Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd, 10pm, Friday 23rd 11pm, Channel 4 I don’t expect this will generate much discussion, being at heart a comedy quiz show more than anything, but I’ve got to fill the week up before Christmas with something. Anyway there is quite a fun twist in that each of the three panellists… Read More: Show Discussion: Alan Carr’s 12 Stars of Christmas »
Mondays, 9pm, BBC4 This almost slipped past but thankfully we remembered just in time, food critic and wargame fanatic Gregg Wallace (yes, really) oversees this three episode reboot of Time Commanders. This time two teams will take on the computer war simulation (Total War, if you were wondering) before taking on each other in the… Read More: Show Discussion: Time Commanders »
Weekdays, 4pm, Channel 4 We are totally stoked for this, something I reckon they should have done *years* ago, for the next two weeks to bring eleven years of Deal or No Deal to a close the Banker is taking his boxes on tour. But not just to places like, I don’t know, Acton or… Read More: Deal Or No Deal On Tour »
BBC4, 9pm I’m sorry I’m completely out of the loop right now, there’s a documentary on quizzing tonight (which I thought was on Thursday for some reason). Blurb: We all love a good quiz. So here’s a question – when did ordinary contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren… Read More: How Quizzing Became Cool »
Weekdays, 3pm. ITV New quiz with Warwick Davies about filling in general knowledge Top 10 lists. This was previously going by the working title Tower of 10, if you were wondering. Filling in Top 10 lists is not a new concept, in recent memory Topranko and Dirty Rotten Cheater did it years ago and more recently 5… Read More: Show Discussion: Tenable »
I chanced upon this last night and quite enjoyed it, and despite not expecting anyone to have watched it it didn’t actually completely collapse against Strictly (3.3m) and did fairly decent demos. Stephen Mulhern and Rochelle Humes invite six magic acts to show off their skills. After performing, each act suggests what they’ll do if they… Read More: The Next Great Magician »