1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 4 (UK) 47 x 30 minute episodes This Saturday evening BBC quiz show was hosted by Radio 1…
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1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 6 (UK) 30 minute episodes Created and produced by Jeremy Beadle (with a friend named Phil Swern),…
1 9 7 5 – 1 9 7 8 (Australia) 1 9 8 7 (Australia) This Australian show was the Grundy organisation’s first attempt at…
1 9 8 3 (USA) This CBS game show worked as follows: A question was read to three contestants. The first player to buzz in…
1 9 5 6 – present (USA) 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 6 (Australia) 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 8 (UK) 1…
1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 4 (UK) 80 x 30 minute episodes Debuting in January 19981, Punchlines was a comedy quiz show from London…
1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 4 (UK) 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 0 (UK) 126 x 30 minute episodes Steve…
1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 4 (USA) Queen For A Day was a “sympathy” contest, hosted by Jack Bailey. It appeared on NBC during…
1 9 7 0 – 2 0 2 3 (UK) Fresh from the studio soccer game Quiz Ball, David Vine first introduced A Question Of Sport at 6:20 pm…
1 9 7 3 – 1 9 7 9 (UK) 25 minute episodes Bob Monkhouse was the original host of this Wednesday afternoon panel game…
1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 2 (UK) For British football fans, BBC1’s Quiz Ball was must-see television and consistently rated amongst the highest…
1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 8 (Australia) 21 x 30 minute episodes Based on a Canadian show (Course Destination Monde), the inventive Australian…
1 9 8 5 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes This short-lived BBC game show was devised and presented by eternal chat show guest Gyles Brandreth.…
1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 1 (UK) 11 x 60 minute episodes This action-packed ITV game show from Thames Television ran for four…
1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 3 (USA) 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 8 (USA) 1 9 8 0 – 2 0…
1 9 6 6 (USA) 30 minute episodes Debuting on 4 July 1966, this NBC Monday-to-Friday daytime game show was hosted by the brusque, authoritative Joe…
1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 4 (UK) Debuting on Saturday 11 July 1970, this travel-based quiz game from Yorkshire Television was hosted…
1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 (Australia) This Australian television quiz show was produced by the 0-10 Network and hosted by one-time Sydney…
1 9 5 6 – 1 9 6 2 (UK) 209 x episodes A precursor to Name That Tune, Spot the Tune featured a rotating lineup…
1 9 7 8 – 1 9 8 0 (UK) 16 x 45/60 minute episodes Thames Television presented this kind of superstar It’s A Knockout hosted by…