Poll of the Year: The RESULTS!

LIVE, here tonight at 9pm (and on Youtube)

You’re advised to read the write-up at UKGameshows.com before checking out the statistics! I’ll hide them under a cut.

Right, quick word on methodology – now we’re on a strict one-vote-to-a-show basis the percentage is the amount of ballots the show turns up on, regardless of incomplete ballots (of which there were a lot). People could vote for up to five shows in each category.

HALL OF FAME
1	The Wall	46.5
2	Race Across the World	38.4
	The Hit List	38.4
4	Catchpoint	34.9
5	The Family Brain Games	33.7
6	Quizmaster	26.7
7	Wonderball	24.4
8	In For a Penny	22.1
9	Supermarket Sweep	17.4
10	Head Hunters	14.0
	RuPaul’s Drag Race	14.0
12	Killer Camp	9.3
13	Al Murray’s Great British Pub Quiz	8.1
14	Hypothetical	5.8
	Snackmasters	5.8
	Test Drive	5.8
17	Comedians Giving Lectures	4.7
	Small Fortune	4.7
	The Switch	4.7
	Y Siambr	4.7
21	Blockbusters	3.5
	Pants on Fire	3.5
	The Cash Machine	3.5
	The Greatest Dancer	3.5
	There’s Something About Movies	3.5

HALL OF SHAME
1	Small Fortune	36.0
2	The Switch	31.4
3	Head Hunters	22.1
4	Hey Tracey	18.6
5	In For a Penny	17.4
6	The Wall	16.3
7	The Greatest Dancer	14.0
	The Hit List	14.0
9	Supermarket Sweep	11.6
	The Hangover Games	11.6
11	Catchpoint	10.5
	Pants on Fire	10.5
13	Take Off	10.5
14	Killer Camp	9.3
15	The Cash Machine	8.1
16	Shipmates	7.0
	Wonderball	7.0
18	Hypothetical	5.8
	Quizmaster	5.8
20	Curiousity	3.5
	Glow Up	3.5
	Interior Design Masters	3.5
	Snackmasters	3.5
	The Rap Game	3.5
	There’s Something About Movies	3.5

GOLDEN FIVE
1	Only Connect	53.5
2	The Chase	34.9
3	Taskmaster	33.7
4	RO’s House of Games	27.9
5	Who Wants to be a Millionaire	25.6
6	Impossible	24.4
7	Tenable	17.4
8	Pointless	16.3
9	Race Across the World	14.0
	The Circle	14.0
11	The Crystal Maze	12.8
	Tipping Point	12.8
13	Cash Trapped	11.6
	The Wall	11.6
15	Countdown	9.3
16	Catchphrase	7.0
	University Challenge	7.0
18	5 Gold Rings	5.8
	Strictly Come Dancing	5.8
	The £100k Drop	5.8
	Would I Lie to You	5.8
22	Rupaul’s Drag Race	4.7
	The Family Brain Games	4.7
	The Hit List	4.7
	Who Dares Wins	4.7

Here is everything I felt legitimate that got a vote on the New Media Five, if you proposed something that’s not here I probably disqualified it. Howveer, plenty here to peruse at your leisure:

1	The Game Garage	17.4
2	Fingers on Buzzers	14.0
3	Awake	11.6
4	Hyperdrive	7.0
5	The Birthday Game	5.8
6	Bother’s Bar Game Night	4.7
	Retroquizzical	4.7
8	Busted	3.5
9	Bugglebots	2.3
10	Flinch	2.3
11	HQ Trivia	2.3
12	Nailed It	2.3
13	Chain Bear’s F1 Quiz Time Variety Showcase	1.2
	Royal Flush’s Danger Zone	1.2
	Dick and Dom’s Cash From Chaos	1.2
	Do The Right Thing	1.2
	Documental	1.2
	FailRace	1.2
	Forged in Fire	1.2
	Game Show Marathon	1.2
	Gameshow Gumbo	1.2
	Hardcore Tabletop	1.2
	Hey Riddle Riddle	1.2
	Mysterious Monsters	1.2
	Podquiz	1.2
	Ash the Bash’s Quiz Night	1.2
	Reality TV Warriors	1.2
	Simon Wilson’s Rat Race	1.2
	The Totem Pole	1.2

Finally the results of the Live Polling:

Was 2019 better or worse than 2018 for game shows?
Better: 44%
Worse: 33%
The same: 22%

Which channel/broadcaster has made the game shows you enjoy most?
BBC1: 28%
BBC2: 26%
ITV1/2/3/4: 24%
Dave: 15%

What is your favourite mini-genre of game show?
Action adventure: 28%
Everyman quiz: 24%
Hard/academic quiz: 20%
Family game show: 11%

What is your favourite TV production company?
EndemolShine: 31%
ITV Studios: 29%
Banijay: 13%
Mighty: 6%

When you watch shows on catchup, which of these time-saving habits do you do REGULARLY? (Tick ALL that apply)
Skip the adverts: 82%
Skip the intro: 43%
Fast forward: 25%

What do you think when shows like Bake Off and Taskmaster are bought out by a rival broadcaster?
I don’t like it, but I’ll cope: 67%
It’s a kick in the teeth for loyal viewers: 21%
Usually the new channel provides better
opportunities: 13%

What do you MOST miss about game shows of the past, compared to modern shows?
I don’t miss anything: 20%
Better celebrity guests: 18%
Prizes instead of cash: 14%
Theme tunes with real instruments: 14%
Sets with moving parts: 8%

Which of these recent one-series wonders would you bring back for another go?
The Exit List: 19%
5 Minutes to a Fortune: 14%
Armchair Detectives: 12%
The Bubble: 12%

Which statement do you agree with most? “TV commissioners for legacy channels…”
“…are doing an OK job within a broadcast medium that’s declining”: 75%
“…are good at picking the best ideas offered to them, on the whole”: 16%
“…are doing a poor job, and are losing the battle with on-line”: 10%

Elevator pitch – in 10 words or fewer, sell us a show idea that you think should be on TV in 2020.

• Double or nothing – right answer x2, wrong answer lose all
• Whittle revival
• Noel Edmonds & Hacker T Dog’s Bullseye
• Most cash loses, at the end, most cash wins
• Victoria Coren Mitchell calls me smart and makes me cookies
• This show will NOT contain Louis Spence
• Britain’s Next Top Luna
• Something like the chase but the chasers are stupid people.
• Blockbusters again, but on QVC Beauty or somewhere…
• The Masked Eurovision Song Contest
• Friends Like These revamp with Rochelle and Marvin
• Revive Unbeatable Banzuke (Under Pressure) for UK television
• VR inspired rooms with bluescreen
• Nan is stuck in an escape room again!
• The Mole UK
• Pit wannabe gamers to join a professional gaming team
• Trivia game to claim squares on one spin of roulette
• UK revival of Jeopardy!
• Someone answers as many questions as possible in 200 seconds
• Telly Addicts meets Gogglebox
• Rob Curling, coloured balls and a swimming pool. Hang on…
• Beauties and the Beast; reality/quiz crossover
• People standing on a wobbly bridge; fall off & you lose

HIDDEN GEM AWARD – Which of the new minor shows do you think deserves special recognition?
Wonderball: 42%
The Cash Machine: 16%
Snackmasters: 12%
Gigglequiz: 9%
Test Drive: 5%

Than ks for all your contributions, and we’ll see you next year!