Wednesdays, 8pm ITV1 Warwick Davies is the unusual choice to front a revival of Bobby’s Big Box Game, this time round with a £20,000 jackpot prize and with Tim Vine and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown favourite Joe Wilkinson as regulars. And an extended 60 minute running time, so expect more arsing about from… Read More »
So the other night I got the chance to watch John de Mol’s new singing talent show Beat It! currently going out on Saturdays on SBS6 in the Netherlands (catch-up available but geoblocked). In it, team captains Jan Smit and Gerard Joling act as both judges and partner each to nine singers. The host is hosted… Read More »
Weekdays, 6pm, BBC2 Richard Osman goes it alone for a new light BBC2 quiz where players are split along personality lines for each round of rapid fire quizzing. We’ve seen a couple of episodes being filmed. We’re of the mind that it’s an OK format likely to do well because of Osman’s presence and lots of… Read More »
Weekdays 5pm, ITV1 Real life couple Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford challenge couples to win their wedding lists and a lovely holiday in a show that sounds part Who Dares Wins and part Mr and Mrs. Can’t say it sounds too thrilling, but we shall try and keep an open mind. Let us know what… Read More »
Sundays 7pm, ITV Unusual for us to do this for a documentary series, but this looks like it might be quite good and has had various people we know working on it. The nation’s sweetheart Bradley Walsh takes a four-part look at the history of the game show featuring interviews with legends and contemporaries, clips… Read More »
Weekdays, 5pm, ITV The lovely Gethin Jones challenges 11 people to enter quiz duels with each other, but the only person who gets the chance to win money is the person to answer… the 21st question (duh-duh-DUH). This is on for a two week run, and by the sounds of it most viewers are going… Read More »