Wednesdays, 9pm, Dave and UKTV Play I think Taskmaster‘s the only show we’ve bothered to give a show discussion post to seven different series now and here we are again as Rhod Gilbert, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang, James Acaster and Jessica Knappett compete in ridiculous tasks over the next ten weeks. In related news, Alex… Read More: Show Discussion: Taskmaster S7 »
Sundays, 7pm ITV Philip Schofield returns with a new series of visi-quiz 5 Gold Rings and its pretend hi-tech floor. There have been a number of changes since the first series – new set (the last series was filmed in the Netherlands on their set, this one was filmed at Elstree) and new gameplay mechanics… Read More: Show Discussion: 5 Gold Rings S2+ »
Ultimate Beastmaster series 3 has dropped on Netflix, and this one’s especially interesting because there’s a Great Britain team. At time of writing I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet so don’t know what other changes there are (although I’ve read there’s a new tournament format and eight countries being represented this time… Read More: Ultimate Beastmaster S3 »
Thursday, 9pm, ITV2 Three celebs find themselves on island in a human zoo run by highly intelligent monkeys, who set them challenges for money. But one can’t see, one can’t hear and one can’t speak (the three wise monkeys, you see?). From the trailer it looks like a slightly different take on the Release the… Read More: Show Discussion: Evil Monkeys »
Saturdays 9pm, Channel 5 Reboot of the National Lottery BBC quiz (which we quite liked) but now hosted by popular Italian chef and Celebrity Juice regular Gino d’Acampo. And on a very different channel. Also new: it’s played with families and there are physical challenges. We look forward to seeing how that all fits in… Read More: Show Discussion: Gino’s Win Your Wish List »
Fridays, 9pm, Channel 4 And so we come to this, the pointless second series of the botched up revival of The Crystal Maze, and rather brilliantly rather than take on board the criticisms of the various first series’ of the show that saw four million eagerly expectant viewers tune in for, only for 80% of… Read More: Show Discussion: The Crystal Maze Series 2, Part 1 probably »