FOTB Paul writes:

“The makers of The Big Narstie Show, Steph’s Packed Lunch, and Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable urgently need pairs of contestants (who live together or are part of the same bubble) to take part in a run-through of an exciting new quiz format NEXT WEDNESDAY (24th March) from 2pm until 6pm.

This is a fun and light-hearted show (think Catchphrase, Family Fortunes or Supermarket Sweep). You don’t need amazing general knowledge, just big energy and a willingness to join in.

The run-through won’t be recorded, but it should be an entertaining afternoon. Participants will be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses within London, and paid a small fee for their time, with a further cash prize for the winners.

If you’re interested, or have any questions, then please feel free to drop me a line on paul.brassey@expectationtv.com“

Or at least the ones most relevant:

• The Masked Singer won Best Entertainment, “which judges described as “a smartly produced, joyful, silly, escapist family watch…and just what we all need right now.”” It is unknown which judges thought Billie Piper was one of the contestants.
• The Ranganation won best Comedy Entertainment, which is relevant for Trousers or No Trousers. “Judges praised the “genuinely funny, laugh-out loud event – the perfect showcase for the huge talent of its star.” I wonder if they’ll bother going back to the in-person format of the first series after restrictions as the current method seems to work quite well for them.
• Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back won Formatted Popular Factual, which isn’t really relevant to our tastes but I wanted to big it up because it is good. Also it sounds like Joe Lycett’s Get Your Own Back, which I think we’d all watch.
• Channel of the Year is BBC1 for it’s brave scheduling of Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance, probably.

Look forward to all of these shows – and more! – adding a RTS Award Winner badge to their title sequences and break bumpers in due course.

Haven’t done one of these for a while and I’ve also been meaning to to this for a while, it’s The Krypton Factor on the ZX Spectrum. Difficult to do this remotely with other people because of the physical elements so it’s just me on my own I’m afraid.

On Channel 5! Hands up if you predicted this and don’t work for 12 Yard or Channel 5. I wonder if they’ll be less waffle when four minutes is shaved off for ads.

There’s an argument that if it does the same sorts of numbers it did on BBC2 then it’d be a very smart pick-up for them, but that’s a very big ‘if’.

They should have gone with “Will they stack it, or will they stack it?” as a catchphrase.

Brig Bother, comment on Gordon Ramsay’s Bank Balance

ITV Studios and Nippon TV: “Hold my beer.”