TV Game Shows lists and clips

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BBC game shows Wiki;
UK Game Shows (site dedicated to this);




CLIPS

EVERY SECOND COUNTS 1993


CATCHWORD 1989


PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT 1996


SPIN OFF


THE WALL 2011


PASSWORD 1950s


STRIKE IT LUCKY


FAMILY FORTUNES 2000s


FAMILY FEUD





 
SPORTS/PHYSICAL CHALLENGE GAME SHOWS
There have been many of these, from It's a Knockout to Channel 4's disastrous The Jump, a hybrid with reality TV in which contestants kept getting seriously injured (so it was axed).

GLADIATORS 1990s
This became a successful international format/franchise, and even saw international spin-offs, with various national champions facing off against each other.


THE KRYPTON FACTOR 1980/90s + SPECIALS



DATING SHOWS
A classic format, with Blind Date the queen of the format, fuelled by 60s pop star Cilla Black's catchphrases delivered in a broad scouse accent. Take Me Out is a more modern version, losing all the gentleness of its predecessors and putting an unsubtle meat market on screen. Mr and Mrs was a long running, very old-fashioned show.

TAKE ME OUT 2010s


BLIND DATE 1980s


MR AND MRS 1970/80s + 2010s CELEBRITY REMAKE


KIDS/TEENS GAME SHOWS
The format is adopted not just for mainstream mass 'family' audiences (primetime, teatime and lunchtime slots, not to mention endless re-runs throughout the day on channels such as Dave or Challenge, with very occasional post-watershed 'adult' shows too), but also for younger niche audiences. Runaround and Crackerjack are two classic examples, combining quiz and physical competition elements, and Crackerjack being something of a hybrid, almost a variety or chat show with its special guests. 

Blockbusters was a hugely popular quiz show in the 80s and 90s with school and uni students, featuring sixth formers (Year 12/13; age 16-19). Slightly older university level students have become a key part of the audience for other daytime quiz shows, not least Countdown.

RUNAROUND 1970s


CRACKERJACK 1982



BLOCKBUSTERS 1991

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