Saturdays, 7pm, ITV ITV’s Super Saturdays kick off with Ninja Warrior UK, the home grown version of the popular Japanese event show Sasuke (which in itself was a spin-off of a show called Muscle Ranking (known here and in the US as Unbeatable Banzuke) which already made it to the UK as Under Pressure on Channel… Read More »
Fridays, 8pm, Sky 1 (HD) Also on Sky On Demand. Mel Giedroyc is your jovial host as eight families battle it out across the series to be declared Relatively Clever champions. It’s a bit Ask the Family, a bit University Challenge (Pass the Baton era), and a little bit Only Connect, but in honesty quite a… Read More »
Wednesdays, 8:30pm, BBC4 Griff Rhys Jones invites experts to do quizzes and play games informed by pieces in a different museum each week in an idea everyone seems to be calling new except Codex did it ten years ago. Whatsmore this appears to be even less sexy than that going by the adverts. Still, let’s… Read More »
Weekdays, 2:15pm, BBC1 Jolly actor Mark Benton invites four people to put their knowledge and bowling skill to the test in a show of brains and balls. The better they are at answering questions, the more favourable the conditions for bowling. The aim is to bowl as close to the edge of the lane as… Read More »
Sundays, 7pm, Sky One New offering from wayward genius Gary Monaghan sees comedian Jason Byrne and wildlife host Kate Humble oversee couples battling it out to win a fortune in gold coins from the middle of the Wild Wood. To win the money one of them will need to traverse obstacle courses, unfortunately they will… Read More »
Saturdays, 8:20pm, ITV1 Phillip Schofield and Irish magician and hypnotist (and ex host of Deal or No Deal) Keith Barry invite five people to try and complete simple challenges for money, the twist being is that they’ve been hypnotised to make everything that much harder… and funnier! There are four episodes in this run if… Read More »