14Apr2012
“The Chase” USA Pilot Now Casting
A bit ago BuzzerBlog exclusively announced that The Chase, ITV's hit daytime quiz show, was making a jump to America for a Fox pilot. The ITV Studios USA show is already into the casting phase for the pilot. Anyone near Los Angeles who is a trivia buff and wants a free trip to London may want to take part. I stress the free trip to London part. You'll also get $1,000. Just be 21 or over, have a passport, and able to be in Europe between May 11th and May 16th. Incidentally, this is the same time that the newest celebrity episodes of The Chase tape, so UK residents be on the lookout for audience information at LostInTV. Click here if you want to be a part of the pilot. The Chase is arguably the best quiz show around anywhere right now, and I'd love some of our trivia buff BuzzerBlog readers to help bring it to America.
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“The Cube” Returns to ITV Today at 9:15PM
The Cube is back. The award winning psychological and physical game show, hosted by Phillip Schofield, returns for a new series of episodes today, April 14th, at 9:15PM on ITV1. Just seven games stand between one player and £250,000. No one has won it in the show's three year history. Will this be the year someone finally beats The Cube? You won't want to miss it and be assured we'll cover it all. We've dropped our tongue-in-cheek title "The British are Better Than Us" since we spun off to BuzzerUK and BuzzerUS, but, from an American perspective, few shows prove that title more true than The Cube. It's produced nearly as perfectly as they can. It hit a small snag last series due to unusually hard opening games which stopped too many people dead in their tracks, but I think we'll be moving around that easily this series. Don't miss it. Check us out tomorrow and/or Monday for the latest on the show.
Read MoreLeave a Comment13Apr2012
Challenge Releases Two “Blockbusters” Previews
The return of the classic format Blockbusters is pretty exciting to people both in the United Kingdom and America. Exciting for those in the UK, obviously, because they get a brand new series hosted by Simon Mayo starting May 8th on Challenge. It's exciting for Americans because we'll inevitably be able to watch it somehow (you know you'll see it here) and it's going to be interesting to see if such a classic format can survive today. Challenge has released two promos for the show. Click here to watch them and to read some more thoughts and opinions about the upcoming revival.
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“The Apprentice” Star Margaret Mountford to Appear on “Countdown” April 16th
A reunion of BBC's popular reality show The Apprentice will happen next week. Former advisor to Lord Sugar, Margaret Mountford, will appear on Channel 4's long running afternoon letters-and-numbers game Countdown all next week, starting April 16th at 3:10PM. She will be reunited with current host of Countdown and current Apprentice advisor Nick Hewer. Margaret will sit in Dictionary Corner, along with regular Susie Dent, as they instruct contestants on various words they could have played during each round. Click here to learn more about Margaret and to read what both Margaret and Nick think of the reunion.
Read MoreLeave a Comment08Apr2012
Happy Easter: Celebrate With “Don’t Scare the Hare”
How could we not celebrate Easter, everyone favorite holiday of rabbits and chocolate, with our favorite rabbit-based game show. OK, so that's a pretty exclusive club of one show. Let's celebrate Easter with BBC's surreal 2011 game show Don't Scare the Hare. Don't Scare the Hare can only be described as, "BBC executives took a bong hit before a development meeting and came up with this." Essentially teams of adults played various challenges while trying not to scare an animatronic hare. Not much more to the show. It's really that, and it's as insane as it sounds. Click here to read more about the show, see some clips, and let us know what you think, if you can still think.
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“The Chase” Being Piloted for Fox in America
We've teased it on Facebook and Twitter over the past few hours. For American fans of the ITV game show The Chase, we've got some very good news. Our sources are telling us that an American version of the popular quiz format is going into production. This is just a pilot and not going to series yet, but it's a step in the right direction. The same sources are telling us that this is going to Fox. Our sources have never been wrong yet and there's no reason to doubt them on this one. No information on host, Chaser(s), or format have been made public yet but we're hunting it down. It's expected to have some changes for an American production, though. Click here to learn more about the show.
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ITV’s “The Cube” Returns Saturday, April 14th
The Cube is back. The hit game show, hosted by Phillip Schofield, returns for its fifth series on Saturday, April 14th, at 9:15PM UK (4:15PM ET). The Objective Productions-produced show recently taped a fifth and sixth series so more episodes will follow. Yet again brave contestants will enter The Cube and try to beat seven challenges to win £250,000. The games may seem simple...but nothing is simple once you step inside The Cube. A few people have taken £100,000 from The Cube, but no one has beaten it and won the jackpot. Is this the year it will happen. Trust me, you won't want to miss any of this series. Click here to read more about the new series and to see a clip from 2011 to refresh your memory.
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Weekend Replay: “Weakest Link” Says Goodbye
This Saturday saw the final episode of BBC's Weakest Link, hosted by Anne Robinson. While the American version didn't last too long, the original British version saw a healthy 12 year run and 1,693 episode run. Anne Robinson decided to hang up the towel and step away from the hosting position late last year, and the show elected to end instead of replacing the, frankly, irreplaceable Queen of Mean. The final episode saw nine of Anne's favorite contestants come back one final time. The episode wasn't that much different from a normal edition beyond the fact that Anne let up a bit and freely laughed, clapped for the contestants, and generally acted a little more sincere and appreciative than normal. Of course that didn't stop her from throwing a few zingers out there, either. Click here to watch some of the final episode. The first few round, in particular, is very funny.
Read MoreView Comments (10)27Mar2012
Challenge’s “Blockbusters” Revival Stars May 8th; Network Announces New Returning Favorites
This will probably excite not only our readers that get Challenge in the United Kingdom, but the American readers who are fans of the show and can get a chance to see it. Challenge's revival of the classic format Blockbusters, now hosted by Simon Mayo, will debut May 8th with the time to be announced soon. The last studio-based game show the network attempted (please correct me if I'm wrong) is 2008's It's Not What You Know with Chris Tarrant. The show taped earlier this year and featured a modern update to the classic look and feel of the show. Click here to learn more about the revival and to read about what other classic and modern favorites will be joining the Challenge lineup through April.
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Buzzer UK: Deal or No Deal Does Celebrities
It has been announced today the popular Channel 4 daytime game show, Deal or No Deal will be recording celebrity specials to be broadcast next month on Saturday nights. Eight shows will be recorded featuring well known celebrities. The first show was recorded today to feature pop band McFly, who appeared on The Cube and Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire in the last twelve months. As well as band member, Tom Fletcher appearing as a box opener on one of the live shows last October. It has also been rumoured that comedian Harry Hill, who has mocked the show in the show's early days on his show, TV Burp will be appearing on the show. A Channel 4 spokesman has said "Channel 4 have been looking at the success of the celebrity version of Mil
Read MoreLeave a Comment25Mar2012
Weekend Replay: Massive Target for Paul Sinha on “The Chase”
Week in and week out ITV's The Chase continues to be one of the best quiz shows on television in any country, if not the best currntly. The Final Chase, the end game where the team has to answer more questions than the Chaser to win the bank, tends to be incredibly exciting and tense, but this past week in particular had some great ones. Easily the most memorable ever was versus Paul Sinah earlier this week. £28,000 is up for grabs and the entire team of four survived. The team manages to put together one of the biggest targets ever. Will Paul catch them and take away all the cash, or will they win £28,000? You definitely don't want to miss this one. It's a nail-biter and a great starter for anyone who wants to get into the show. Click here to watch and let us know what you think.
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Goodbye From The Weakest Link
After a period of eleven years and seven months. BBC's popular quiz show, The Weakest Link will be leaving the airwaves next Saturday (31st March) on BBC One. British host, Anne Robinson has invited nine of her most favourite contestants to appear on the last ever show. As well as the final show, BBC Two will be airing other specials next week on the lead up to the last ever edition. Click here to learn more about the history of the show and about this upcoming special.
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BBC Radio 4 Pilots US Version of “The News Quiz” Starring Lewis Black
BBC America has given viewers some of the first American comedy panel quiz shows, like Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and Would You Rather, after having been in England for decades. BBC is looking to continue that with an adaptation of their Radio 4 show The News Quiz, hosted natively by comedian Sandi Toksvig. The American pilot, hosted by Lewis Black, will take aim at the 2012 Republican primary election and the absurdities of it. On the panel are comedians Andy Borowitz, Kathleen Madigan, Ted Alexandro, and Todd Barry. Click here to listen to the show and let us know if this is something you'd like to hear (or see) in America all the time.
Read MoreView Comments (3)22Mar2012
“The Million Pound Drop” Returns Live This Saturday
The Drop is back. Channel 4's hit quiz show The Million Pound Drop is returning for an all new series starting this Saturday, March 24th, at 9:20PM UK (5:20PM ET). This week episodes will run Saturday and Sunday, but after that it goes back to its normal Friday and Saturday routine. Davina McCall comes back to the Drop which gives a pair of contestants £1,000,000 at the start of the show. All they have to do is hold on to as much as they can through eight questions. As always you can play along live from any country by clicking here, but UK readers can enter to be on the show by playing. Click here to learn more about what to expect, some celebrities playing, and for a montage of the best moments of series six.
Read MoreLeave a Comment20Mar2012
“Deal or No Deal Live” Wins Best Daytime Programme at Royal Television Society Awards
It was a big day for Channel 4's Deal or No Deal last night. The long-running Noel Edmonds hosted show won the Royal Television Society award for Best Daytime Programme. The episodes, in particular, that won were this October's live episodes, where unsuspecting people took to the Dream Factory to take £250,000 from The Banker. Deal or No Deal Live beat out BBC2's Antiques Road Trip and BBC1's Operation Hospital Food With James Martin. The show definitely deserves to win. If you saw it, you know why. Click here to read about the specials and to see the highlight of the series: the unmasking of The Banker.
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