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23 October Tess and Claudia are Strictly Done Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have announced they are standing down at the end of the current run. Daly has hosted the show since it began in 2004, making her the current longest-serving host of a TV game show. Winkleman joined her on the show in 2014 having previously hosted the weeknight spin-off It Takes Two.

19 September Murray hits the century
A happy hundredth birthday to Pete Murray, who we believe to be the first UK game show host to make that mark. Best known as a DJ, his game show contributions have included commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest and Come Dancing, and eleven years on Pop Score.

17 July Is it just me or is this Seat really Hot?
ITV have announced two bumper commissions of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. The original version has been given a new 19 episode run, which will include seven celebrity specials. But not only that, the spin-off version originated in Australia called Millionaire Hot Seat is getting a UK adaption and is slated for airing in 2026. Both versions will have Jeremy Clarkson as host.

30 June A Blind Date for the House of Mouse
Blind Date is coming back. Ten episodes have been ordered by streaming platform Disney+, with no linear broadcast planned. Blind Date ran for almost twenty years hosted by Cilla Black, and was revived by Channel 5 with Paul O'Grady as host.

Previous stories can be found in our News Archive. For more in-depth analysis, check out Weaver's Week, usually published every Sunday.

Poll of the Year 2025
UKGameshows IS BACK and that means the annual poll is back. Get your skates on, voting closes Tuesday 12th January.

Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic turned everything upside down, and the world of game shows was no exception, so we have a dedicated page to keep tabs on the shows affected. Do give us a shout if you know of something we've missed.

The 100 Most Popular Game Shows
One question you almost certainly haven't been asking yourself is "What are the 100 most popular articles on this site?". Well, tough, because we have and you can see the result of our Greatest Game Shows - now updated for 2025 and ranging from stalwarts like The Crystal Maze and Interceptor to, er, Man O Man. Who knew?

While UKGameshows.com is (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed here and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what Mumsy would want.

The Chase new episodes: ITV, 1 January 2026
Time Is Money: ITV, 1 January
The Traitors series 4: BBC1, 1 January
The News Quiz series 119: Radio 4, 2 January
Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026: Channel 4, 2 and 3 January
The Masked Singer: ITV, 3 January
Counterpoint: Radio 4, 4 January
The Great Pottery Throw Down: Channel 4, 4 January
The Floor: ITV, 4 January
Dickinson's Real Deal new episodes: ITV, 5 January
Deal or No Deal new episodes: ITV, 5 January
Junior Bake Off: Channel 4, 5 January
Pointless new episodes: BBC1, 5 January
House of the Year: BBC1 Northern Ireland, 5 January
Millionaire Hot Seat: ITV, 6 January
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly: Channel 4, 9 January

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