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Show Discussion: Spotless

By | August 20, 2016

Saturday, 7:15pm, ITV Well here’s an interesting one and no mistake, a “one-off summer special” (i.e. broadcast pilot) involving mess going out probably an hour later than it probably ought to against the final night of the Olympics. If you were to ask me if I thought ITV were expecting big things from this then reading between… Read More »

Show Discussion: Alphabetical

By | August 15, 2016

Weekdays, 5pm, ITV And so the next Summer quiz contender approaches and this time it’s Jeff Stelling with a UK version of a European reversioning of a light UK daytime panel game. That panel game was The Alphabet Game, the most famous European version is the still running Pasapalabra from Spain (Although it’s travelled to most… Read More »

Show Discussion: Cash Trapped

By | July 31, 2016

Weekdays, 5pm, ITV It’s The Chase Summer Replacement time, this year ITV have come at it with a slightly different strategy opening with a show with the same host but with a different format in a clever bid to not haemorrhage viewers – and being supported by Tipping Point for the entire fortnight as well no less.… Read More »

Show Discussion: Robot Wars

By | July 24, 2016

Sundays, 8pm, BBC2 It’s been away for a while but tonight Robot Wars returns promising more story and emotion than ever before, which really captures the appeal of the original. I’m joking of course, people tune in for watching big old robots fight each other. And we’re not joking when we suggest old, there are… Read More »

Watching Telly: Go For it

By | July 21, 2016

It’s been a while since I last did one of these. This sounds like the plan is for it to be leading into The X Factor, and it sounds like they’re recording more in November which I’d guess is for leading into The Voice next year. No results will be spoiled, but as the tasks are… Read More »