Saturday, 18:45
BBC1

This is slightly unusual because I’ve actually already been to an audience screening and seen two episodes.

If you want to read the full report it’s right here.

Basically it’s entertaining, but the ad-libbing is rather funnier than the behind the scenes scripted stuff and unfortunately the behind-the-scenes scripted stuff is about 40% of the show. If you haven’t decided it’s not for you in the first few minutes you’ll probably stick with it – some of the games are quite clever. I don’t get why they need to point out it’s for charity every few minutes.

I think puppets are a hard sell to a general audience and it has zero lead-in for the first episode. But what it isn’t, and I must stress this, is as bad as Don’t Scare the Hare. Not by a long shot. But I have little doubt that’s the show people are already comparing it to before they’ve even seen it.

The first episode is Jonathan Ross vs Katherine Jenkins and might be a blinder. Let us know your thoughts.

The Chase US started on GSN yesterday with Brooke Burns and Mark Labbett. We haven’t seen it yet but perhaps you have and if so feel free to discuss it – I’ll update this later when I can give it some proper attention.

Saturday, 7:30pm
BBC1

When something is described as “big in Spain”, we’re usually a little sceptical when it makes it to these shores. When something is described as being “big in The Netherlands” however, we pay a little more attention.

And so we come to I Love My Country, a comedy quiz celebrating national characteristics hosted by Gabby Logan, team captains Frank Skinner and Mickey Flannigan, and music supplied by – who else? – Jamelia. Logan might seem like an odd choice, especially considering David Walliams did the pilot, but the Dutch show is fronted by Bother’s Bar favourite the fabulous Linda de Mol, so you know.

I expect it’s the sort of thing everyone on Twitter will go “oh this is rubbish” but is light and entertaining enough to become default “this’ll do” Saturday night viewing for many. Let us know what you think of it in the comments.