow Marathon]]||Recycling some of the best shows for a modern audience.
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|[[Fun House]]||Pat Sharp has some children round to his house.
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|[[The Generation Game|The Generation Game]]||Bruce Forsyth gives people silly things to do.
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|[[The Generation Game]]||Bruce Forsyth gives people silly things to do.
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|[[Get Your Own Back|Get Your Own Back]]||Children take revenge on a parent or teacher.
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|[[Get Your Own Back]]||Children take revenge on a parent or teacher.
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|[[Give Us a Clue|Give Us a Clue]]||Charades with Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair.
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|[[Give Us a Clue]]||Charades with Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair.
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|[[Gladiators|Gladiators]]||All-action physical challenges with Ulrika and Wolf.
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|[[Gladiators]]||All-action physical challenges with Ulrika and Wolf.
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|[[Going for Gold|Going for Gold]]||Henry Kelly asks questions to puzzled Europeans.
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|[[Going for Gold]]||Henry Kelly asks questions to puzzled Europeans.
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|[[Golden Balls|Golden Balls]]||Big-money bluff and bluster with Jasper Carrot.
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|[[Golden Balls]]||Big-money bluff and bluster with Jasper Carrot.
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|[[The Golden Shot|The Golden Shot]]||Live crossbows in a television studio.
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|[[The Great British Bake Off]]||Bread, biscuits, buns, and plenty of innuendo.  
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|[[The Great Egg Race|The Great Egg Race]]||Contraptions and inventions with Heinz Woolf.
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|[[Great British Menu]]||Up-and-coming pro chefs show off their skills.
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|[[Have I Got News for You|Have I Got News for You]]||Topical quiz with Paul Merton and Ian Hislop.
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|[[The Golden Shot]]||Live crossbows in a television studio.
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|[[I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]||Ant and Dec ask celebs to eat witchety grubs.
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|[[Have I Got News for You]]||Topical quiz with Paul Merton, Ian Hislop, and a guest presenter.
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|[[Ice Warriors|Ice Warriors]]||Speed-skating challenges; the biggest flop of all time?
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|[[I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]||Ant and Dec ask celebs to eat witchety grubs.
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|[[In It to Win It|In It to Win It]]||Dale Winton is in the right place at the right time.
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|[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]||A panel is given silly things to do.
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|[[Incredible Games|Incredible Games]]||A lift, some laundry baskets, a Dark Knight.
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|[[In It to Win It]]||Dale Winton rewards those in the right place at the right time.  
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|[[Interceptor|Interceptor]]||Man in black fires remote control at yuppies with cash on their backs.
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|[[Interceptor]]||Man in black fires remote control at yuppies with cash on their backs.
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|[[It's a Knockout|It's a Knockout]]||Stuart Hall laughs as the Belgians fall over.
|[[It's a Knockout|It's a Knockout]]||Stuart Hall laughs as the Belgians fall over.
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|[[Jungle Run|Jungle Run]]||Children's challenges set in a jungle.
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|[[Jeopardy!]]||The classic US answer-with-a-question format, occasionally tried out over here.
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|[[Knightmare|Knightmare]]||Fantasy quest for young adventurers.
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|[[Jungle Run]]||Children's challenges set in a jungle.
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|[[The Krypton Factor|The Krypton Factor]]||Seminal test to find the United Kingdom Superperson.
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|[[Just a Minute]]||Durable motormouth panel game.
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|[[Love at First Sight|Love at First Sight]]||Surprisingly popular satellite dating show.
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|[[Knightmare]]||Fantasy quest for young adventurers.
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|[[Masterchef Goes Large|Masterchef Goes Large]]||Competitive cookery programme.
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|[[The Krypton Factor]]||Seminal test to find the United Kingdom Superperson.
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|[[Mastermind|Mastermind]]||Two minutes in the black chair on a specialist subject.
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|[[Love at First Sight]]||Surprisingly popular satellite dating show.
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|[[The Mole|The Mole]]||Who is sabotaging the team's progress?
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|[[Man O Man]]||The dating show Chris Tarrant might rather we forgot.
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|[[Mr and Mrs|Mr and Mrs]]||How well do you know your wife?
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|[[Masterchef Goes Large]]||Revival of the competitive cookery programme.
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|[[Naked Jungle|Naked Jungle]]||Keith Chegwin and naturists play some games.
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|[[Mastermind]]||Two minutes in the black chair on a specialist subject.
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|[[Name That Tune|Name That Tune]]||Tom O'Connor invites people to name popular tunes.
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|[[The Million Pound Drop Live]]||Money makes the drops go down...
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|[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks|Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]||Pop music comedy quiz.
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|[[Mr and Mrs]]||How well do you know your wife?
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|[[New Faces|New Faces]]||Talent show with added sideburns.
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|[[Naked Jungle]]||Keith Chegwin and naturists play some games.
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|[[Noel's House Party|Noel's House Party]]||Saturday night entertainment from Noel Edmonds.
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|[[Name That Tune]]||Tom O'Connor invites people to name popular tunes.
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|[[1 vs 100|1 vs 100]]||Can one person know more than a hundred-strong mob?
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|[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]||Pop music comedy quiz.
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|[[Play Your Cards Right|Play Your Cards Right]]||Is the next card higher or lower, asks Brucie.
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|[[Noel's House Party]]||Saturday night shenanigans with Mr Blobby.
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|[[PokerFace|PokerFace]]||Million-pound bluffing game with Ant and Dec.
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|[[1 vs 100]]||Can one person know more than a hundred-strong mob?
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|[[The Price is Right|The Price is Right]]||Know the price of consumer durables.
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|[[Opportunity Knocks]]||Long-running talent-spotting show
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|[[A Question of Sport|A Question of Sport]]||Sportspeople answer questions about their sport.
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|[[Play Your Cards Right]]||Is the next card higher or lower, asks Brucie.
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|[[Raven|Raven]]||Outdoor tests for young warriors.
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|[[Pointless]]||The "Family Fortunes in reverse" game.  
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|[[Ready Steady Cook|Ready Steady Cook]]||Make a meal in 20 minutes, with Ainsley Harriott.
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|[[PokerFace]]||Million-pound bluffing game with Ant and Dec.
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|[[Robot Wars|Robot Wars]]||Remote-controlled battle tanks beat each other up.
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|[[Popmaster]]||Ken Bruce's long-running music knowledge test, now on TV too!
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|[[Runaround|Runaround]]||Mike Reid gets kids to choose correct answers and shout a lot.
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|[[The Price is Right]]||Know the price of consumer durables.
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|[[Sale of the Century|Sale of the Century]]||Nicholas Parsons flogs the entire country for a tenner.
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|[[A Question of Sport]]||Sportspeople answer questions about their sport.
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|[[Saturday Night Takeaway|Saturday Night Takeaway]]||Win a commercial break with Ant and Dec.
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|[[Raven]]||Outdoor tests for young warriors.
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|[[Scrapheap Challenge|Scrapheap Challenge]]||Construction challenges with Kryten.
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|[[Ready Steady Cook]]||Make a meal in 20 minutes.
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|[[See it, Saw it|See it, Saw it]]||Observation quiz for the very young.
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|[[Robot Wars]]||Remote-controlled battle tanks beat each other up.
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|[[Shooting Stars|Shooting Stars]]||Vic and Bob's bonkers quiz. Eranu indeed!
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|[[Runaround]]||Mike Reid gets kids to choose correct answers and shout a lot.
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|[[Stars in Their Eyes|Stars in Their Eyes]]||"Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be..."
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|[[Sale of the Century]]||Nicholas Parsons flogs the entire country for twelve quid.
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|[[Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly Come Dancing]]||Celebrities strut their funky stuff.
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|[[Saturday Night Takeaway]]||Win a commercial break with Ant and Dec.
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|[[Strike it Lucky|Strike it Lucky]]||Touchscreen guesswork with Barrymore.
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|[[Scrapheap Challenge]]||Construction challenges with Kryten.
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|[[Supermarket Sweep|Supermarket Sweep]]||Dale Winton goes wild in the aisles.
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|[[Shooting Stars]]||Vic and Bob's bonkers quiz. Eranu indeed!
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|[[Survivor|Survivor]]||Island challenge for ITV where Mark Austin's career washed up.
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|[[A Song for Europe]]||Sing a song, win a trip to Hilversum.
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|[[Take It or Leave It (2)|Take It or Leave It (2)]]||Richard Arnold refuses to let anyone go back.
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|[[Stars in Their Eyes]]||"Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be..."
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|[[Take Your Pick|Take Your Pick]]||Will they take the money or open the box?
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|[[Strictly Come Dancing]]||Celebrities strut their funky stuff.
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|[[Takeshi's Castle|Takeshi's Castle]]||Japanese people do crazy stunts, and Craig Charles laughs.
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|[[Strike it Lucky]]||Touchscreen guesswork with Barrymore.
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|[[They Think it's All Over|They Think it's All Over]]||Sports-based comedy quiz with Nick Hancock.
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|[[Supermarket Sweep]]||Dale Winton goes wild in the aisles.
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|[[3-2-1|3-2-1]]||Dusty Bin presides over entertainers and incomprehensible riddles.
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|[[Take Your Pick]]||Will they take the money or open the box?
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|[[Through the Keyhole|Through the Keyhole]]||"Who would live in a house like this?"
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|[[3-2-1]]||Dusty Bin presides over entertainers and incomprehensible riddles.
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|[[Topless Darts|Topless Darts]]||Darts played without the number 20, we think.
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|[[Through the Keyhole]]||"Who would live in a house like this?"
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|[[Treasure Hunt (2)|Treasure Hunt (2)]]||Anneka Rice terrorises the countryside.
|[[Treasure Hunt (2)|Treasure Hunt (2)]]||Anneka Rice terrorises the countryside.
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|[[University Challenge|University Challenge]]||Bamber and Jeremy ask some starters for ten.
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|[[University Challenge]]||Bamber and Jeremy ask some starters for ten.
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|[[The Weakest Link|The Weakest Link]]||Anne Robinson is mean to her victims.
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|[[Weakest Link]]||Anne Robinson is mean to her victims.
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|[[What's My Line?]]||Easy-going occupation guessing game.
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|[[Wheel of Fortune (2)|Wheel of Fortune (2)]]||Spin the wheel, guess some letters, win a watch.
|[[Wheel of Fortune (2)|Wheel of Fortune (2)]]||Spin the wheel, guess some letters, win a watch.
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|[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire?|Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]||Chris Tarrant gives away oodles of cash.
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|[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire?]]||Chris Tarrant gives away oodles of cash.
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|[[Whose Line is it Anyway?|Whose Line is it Anyway?]]||Improvised comedy show with Clive Anderson. 100 points to everyone there.
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|[[Whose Line is it Anyway?]]||Improvised comedy show with Clive Anderson. 100 points to everyone there.
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|[[Win Beadle's Money|Win Beadle's Money]]||Jeremy Beadle puts his show fee up for grabs.
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|[[Wipeout]]||Addictive 'complete the category' game with Paul Daniels.
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|[[Wipeout|Wipeout]]||Addictive 'complete the category' game with Paul Daniels.
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|[[The X Factor]]||Shouting, crying and throwing of water. With some singing involved.
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|[[The X Factor|The X Factor]]||Shouting, crying and throwing of water. With some singing involved.
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|[[You Bet!]]||Challenges and stunts show, with Matthew Kelly in a sumo thong.
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|[[You Bet!|You Bet!]]||Challenges and stunts show, with Matthew Kelly in a sumo thong.
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== 2009's Leaders ==
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== Top People ==
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|[[Kirsty Duffy|Kirsty Duffy]]||We remember her from [[Cruel Summer|Cruel Summer]]. Or was it winter?
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|[[Kit Hesketh-Harvey|Kit Hesketh-Harvey]]||The Widow remains unlisted.
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|[[For the Rest of Your Life|For the Rest of Your Life]]||A previous step on Nicky Campbell's path to world domination.
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|[[Jayne Middlemiss|Jayne Middlemiss]]||Winner of [[Masterchef Goes Large|Celebrity Masterchef]]
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|[[Total Wipeout|Total Wipeout]]||Second run at the Big Balls.
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|[[Only Connect (2)|Only Connect (2)]]||Returned with even more fiendish questions.
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|[[Lee Mack|Lee Mack]]||Appeared on many panel games.
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|[[Anton Du Beke|Anton Du Beke]]||The new host of [[Hole in the Wall|Hole in the Wall]].
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|[[The Cube|The Cube]]||People do simple tasks in a perspex box.
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|[[Malandra Burrows|Malandra Burrows]]||Kathy Bates from ''Emmerdale''.
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|[[Win Beadle's Money|Win Beadle's Money]]||The late [[Jeremy Beadle|Jeremy]] staked his appearance fee.
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|[[James McCourt|James McCourt]]||Bring on the balls!
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|[[Captain Zep||Space Detective|Captain Zep||Space Detective]], Eighties sci-fi detective show.
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|[[Strip Masterbrain|Strip Masterbrain]]||A quiz for people who remove paint, we think.
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|[[Dragons' Den|Dragons' Den]]||A new series went out over the summer.
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|[[Hole in the Wall|Hole in the Wall]]||Still really popular.
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|[[Mark Franks|Mark Franks]]||De-clutter your life.
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|[[Pointless|Pointless]]||Alexander Armstrong has the answers no-one knows.
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|[[Mark Rumble|Mark Rumble]]||Television gambling for all.
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|[[De Tha Seo?|De Tha Seo?]]||[[Win, Lose or Draw|Win, Lose or Draw]] in Gaelic.
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|[[Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly Come Dancing]]||Back for a Brucie bonus.
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|[[Accumulate!|Accumulate!]]||The best thing to come out of Reading in ages.
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|[[Eliminator|Eliminator]]||Nasty man chases children for prizes.
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|[[Topranko!|Topranko!]]||Anthony Wilson has the answers few people know.
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|[[Victoria Coren|Victoria Coren]]||Host of television's toughest quiz.
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*[[Jeremy Beadle]]
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*[[Julia Bradbury]]
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*[[Keith Chegwin]]
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*[[Leslie Crowther]]
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*[[Les Dawson]]
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*[[Les Dennis]]
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*[[Noel Edmonds]]
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*[[Caroline Flack]]
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*[[Bruce Forsyth]]
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*[[Daphne Fowler]]
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*[[Bamber Gascoigne]]
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*[[Stuart Hall]]
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*[[Eamonn Holmes]]
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*[[Bob Holness]]
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*[[Christopher Hughes]]
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*[[Vernon Kay]]
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*[[Davina McCall]]
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*[[Bob Monkhouse]]
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*[[Stephen Mulhern]]
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*[[Richard Osman]]
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*[[Nicholas Parsons]]
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*[[Phillip Schofield]]
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*[[Chris Tarrant]]
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*[[Carol Vorderman]]
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*[[Roy Walker]]
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*[[Bradley Walsh]]
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*[[Claudia Winkleman]]
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*[[Dale Winton]]
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*[[Terry Wogan]]
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*[[Diane Youdale]]
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|[[Beat the Star|Beat the Star]]||Hammering nails into a plank of wood
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|[[Britain's Got Talent|Britain's Got Talent]]||Simon Cowell's televised variety show
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|[[Coach Trip|Coach Trip]]||The round-Europe tour came back once more
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|[[Punchlines|Punchlines]]||Remember what you heard... and where you heard it!
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|[[Lucky Ladders|Lucky Ladders]]||Connect a word to another word
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|[[Naked Jungle|Naked Jungle]]||Remarkably popular for a one-off show
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|[[E4 School of Performing Arts|E4 School of Performing Arts]]||Has one of them become famous and not told us? How rude!
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|[[Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting|Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting]]||It's like Bargain Hunt, only in foreign parts
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|[[Ask the Family|Ask the Family]]||...as Eric will now show us
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|[[Mission: Paintball|Mission: Paintball]]||You're emulsified? No, [[X-Fire|wrong show]]
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|[[Divided|Divided]]||Andrew Castle splits into three unequal parts
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|[[Hannah-Oke|Hannah-Oke]]||Put your hawk in the sky, move side to side
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|[[Lennie Bennett|Lennie Bennett]]||The much-missed funnyman
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|[[Stephen Mulhern|Stephen Mulhern]]||CITV's go-to presenter
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|[[Kirsty Duffy|Kirsty Duffy]]||The new face on ''The Wright Stuff''
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|[[Melanie Sykes|Melanie Sykes]]||A stunner in black
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|[[Katie Boyle|Katie Boyle]]||The voice of Eurovision
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|[[Jayne Middlemiss|Jayne Middlemiss]]||The link between [[Celebrity Love Island|Celebrity Love Island]] and [[Masterchef Goes Large|Celebrity Masterchef]]
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|[[Caroline Flack|Caroline Flack]]||Co-host of ''TMi'' and [[Gladiators|Gladiators]]
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|[[Joel Ross|Joel Ross]]||But no listing for [[Jason King|JK]]
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|[[Jenny Powell|Jenny Powell]]||Still best-known for turning letters on [[Wheel of Fortune|Wheel of Fortune]]
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|[[Annabel Giles|Annabel Giles]]||Telly star turned author
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|[[Simon Cowell|Simon Cowell]]||Proud owner of some kitchen utensils
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|[[Kirsten O'Brien|Kirsten O'Brien]]||Bared all on BBC3
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|[[Kelly Brook|Kelly Brook]]||Former host of ''The Big Break Fast'', it says here
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|[[Steve Race|Steve Race]]||The late host of [[My Music|My Music]]
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|[[Kat Shoob|Kat Shoob]]||New host of the chart show on commercial radio
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|[[Total Wipeout|Total Wipeout]]||Bring on the balls!
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|[[Kerwhizz|Kerwhizz]]||Challenging fun for the under-fives
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|[[Battle of the Brains|Battle of the Brains]]||Nicky Campbell's latest step to world domination
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|[[Genius|Genius]]||Daft invention show
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|[[Jade Goody|Jade Goody]]||Doyenne of the tabloid press
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|[[Dave Lamb|Dave Lamb]]||Voiceover man for some cookery show
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|[[Last Man Standing|Last Man Standing]]||Contest for seriously hard men
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|[[The Ultimate Playboy|The Ultimate Playboy]]||Seeking the last copy of a magazine
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|[[Stake Out (2)|Stake Out]]||CBBC's rather good hidden camera show
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|[[Spin Star|Spin Star]]||Fruit machine silliness
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|[[Nigel Clarke|Nigel Clarke]]||Clutter nutter
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|[[Jennie Bond|Jennie Bond]]||Correspondent on royals and jungles
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|[[Hole in the Wall|Hole in the Wall]]||It's a wall. It's got a hole in it.
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|[[Are You an Egghead?|Are You an Egghead?]]||Spin-off for Daphne and her friends
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|[[Tim Wonnacott|Tim Wonnacott]]||Antiques expert
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|[[Perfect Recall|Perfect Recall]]||Terry Wogan's memory quiz
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|[[Come Dine with Me|Come Dine with Me]]||Competitive dinner parties
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|[[Basil's Game Show|Basil's Game Show]]||Goes "boom" a lot.
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|[[Simon Greenall|Simon Greenall]]||Man of a thousand voices
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|[[Eleri Sion|Eleri Sion]]||Welsh broadcasting sweetheart
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Current revision as of 10:14, 1 January 2025

Mastermind
Polls and voting are all very well, but how do people vote with their feet? No, not by holding pencils between their toes, but by visiting the various nooks and crannies that make up the conurbation of UKGameshowsopolis.

Our backroom boys and girls have been re-programming CECIL to come up with the most popular pages on this site. And, after poring through yards of ticker tape, this is what we've come up with - a list of the top 100 shows based on what you lot are actually reading.

The Top 100

The Top 100 is an alphabetical list of the Greatest Game Shows, as measured by visits to the UKGameshows website since July 2006, up to the end of 2024. It reflects searches on our website, visits from dedicated search engines, and links from other web pages.

The Adventure GameDragons and an aspidistra set taxing puzzles.
The ApprenticeBlockbuster business contest.
Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?Primary-school children help adults win money
Ask the FamilyPerennial smarty-pants quiz. Dah!
BanzaiOff-the-wall betting show. Bet now!
Bargain HuntAntiques arbitrage with David Dickinson and Tim Wonnacott.
Big BreakSnooker-based quiz with Jim Davidson.
Big BrotherEarly 21st century isolation reality show.
Blankety BlankHow did Spike Milligan fill in the blank?
Blind DateCilla Black goes in search of true love, or not.
Blockbusters"I'll have a P please, Bob."
Brain of BritainRadio's ultimate quiz challenge.
Britain's Got TalentSimon, Amanda, and The Hoff find the new Jai.
Britain's Worst DriverAn unexpected appearance for the Channel 5 motoring challenge.
BullseyeDarts-based quiz with Jim Bowen.
Call My BluffDefinitions of words we've never heard of.
CatchphraseRoy Walker says what he sees.
Celebrity SquaresNoughts-and-crosses with celebrities saying "I agree!"
Chain LettersEminently playalongable change-a-letter game.
The ChaseBradley Walsh and a cast of quiz champions.
Coach TripSurprisingly popular travelogue/vote-off show combo.
Come Dine with MeIf the cookery doesn't appeal, there's always the commentary.
CountdownLetters and numbers parlour game with Richard and Carol Anne and Rachel.
CrackerjackFriday at 4.55pm entertainment for youngsters.
The CubeBig money physical challenges in a giant box.
The Crystal MazePhysical and mental challenges with Riff-Raff.
Dancing on IceITV celebrities dance and fall over with Torvill and Dean.
Deal or No DealNoel Edmonds' big-money guessing game.
Dragons' DenSmall businesses bid for the bigtime.
EggheadsAre these people the best general knowledge quizzers in Britain?
Eurovision Song ContestAnnual song-and-dance spectacular.
Family FortunesName a show where people are surveyed...
Finders Keepers (2)Children's battleships with Richard Stilgoe.
Fifteen-to-OneThe Rolls-Royce of quiz shows.
Fort BoyardPhysical and mental challenges off the coast of France.
Fun HousePat Sharp has some children round to his house.
The Generation GameBruce Forsyth gives people silly things to do.
Get Your Own BackChildren take revenge on a parent or teacher.
Give Us a ClueCharades with Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair.
GladiatorsAll-action physical challenges with Ulrika and Wolf.
Going for GoldHenry Kelly asks questions to puzzled Europeans.
Golden BallsBig-money bluff and bluster with Jasper Carrot.
The Great British Bake OffBread, biscuits, buns, and plenty of innuendo.
Great British MenuUp-and-coming pro chefs show off their skills.
The Golden ShotLive crossbows in a television studio.
Have I Got News for YouTopical quiz with Paul Merton, Ian Hislop, and a guest presenter.
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!Ant and Dec ask celebs to eat witchety grubs.
I'm Sorry I Haven't a ClueA panel is given silly things to do.
In It to Win ItDale Winton rewards those in the right place at the right time.
InterceptorMan in black fires remote control at yuppies with cash on their backs.
It's a KnockoutStuart Hall laughs as the Belgians fall over.
Jeopardy!The classic US answer-with-a-question format, occasionally tried out over here.
Jungle RunChildren's challenges set in a jungle.
Just a MinuteDurable motormouth panel game.
KnightmareFantasy quest for young adventurers.
The Krypton FactorSeminal test to find the United Kingdom Superperson.
Love at First SightSurprisingly popular satellite dating show.
Man O ManThe dating show Chris Tarrant might rather we forgot.
Masterchef Goes LargeRevival of the competitive cookery programme.
MastermindTwo minutes in the black chair on a specialist subject.
The Million Pound Drop LiveMoney makes the drops go down...
Mr and MrsHow well do you know your wife?
Naked JungleKeith Chegwin and naturists play some games.
Name That TuneTom O'Connor invites people to name popular tunes.
Never Mind the BuzzcocksPop music comedy quiz.
Noel's House PartySaturday night shenanigans with Mr Blobby.
1 vs 100Can one person know more than a hundred-strong mob?
Opportunity KnocksLong-running talent-spotting show
Play Your Cards RightIs the next card higher or lower, asks Brucie.
PointlessThe "Family Fortunes in reverse" game.
PokerFaceMillion-pound bluffing game with Ant and Dec.
PopmasterKen Bruce's long-running music knowledge test, now on TV too!
The Price is RightKnow the price of consumer durables.
A Question of SportSportspeople answer questions about their sport.
RavenOutdoor tests for young warriors.
Ready Steady CookMake a meal in 20 minutes.
Robot WarsRemote-controlled battle tanks beat each other up.
RunaroundMike Reid gets kids to choose correct answers and shout a lot.
Sale of the CenturyNicholas Parsons flogs the entire country for twelve quid.
Saturday Night TakeawayWin a commercial break with Ant and Dec.
Scrapheap ChallengeConstruction challenges with Kryten.
Shooting StarsVic and Bob's bonkers quiz. Eranu indeed!
A Song for EuropeSing a song, win a trip to Hilversum.
Stars in Their Eyes"Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be..."
Strictly Come DancingCelebrities strut their funky stuff.
Strike it LuckyTouchscreen guesswork with Barrymore.
Supermarket SweepDale Winton goes wild in the aisles.
Take Your PickWill they take the money or open the box?
3-2-1Dusty Bin presides over entertainers and incomprehensible riddles.
Through the Keyhole"Who would live in a house like this?"
Treasure Hunt (2)Anneka Rice terrorises the countryside.
University ChallengeBamber and Jeremy ask some starters for ten.
Weakest LinkAnne Robinson is mean to her victims.
What's My Line?Easy-going occupation guessing game.
Wheel of Fortune (2)Spin the wheel, guess some letters, win a watch.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?Chris Tarrant gives away oodles of cash.
Whose Line is it Anyway?Improvised comedy show with Clive Anderson. 100 points to everyone there.
WipeoutAddictive 'complete the category' game with Paul Daniels.
The X FactorShouting, crying and throwing of water. With some singing involved.
You Bet!Challenges and stunts show, with Matthew Kelly in a sumo thong.

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