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It's time to vote in our annual Poll. What did you watch and enjoy last year? What didn't you enjoy quite so much? Let us know! But be quick: You've got until 23:59 Monday 9th January to get your votes in.
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.
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 2022 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.
In the pipeline
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Christmas special: Sky Showcase, 15 December
Weakest Link: BBC1, 17 December
That's My Jam: BBC1, 17 December
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars Christmas special: ITV, 17 December
The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge Christmas special: Channel 4, 18 December
Britain's Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician: ITV, 18 December
Christmas University Challenge: BBC2, 19 December
World's Strongest Man Super Series 2022: Channel 5, 20 December
Portrait Artist of the Year celebrity edition: Sky Arts, 21 December
The Great British Sewing Bee celebrity edition: BBC1, 22 December
Masterchef Goes Large celebrity editions: BBC1, 23 and 30 December
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas special: Channel 4, 23 December
In for a Penny Christmas special: ITV, 24 December
Celebrity Catchphrase series 8: ITV, 24 December
Lego Masters Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
Blankety Blank Christmas special: BBC1, 24 December
Britain Get Singing: ITV, 24 December
The Great British Bake Off Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
Guessable Christmas special: Comedy Central, 24 December
I Literally Just Told You Christmas special: Channel 4, 24 December
Epic Gameshow Christmas special: ITV, 25 December
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special: BBC1, 25 December
The Wheel Christmas special: BBC1, 25 December
Y Talwrn 2023: Radio Cymru, 25 December
The Great Pottery Throw Down Christmas special: Channel 4, 25 December
Limitless Win Christmas special: ITV, 25 December
Steve Wright's Quiz of the Year: Radio 2, 26 December
Just a Minute series 90: Radio 4, 26 December
The Greatest Snowman 2022: Channel 4, 26 December
Am Dro! Selebs: S4C, 26 December
The Voice Kids 2022: ITV, 26 December
Pen/Campwyr: S4C, 26 December
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2022: Channel 4, 26 December
World's Strongest Man 2022: Channel 5, 27 December
Breaking the News 2022: BBC Scotland, 29 December
The News Quiz series 110: Radio 4, 30 December
Would I Lie to You? series 16: BBC1, 30 December
The Chase The Bloopers: ITV, 31 December
The Masked Singer series 4: ITV, 1 January 2023
The Great British Bake Off New Year's special: Channel 4, 1 January
Taskmaster New Year's special: Channel 4, 1 January
Lingo series 3: ITV, 2 January
Young Masterchef: BBC1, 2 January
Take a Hike series 2: BBC2, 3 January
Dragons' Den series 20: BBC1, 5 January
The Apprentice series 17: BBC1, 5 January
The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected series 13: BBC Radio Scotland, 6 January
Limitless Win series 2: ITV, 7 January
Next Level Chef: ITV, 11 January
Odd Couples: Channel 4, 13 January
Junior Bake Off: Channel 4, 16 January
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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.
After the success of the second series' extended 16-episode run of Popmaster TV, Channel 4 have commissioned a third and fourth series of the show. Contestant applications are now open. Update 3 October: The two series are nine episodes long, with two Christmas specials also commissioned.
Next year's series of Britain's Got Talent will begin airing in February rather than its usual April start. The auditions will air on Saturdays as usual but the semi-finals will now air weekly on Saturdays rather than being stripped across a week. This is to fill a huge hole Saturday Night Takeaway has left in the Saturday night winter schedules.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a UK version of LOL: Last One Laughing with Jimmy Carr as host. The show puts comedians in a locked room and eliminates them if they make each other laugh. More than 20 versions of the show have been made, including an Irish version hosted by Graham Norton. The UK version is planned for release in 2025.
After the BBC's recent ratings success with Gladiators, ITV have announced a short two episode run of You Bet! with Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby as hosts. The revival will be produced by Rollercoaster Television and will air in the autumn.
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