To be clear I don’t think Pictionary is a necessary commission, although it’s nice to have a new 30 minute format for the first time in years and years, if the US one is anything to go by it’s a particularly uncrucial watch. But we will commend Mel Giedroyc’s commitment to the bit here, an old school #hostholdingaquestioncard promo shot (with extra points for pointing and facial expression) for an old-school kind of show.
Great stuff. Mel’s done this sort of thing before of course, with Draw It! on Channel 4 about a decade ago, it’s unlikely to be as piss-takey as Win, Lose or Draw in its pomp. Still though, two Christmas episodes on 23rd and 26th December, with the series starting at 2:30pm on January 6th and perhaps interestingly it will have five minutes longer to fill than the US show (after Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals at 2pm which is the sound of ITV giving up, and new 18-month-old Lingo going out at 4pm).