Thursdays, 9pm, Channel 4 We should be all over this as The Sort Of Thing We Like but really something about it is rubbing me up the wrong way before it’s even aired and I can’t put my finger on what it is. Nevertheless Hunted asks 14 people to go on the run for 28… Read More »
Weekdays, 2:15pm, BBC1 The second series of this (and so soon after the first one which had been lying on a shelf for ages) despite being rather down on the slot average invites a bit of comment and speculation – they weren’t watching it before I’m not quite sure why they’d start watching it now… Read More »
Weekdays, 5pm, ITV Sports journalist Sean Fletcher hosts a new quiz for everybody to moan about in the The Chase slot for the next fortnight and here is is holding a question card, if I’m responsible for the resurgence of hosts holding question cards in promo shots then I am a happy man. Apparently it’s… Read More »
Weekdays, 5pm, ITV1 We’ve always known that physics is cool and great for games but it’s only really since Tipping Point that television makers have tried to tap into this burgeoning branch of science. The latest show to try not to fail in the The Chase summer slot is Freeze Out hosted by Mark Durden-Smith and… Read More »
Thursday, 8:30pm ITV1 I mean I’m not really expecting much discussion of this to be honest, and you do rather get the impression it’s been designed to a) fail and b) get people talking about (the current state of) ITV. But saying this shepherding is a proper skill so there’s no real reason why you… Read More »
Tuesdays, 10pm, Dave Greg Davies sets absurd tasks and challenges to five comedians whilst Alex Horne assists and keeps score. They’re playing for each other’s prized possessions. Likely to err more on the side of comedy than game, but it also sounds like The Sort Of Thing We Might Like so what frankly are you… Read More »