Get ready for a brain-teasing showdown on BBC Two this Thursday at 8:00 Pm as “Only Connect” returns with a special edition, diving into the realm of politics in Season 19’s “Politics” episode. Hosted by the witty Victoria Coren Mitchell, the quiz takes a unique twist, testing not only knowledge but also the contestants’ prowess in logic and lateral thinking.
In this edition, a team of professional politicians faces off against a team of activists, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the competition. As the teams navigate through the challenging connections and sequences, viewers can expect a battle of wits that goes beyond mere facts. “Politics” promises an engaging and thought-provoking evening, combining the intellectual rigor of “Only Connect” with the complexities of political insight.
Tune in for a special episode that delves into the minds of politicians and activists, showcasing their ability to connect the dots and think outside the box.
In this edition, a team of professional politicians faces off against a team of activists, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the competition. As the teams navigate through the challenging connections and sequences, viewers can expect a battle of wits that goes beyond mere facts. “Politics” promises an engaging and thought-provoking evening, combining the intellectual rigor of “Only Connect” with the complexities of political insight.
Tune in for a special episode that delves into the minds of politicians and activists, showcasing their ability to connect the dots and think outside the box.
- 12/22/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
In a thrilling quarter-final episode of “Only Connect,” Season 19 Episode 22 titled “Thrifters v Stitchers,” teams gear up for a battle of wits at 8:00 Pm on Monday, 11 December 2023, on BBC Two. As the tension rises, the competing teams, Thrifters and Stitchers, face off in a battle that promises intellectual challenges and unexpected connections.
Despite the high stakes of the quarter-final, the losing team can take pride in their journey, having grappled with thought-provoking questions such as the intriguing connections between Meng Po soup, Lacuna Inc, the waters of Lethe, and Superman’s kiss. The episode guarantees a blend of cerebral challenges and engaging banter, providing viewers with an immersive experience into the world of lateral thinking and associative reasoning.
Tune in for an evening of strategic thinking and intense competition on BBC Two’s “Only Connect,” where the teams strive to uncover obscure links and secure a coveted spot in the competition’s next stage.
Despite the high stakes of the quarter-final, the losing team can take pride in their journey, having grappled with thought-provoking questions such as the intriguing connections between Meng Po soup, Lacuna Inc, the waters of Lethe, and Superman’s kiss. The episode guarantees a blend of cerebral challenges and engaging banter, providing viewers with an immersive experience into the world of lateral thinking and associative reasoning.
Tune in for an evening of strategic thinking and intense competition on BBC Two’s “Only Connect,” where the teams strive to uncover obscure links and secure a coveted spot in the competition’s next stage.
- 12/5/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Gear up for an intense battle of intellect as “Only Connect” presents Season 19 Episode 20, featuring a showdown between the Isotopes and the Gardners. Broadcasting on BBC Two at 9:00 Pm this Monday, November 27, 2023, this episode is the gateway to the coveted quarter-finals, where the teams must navigate a maze of challenging questions.
The teaser leaves viewers with a tantalizing puzzle: “aua (J), eua (F), a (M). What’s next?” The cryptic sequence sets the stage for an evening of brain-teasing connections and strategic thinking. As the Isotopes and Gardners vie for that crucial spot in the next round, the pressure mounts with each enigmatic question.
Don’t miss the excitement as the Isotopes and Gardners go head-to-head, tackling intricate questions that define the essence of “Only Connect.” Tune in at 9:00 Pm on BBC Two for an hour of strategic brilliance, puzzling sequences, and the thrill of competition that will...
The teaser leaves viewers with a tantalizing puzzle: “aua (J), eua (F), a (M). What’s next?” The cryptic sequence sets the stage for an evening of brain-teasing connections and strategic thinking. As the Isotopes and Gardners vie for that crucial spot in the next round, the pressure mounts with each enigmatic question.
Don’t miss the excitement as the Isotopes and Gardners go head-to-head, tackling intricate questions that define the essence of “Only Connect.” Tune in at 9:00 Pm on BBC Two for an hour of strategic brilliance, puzzling sequences, and the thrill of competition that will...
- 11/21/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
On Monday, October 16, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on BBC Two, “Only Connect” presents Season 19, Episode 14, titled “Antiphons v Thrifters.” This episode features a “winner-winner” heat, where one team will advance directly to the next round, while the other team will have a more circuitous journey.
“Only Connect” is a quiz show that challenges contestants to find connections between seemingly unrelated clues and sequences. In this episode, viewers can look forward to a brain-teasing tug of war involving marbles and a glass bridge.
One of the intriguing questions in this episode is, “What comes fourth in this sequence?” Contestants will need to use their deductive skills and quick thinking to decipher the pattern and provide the correct answer.
Tune in to watch “Only Connect” and test your own problem-solving abilities as the two teams, the Antiphons and the Thrifters, engage in a battle of wits and connections in this latest installment of the quiz show.
“Only Connect” is a quiz show that challenges contestants to find connections between seemingly unrelated clues and sequences. In this episode, viewers can look forward to a brain-teasing tug of war involving marbles and a glass bridge.
One of the intriguing questions in this episode is, “What comes fourth in this sequence?” Contestants will need to use their deductive skills and quick thinking to decipher the pattern and provide the correct answer.
Tune in to watch “Only Connect” and test your own problem-solving abilities as the two teams, the Antiphons and the Thrifters, engage in a battle of wits and connections in this latest installment of the quiz show.
- 10/10/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
In the upcoming episode of “Only Connect,” hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell, it’s all about making connections. Two teams, the Stitchers and the Gunners, will be competing to establish connections between seemingly unrelated clues. In this episode, they will be trying to find the link between the names Robin, Henry Jones Sr, Gromit, and Clarissa Dickson Wright.
You can tune in to watch this episode on Monday, October 9, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on BBC Two. “Only Connect” is a quiz show where knowledge is essential, but the real challenge lies in finding the hidden connections between various clues. It’s a fun and brain-teasing show that keeps viewers guessing and testing their own connections to solve the puzzles along with the contestants. Don’t miss it!
Release Date & Time: 8:00 Pm Monday 9 October 2023 on BBC Two
Only Connect Stitchers v Gunners Cast – Season 19 Episode 13 Main Cast...
You can tune in to watch this episode on Monday, October 9, 2023, at 8:00 Pm on BBC Two. “Only Connect” is a quiz show where knowledge is essential, but the real challenge lies in finding the hidden connections between various clues. It’s a fun and brain-teasing show that keeps viewers guessing and testing their own connections to solve the puzzles along with the contestants. Don’t miss it!
Release Date & Time: 8:00 Pm Monday 9 October 2023 on BBC Two
Only Connect Stitchers v Gunners Cast – Season 19 Episode 13 Main Cast...
- 10/3/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
On Monday, 2nd October 2023, at 8:00 Pm on BBC Two, Season 19 Episode 12 of “Only Connect” will air. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts this quiz show where contestants need more than just knowledge to succeed.
In this episode, the Solomons Family team will face off against the Volunteers team. Both teams will have to decipher the connections between seemingly unrelated clues.
“Only Connect” is a challenging quiz show that tests contestants’ ability to find the hidden links and associations between various pieces of information. It’s not just about knowing the facts; it’s about making the right connections.
Tune in to see how the Solomons Family and Volunteers teams tackle the tricky questions and puzzles. As always, at the end of the episode, one team will say goodbye, but not before they’ve unraveled the mysteries behind the clues.
“Only Connect” offers a unique and intellectually stimulating experience that will keep...
In this episode, the Solomons Family team will face off against the Volunteers team. Both teams will have to decipher the connections between seemingly unrelated clues.
“Only Connect” is a challenging quiz show that tests contestants’ ability to find the hidden links and associations between various pieces of information. It’s not just about knowing the facts; it’s about making the right connections.
Tune in to see how the Solomons Family and Volunteers teams tackle the tricky questions and puzzles. As always, at the end of the episode, one team will say goodbye, but not before they’ve unraveled the mysteries behind the clues.
“Only Connect” offers a unique and intellectually stimulating experience that will keep...
- 9/26/2023
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
Well this is awkward.
It’s not often you get to see a version of the “Can I copy your homework?” meme play out in real time, but that’s exactly what’s just happened: The New York Times has released a brand-new game, Connections, in which you have to find four connecting groups of four items in a grid:
Very excited to share the game I've been working on, Connections! I've loved making it, and hope you enjoy playing. Huge thanks to Heidi Erwin @oatmemo, Bella Virgilio, and the @NYTGames team...
It’s not often you get to see a version of the “Can I copy your homework?” meme play out in real time, but that’s exactly what’s just happened: The New York Times has released a brand-new game, Connections, in which you have to find four connecting groups of four items in a grid:
Very excited to share the game I've been working on, Connections! I've loved making it, and hope you enjoy playing. Huge thanks to Heidi Erwin @oatmemo, Bella Virgilio, and the @NYTGames team...
- 6/15/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
BBC Presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell Accuses New York Times Of Cloning Her Cult Quiz ‘Only Connect’
She’s turned her seemingly esoteric quiz into one of the UK’s most beloved game shows, and now Victoria Coren Mitchell has accused The New York Times of copying the format.
The presenter said a newly-launched Times quiz, titled Connections, bears a striking similarity to Only Connect, the BBC show she has fronted since 2008.
In Connections, players must group words that share a comment thread. Only Connect, meanwhile, tasks contestants with making connections between apparently unconnected things.
Wyna Liu, the Times‘ Associate Puzzles Editor, tweeted about the launch of Connections on Monday. On Friday, Coren Mitchell replied: “Do you know this has been a TV show in the UK since 2008 ?! It’s so similar I guess you must do?”
Do you know this has been a TV show in the UK since 2008 ?! It’s so similar I guess you must do?
— Victoria Coren Mitchell (@VictoriaCoren) June 13, 2023
Mike Turner, a question setter on Only Connect,...
The presenter said a newly-launched Times quiz, titled Connections, bears a striking similarity to Only Connect, the BBC show she has fronted since 2008.
In Connections, players must group words that share a comment thread. Only Connect, meanwhile, tasks contestants with making connections between apparently unconnected things.
Wyna Liu, the Times‘ Associate Puzzles Editor, tweeted about the launch of Connections on Monday. On Friday, Coren Mitchell replied: “Do you know this has been a TV show in the UK since 2008 ?! It’s so similar I guess you must do?”
Do you know this has been a TV show in the UK since 2008 ?! It’s so similar I guess you must do?
— Victoria Coren Mitchell (@VictoriaCoren) June 13, 2023
Mike Turner, a question setter on Only Connect,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Channel 5 has been praised for being the only UK public service broadcaster not to show any Queen-related coverage on Monday 19 September, the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
While BBC One, BBC Two and ITV all aired the funeral live and Channel 4 showed a documentary on the Queen, Channel 5 chose to air animated children’s film The Emoji Movie.
The choice went down well with some viewers. One tweeted that they “don’t understand the criticism of Channel 5 for showing The Emoji Movie during the queen’s funeral”, adding: “What are kids of families who don’t have paid TV/streaming supposed to do otherwise, sit and watch people in suits look overly sad for six hours?”
“Channel 5 deserve a lot of respect for this,” another posted. “Airing an entire day’s worth of kid and family-friendly content to give us a break from wall-to-wall bleakness is a great move.
While BBC One, BBC Two and ITV all aired the funeral live and Channel 4 showed a documentary on the Queen, Channel 5 chose to air animated children’s film The Emoji Movie.
The choice went down well with some viewers. One tweeted that they “don’t understand the criticism of Channel 5 for showing The Emoji Movie during the queen’s funeral”, adding: “What are kids of families who don’t have paid TV/streaming supposed to do otherwise, sit and watch people in suits look overly sad for six hours?”
“Channel 5 deserve a lot of respect for this,” another posted. “Airing an entire day’s worth of kid and family-friendly content to give us a break from wall-to-wall bleakness is a great move.
- 9/19/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
To outsiders, Only Connect can be a punchline. They see it as the impossible quiz show – tough, smug and incomprehensible to anybody whose photo wasn’t in the local paper for passing A-level maths aged nine. Its host makes weird jokes, its questions may as well be in another language, and its contestants are nerds who probably cut their own hair. A line in an episode of Sky comedy Breeders typifies the stance when a parent tells their child that no, they can’t be home-schooled because then they’d end up on Only Connect.
Those people couldn’t be more wrong. Not about the host’s weird jokes, the esoteric questions – which often are in another language, especially if it boasts its own computer keyboard configuration or shares homophones with English words depictable in cartoon form. Nor are they wrong about the gloriously nerdy contestants, that’s all clearly true.
Those people couldn’t be more wrong. Not about the host’s weird jokes, the esoteric questions – which often are in another language, especially if it boasts its own computer keyboard configuration or shares homophones with English words depictable in cartoon form. Nor are they wrong about the gloriously nerdy contestants, that’s all clearly true.
- 8/31/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Like the Doctor in the Tardis, the new presenter of University Challenge will know they have a hard act to follow, as Jeremy Paxman’s withering looks and razor-sharp question-mastery have become part of the show’s very identity. And, much like the new Doctor, when the BBC announced it would name University Challenge’s next host later this week, it prompted fierce speculation on social media.
So who could it be? While former Question Time and Newsnight presenters make some obvious choices, the new host will need to be someone with enough time in their schedule, and popular picks like Clive Myrie and Jeremy Vine are already busy with quiz shows Mastermind and Eggheads, respectively.
But that still leaves us with plenty of predictions. Fingers on buzzers! Here’s our starter for ten…
Samira Ahmed
A fearless and award-winning journalist and broadcaster, Ahmed will narrate a University Challenge documentary airing later this month,...
So who could it be? While former Question Time and Newsnight presenters make some obvious choices, the new host will need to be someone with enough time in their schedule, and popular picks like Clive Myrie and Jeremy Vine are already busy with quiz shows Mastermind and Eggheads, respectively.
But that still leaves us with plenty of predictions. Fingers on buzzers! Here’s our starter for ten…
Samira Ahmed
A fearless and award-winning journalist and broadcaster, Ahmed will narrate a University Challenge documentary airing later this month,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
America is no longer leading on the world stage in one crucial metric.
We’ve lost game-show-host supremacy.
On “Jeopardy!,” the standard-bearer for American quiz shows, star power has been outsourced to the contestants. And recent long-running champions Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio lent energy that had otherwise been missing. The recent endless cycling through “Jeopardy!” guest hosts having ended in a fiasco and then a compromise has left Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, dividing the role, adrift. Both are competent (and were among the more adept options offered up in the season-long talent search), but this viewer, at least, felt somewhat wrung out by the show’s constantly shifting tones and the drama of its hopscotching between emcees and the firing of Mike Richards. The flagship trivia show in this country often feels chastened and a bit wan.
The time I used to spend watching “Jeopardy!” has been filled...
We’ve lost game-show-host supremacy.
On “Jeopardy!,” the standard-bearer for American quiz shows, star power has been outsourced to the contestants. And recent long-running champions Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio lent energy that had otherwise been missing. The recent endless cycling through “Jeopardy!” guest hosts having ended in a fiasco and then a compromise has left Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik, dividing the role, adrift. Both are competent (and were among the more adept options offered up in the season-long talent search), but this viewer, at least, felt somewhat wrung out by the show’s constantly shifting tones and the drama of its hopscotching between emcees and the firing of Mike Richards. The flagship trivia show in this country often feels chastened and a bit wan.
The time I used to spend watching “Jeopardy!” has been filled...
- 2/1/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Craig Lines Dec 6, 2017
BBC One's play-along murder mystery show Armchair Detectives is brilliant fun. Here's why crime TV and puzzle fans should tune in...
There’s been a murder…
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Well, actually, there’ve been several. One every weekday, to be precise. All occurring at approximately 2:15pm in the Scottish coastal town of Mortcliff. But, as fans of BBC1’s new mystery show Armchair Detectives will tell you, “no one gets away with murder in Mortcliff!”
Partially this is down to the town’s police force and its crack team of investigating officers; Di Knight (Stephen Billington), DC Slater (Roger Jean Nsengiyumva) and Soco Simmons (Sarah Baxendale). However, watching them from comfy armchairs in the BBC studio each day are trios of plucky amateur sleuths who pit...
BBC One's play-along murder mystery show Armchair Detectives is brilliant fun. Here's why crime TV and puzzle fans should tune in...
There’s been a murder…
See related PlayStation 4 and Xbox One bundles: best deals on Amazon now The top 37 movie Lego sets you can buy right now
Well, actually, there’ve been several. One every weekday, to be precise. All occurring at approximately 2:15pm in the Scottish coastal town of Mortcliff. But, as fans of BBC1’s new mystery show Armchair Detectives will tell you, “no one gets away with murder in Mortcliff!”
Partially this is down to the town’s police force and its crack team of investigating officers; Di Knight (Stephen Billington), DC Slater (Roger Jean Nsengiyumva) and Soco Simmons (Sarah Baxendale). However, watching them from comfy armchairs in the BBC studio each day are trios of plucky amateur sleuths who pit...
- 12/5/2017
- Den of Geek
Wil Jones Sep 28, 2016
Daniel Radcliffe chats to us about his quiz show addiction, Imperium, Swiss Army Man, and fake erections...
Pretty much every young actor in Hollywood must be pretty jealous of Daniel Radcliffe’s position. It’s been five years since he finished up being a boy wizard, and he’s now deep into the next stage of his career. Coming off one of the biggest franchises of all time, he’s basically been able to cherry pick whatever strange and interesting roles he wants. His latest two movies show the breadth of projects he’s taking on. Last week saw him go undercover as an FBI agent infiltrating Neo-Nazis in Imperium, and this week the notorious 'Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting corpse' movie Swiss Army Man finally makes its way to UK cinemas, following acclaim at film festivals around the world.
The first feature from music video directing duo The Daniels,...
Daniel Radcliffe chats to us about his quiz show addiction, Imperium, Swiss Army Man, and fake erections...
Pretty much every young actor in Hollywood must be pretty jealous of Daniel Radcliffe’s position. It’s been five years since he finished up being a boy wizard, and he’s now deep into the next stage of his career. Coming off one of the biggest franchises of all time, he’s basically been able to cherry pick whatever strange and interesting roles he wants. His latest two movies show the breadth of projects he’s taking on. Last week saw him go undercover as an FBI agent infiltrating Neo-Nazis in Imperium, and this week the notorious 'Daniel Radcliffe plays a farting corpse' movie Swiss Army Man finally makes its way to UK cinemas, following acclaim at film festivals around the world.
The first feature from music video directing duo The Daniels,...
- 9/27/2016
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Aug 10, 2016
How do they choose the 100 people polled on Pointless? What counts as a Mastermind specialist subject? 7 geeky game show questions…
It’s all very well for game shows to sit there and ask all the questions. How would they feel if we turned the tables and started to interrogate them? Then the quizzing shoe would be on the other foot.
(Potential ITV pitch “The Quizzing Shoe”: two teams of professional cobblers answer trivia questions on the history of footwear for a chance to win their choice of shoe worn by a member of the opposing team. Suggested hosts: Imelda Marcos, P.C. Boot from The Shoe People, Elizabeth Shue.)
Here are our best attempts at answering seven questions we’ve long wondered about some of the UK’s finest game and quiz shows…
1. How do they choose the 100 people polled on Pointless?
If a lady with...
How do they choose the 100 people polled on Pointless? What counts as a Mastermind specialist subject? 7 geeky game show questions…
It’s all very well for game shows to sit there and ask all the questions. How would they feel if we turned the tables and started to interrogate them? Then the quizzing shoe would be on the other foot.
(Potential ITV pitch “The Quizzing Shoe”: two teams of professional cobblers answer trivia questions on the history of footwear for a chance to win their choice of shoe worn by a member of the opposing team. Suggested hosts: Imelda Marcos, P.C. Boot from The Shoe People, Elizabeth Shue.)
Here are our best attempts at answering seven questions we’ve long wondered about some of the UK’s finest game and quiz shows…
1. How do they choose the 100 people polled on Pointless?
If a lady with...
- 8/9/2016
- Den of Geek
As Only Connect and University Challenge return to the BBC for new series, we salute the geek comforts of UK TV quiz shows…
Never mind A.E. Housman’s maxim that “all human knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use”, no knowledge is really precious until it serves the slightest use watching a TV quiz. If you’ve ever moaned about not needing your schoolboy geometry in the real world, you’ve clearly never experienced the joy of shouting “Cartesian Plane” at BBC Two on a Monday night.
Quiz shows are a TV comfort blanket for trivia nerds. That instant sliding-into-a-warm-bath relaxation other people experience when they hear the first bars of a beloved soap theme is what the opening ‘dum’ of the University Challenge music does to us. You’re home now, says that music. Wherever you are, whatever’s going on in your life,...
Never mind A.E. Housman’s maxim that “all human knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use”, no knowledge is really precious until it serves the slightest use watching a TV quiz. If you’ve ever moaned about not needing your schoolboy geometry in the real world, you’ve clearly never experienced the joy of shouting “Cartesian Plane” at BBC Two on a Monday night.
Quiz shows are a TV comfort blanket for trivia nerds. That instant sliding-into-a-warm-bath relaxation other people experience when they hear the first bars of a beloved soap theme is what the opening ‘dum’ of the University Challenge music does to us. You’re home now, says that music. Wherever you are, whatever’s going on in your life,...
- 7/13/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Marvel's Agents of Shield: Channel 4, 8pm
The team is rocked by a revelation, forcing them to decide what to do with one of their own.
Bobbi (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack (Henry Simmons) reveal their true allegiances to Hunter (Nick Blood), while Ward (Brett Dalton) and Agent 33 (Maya Stojan) embark on a mission of their own.
Have I Got News for You: BBC One, 9pm
Only Connect's Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts this week's instalment of the topical quiz show.
Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by panellists John Prescott and Alun Cochrane to make light of this week's headlines in the run up to the general election.
How to Make a Number 1 Record: BBC Four, 9pm
Janice Long narrates a look into what it is that makes a record strike gold.
The likes of Joe McElderry, Carol Decker and Noddy Holder reveal tidbits -...
The team is rocked by a revelation, forcing them to decide what to do with one of their own.
Bobbi (Adrianne Palicki) and Mack (Henry Simmons) reveal their true allegiances to Hunter (Nick Blood), while Ward (Brett Dalton) and Agent 33 (Maya Stojan) embark on a mission of their own.
Have I Got News for You: BBC One, 9pm
Only Connect's Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts this week's instalment of the topical quiz show.
Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by panellists John Prescott and Alun Cochrane to make light of this week's headlines in the run up to the general election.
How to Make a Number 1 Record: BBC Four, 9pm
Janice Long narrates a look into what it is that makes a record strike gold.
The likes of Joe McElderry, Carol Decker and Noddy Holder reveal tidbits -...
- 4/17/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC One's brand new Saturday night gameshow Can't Touch This is among a raft of new entertainment programmes which have been ordered by the broadcaster.
The ten-part series - which will be filmed in Belfast - has a simple enough premise: if you touch a prize, you win it. However, nothing is that easy and contestants will have to negotiate a huge assault course while battling it out to touch the prizes.
BBC One has also ordered a new series called Five Star Family Reunion, in which long lost families have to work together to be reunited in a five star location.
Elsewhere, Shane Richie's quiz show Win Your Wish List will return for eight more episodes in 2016, while Nick Knowles's programme Who Dares Wins has won an eight-episode order - including a Eurovision special. Dale Winton's In It to Win It will also be back for eight more episodes.
The ten-part series - which will be filmed in Belfast - has a simple enough premise: if you touch a prize, you win it. However, nothing is that easy and contestants will have to negotiate a huge assault course while battling it out to touch the prizes.
BBC One has also ordered a new series called Five Star Family Reunion, in which long lost families have to work together to be reunited in a five star location.
Elsewhere, Shane Richie's quiz show Win Your Wish List will return for eight more episodes in 2016, while Nick Knowles's programme Who Dares Wins has won an eight-episode order - including a Eurovision special. Dale Winton's In It to Win It will also be back for eight more episodes.
- 3/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Only Connect: BBC Four, 8.30pm
Victoria Coren Mitchell returns to host the ninth series of the fiendishly difficult puzzle game, which sees teams attempt to make connections between seemingly random clues. If you fancy working out what connects "has been dumped", "visits sex worker", "witnessed miracles" and "American lavatory", then this is the show for you.
Undeniable: ITV, 9pm
In last week's episode, Jane claimed to recognise her mother's killer thirty years after the crime. The accused is a respected doctor with an alibi and admired reputation, and while there were inaccuracies in both witness statements, Dr Rawlins' DNA sample seemed to rule him out beyond any doubt.
In the second and final episode, Jane sets out to prove his guilt at all costs, and becomes increasingly isolated and extreme, which causes the police to intervene.
Game of Thrones: Sky Atlantic, 9pm
King Joffrey prepares for his wedding...
Victoria Coren Mitchell returns to host the ninth series of the fiendishly difficult puzzle game, which sees teams attempt to make connections between seemingly random clues. If you fancy working out what connects "has been dumped", "visits sex worker", "witnessed miracles" and "American lavatory", then this is the show for you.
Undeniable: ITV, 9pm
In last week's episode, Jane claimed to recognise her mother's killer thirty years after the crime. The accused is a respected doctor with an alibi and admired reputation, and while there were inaccuracies in both witness statements, Dr Rawlins' DNA sample seemed to rule him out beyond any doubt.
In the second and final episode, Jane sets out to prove his guilt at all costs, and becomes increasingly isolated and extreme, which causes the police to intervene.
Game of Thrones: Sky Atlantic, 9pm
King Joffrey prepares for his wedding...
- 4/14/2014
- Digital Spy
Only Connect is to move from BBC Four to BBC Two, it has been announced.
Victoria Coren's popular quiz show is currently in its seventh series, and is regularly one of the most-watched shows on the multichannels.
The show features teams attempting to find connections between seemingly unrelated clues. It launched in September 2008, and has also spawned 14 celebrity specials.
An eighth series will air on BBC Four in spring 2014, before its ninth series launches on BBC Two.
BBC Two and Four controller Janice Hadlow said: "BBC Four has a proud tradition of growing successful shows and I'm delighted Only Connect is making the move to BBC Two where I hope it will connect with an even broader audience."
Victoria Coren said: "I and the rest of the Only Connect team are hugely excited about our Icarus-like flight towards the sun of mainstream broadcasting. If our wings start melting, I'll just flap harder.
Victoria Coren's popular quiz show is currently in its seventh series, and is regularly one of the most-watched shows on the multichannels.
The show features teams attempting to find connections between seemingly unrelated clues. It launched in September 2008, and has also spawned 14 celebrity specials.
An eighth series will air on BBC Four in spring 2014, before its ninth series launches on BBC Two.
BBC Two and Four controller Janice Hadlow said: "BBC Four has a proud tradition of growing successful shows and I'm delighted Only Connect is making the move to BBC Two where I hope it will connect with an even broader audience."
Victoria Coren said: "I and the rest of the Only Connect team are hugely excited about our Icarus-like flight towards the sun of mainstream broadcasting. If our wings start melting, I'll just flap harder.
- 10/18/2013
- Digital Spy
Long Lost Family returned for a new series to top Monday night's ratings on ITV, according to overnight figures.
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell's third run was seen by 5.25 million viewers (23.5%) at 9pm, with a further 328,000 (1.9%) tuning in on +1. Earlier, The Dales attracted 3.13m (14.3%) at 8pm.
On BBC One, The One Show entertained 3.97m (20.9%) at 7pm, while Panorama interested 2.16m (9.3%). A repeat of New Tricks brought in 3.09m (13.8%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Airport Live was seen by 2.59m (11.4%) at 8pm. Rick Stein's series India secured 2.33m (10.4%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Food Unwrapped cooked up 1.32m (5.7%) at 8.30pm, followed by documentary Scientologists At War with 1.33m (5.9%) at 9pm (259k/1.5% on +1).
Daisy Donovan's new series The Greatest Shows on Earth was watched by 720k (4.3%) at 10pm (105k/1.3%).
Channel 5's The Gadget Show amazed 552k (2.4%), while documentary series Extraordinary People returned with 989k (4.4%) at 9pm.
Big Brother gained 200k...
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell's third run was seen by 5.25 million viewers (23.5%) at 9pm, with a further 328,000 (1.9%) tuning in on +1. Earlier, The Dales attracted 3.13m (14.3%) at 8pm.
On BBC One, The One Show entertained 3.97m (20.9%) at 7pm, while Panorama interested 2.16m (9.3%). A repeat of New Tricks brought in 3.09m (13.8%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Airport Live was seen by 2.59m (11.4%) at 8pm. Rick Stein's series India secured 2.33m (10.4%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Food Unwrapped cooked up 1.32m (5.7%) at 8.30pm, followed by documentary Scientologists At War with 1.33m (5.9%) at 9pm (259k/1.5% on +1).
Daisy Donovan's new series The Greatest Shows on Earth was watched by 720k (4.3%) at 10pm (105k/1.3%).
Channel 5's The Gadget Show amazed 552k (2.4%), while documentary series Extraordinary People returned with 989k (4.4%) at 9pm.
Big Brother gained 200k...
- 6/18/2013
- Digital Spy
The Fall topped Monday evening's ratings outside of soaps for BBC Two, according to overnight data.
Gillian Anderson's crime drama came to an end by gaining 350,000 viewers from last week to 3.59 million viewers (15.9%) at 9pm.
Earlier, Springwatch continued with 2.51m (11.3%) at 8pm, while What a Load of Buzzcocks brought in 981k (5.3%) at 10pm.
On BBC One, Panorama was seen by 2.11m (9.1%) at 8.30pm, followed by the second D-Day: The Last Heroes with 2.64m (11.6%) at 9pm. Helicopter Rescue secured 2.14m (17.6%) at 10.45pm.
ITV's The Dales with Adrian Edmondson attracted 3.13m (14.6%) at 8pm. Sir Ian McKellen's final episode of Vicious climbed to 2.77m (12.2%) at 9pm (106k/0.6% on +1), while The Job Lot ended with 1.91m (8.4%) at 9.30pm.
On Channel 4, new drama Dates brought in 1.54m (8.3%) at 9pm, with a further 204k (2.0%) on +1. Big Fat Gypsy Weddings entertained 2.79m (12.3%) at 8pm (325k/1.9%).
Channel 5's The Gadget Show rose from last week's opener to 791k (3.5%) at 8pm.
Gillian Anderson's crime drama came to an end by gaining 350,000 viewers from last week to 3.59 million viewers (15.9%) at 9pm.
Earlier, Springwatch continued with 2.51m (11.3%) at 8pm, while What a Load of Buzzcocks brought in 981k (5.3%) at 10pm.
On BBC One, Panorama was seen by 2.11m (9.1%) at 8.30pm, followed by the second D-Day: The Last Heroes with 2.64m (11.6%) at 9pm. Helicopter Rescue secured 2.14m (17.6%) at 10.45pm.
ITV's The Dales with Adrian Edmondson attracted 3.13m (14.6%) at 8pm. Sir Ian McKellen's final episode of Vicious climbed to 2.77m (12.2%) at 9pm (106k/0.6% on +1), while The Job Lot ended with 1.91m (8.4%) at 9.30pm.
On Channel 4, new drama Dates brought in 1.54m (8.3%) at 9pm, with a further 204k (2.0%) on +1. Big Fat Gypsy Weddings entertained 2.79m (12.3%) at 8pm (325k/1.9%).
Channel 5's The Gadget Show rose from last week's opener to 791k (3.5%) at 8pm.
- 6/11/2013
- Digital Spy
Britain's Got Talent's first live semi-final of the series enjoyed a climb in the ratings on Bank Holiday Monday, overnight data reveals.
Ant & Dec welcomed 9.89 million viewers (41.5%) on average from 7.30pm on ITV, with a further 454,000 tuning in on +1. The results show dipped to 7.92m (31.4%) at 9.30pm (475k/3.1% on +1).
Music documentary The Story of Now entertained 2.01m (11.2%) at 10pm.
On BBC One, Antiques Roadshow was seen by 3.48m (15.0%) at 7.30pm, followed by a repeat of Miranda with 2.54m (10.2%) at 8.30pm. Clare Balding's The Queen: Passion for Horses attracted 3.50m (13.6%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Springwatch grabbed 2.33m (9.5%) at 8pm. Gillian Anderson drama The Fall lost around 500k viewers from last week to 2.87m (11.2%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, World's Weirdest Weather brought in 1.06m (4.3%) at 8pm (208k/0.8%), while Skint dropped over a million viewers to 1.48m (5.8%) at 9pm (555k/3.2%).
Channel 5's cricket coverage scored 664k (3.1%) at 7pm, and Scariest...
Ant & Dec welcomed 9.89 million viewers (41.5%) on average from 7.30pm on ITV, with a further 454,000 tuning in on +1. The results show dipped to 7.92m (31.4%) at 9.30pm (475k/3.1% on +1).
Music documentary The Story of Now entertained 2.01m (11.2%) at 10pm.
On BBC One, Antiques Roadshow was seen by 3.48m (15.0%) at 7.30pm, followed by a repeat of Miranda with 2.54m (10.2%) at 8.30pm. Clare Balding's The Queen: Passion for Horses attracted 3.50m (13.6%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Springwatch grabbed 2.33m (9.5%) at 8pm. Gillian Anderson drama The Fall lost around 500k viewers from last week to 2.87m (11.2%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, World's Weirdest Weather brought in 1.06m (4.3%) at 8pm (208k/0.8%), while Skint dropped over a million viewers to 1.48m (5.8%) at 9pm (555k/3.2%).
Channel 5's cricket coverage scored 664k (3.1%) at 7pm, and Scariest...
- 5/28/2013
- Digital Spy
The Fall opened to decent viewing figures for BBC Two on Monday evening, overnight data reveals.
Gillian Anderson's new crime drama launched with 3.53 million viewers (15.4%) at 9pm, beaten only by soaps and news programming. Earlier, Auction Hero opened to 1.50m (6.6%) at 8pm.
On BBC One, Rip Off Britain was seen by 3.39m (16.2%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama's unemployment special attracted 1.83m (7.8%) at 8.30pm. The Prisoners ended with 2.74m (11.9%) at 9pm.
Adrian Edmondson's The Dales launched with a decent 3.19m (14.2%) at 8pm, with a further 132,000 (0.6%) on +1.
Sir Ian McKellen comedy Vicious dropped nearly another million viewers for its third episode, grabbing 2.66m (11.5%) at 9pm (241k/1.3% on +1). The Job Lot fell to 2.17m (9.5%) at 9.30pm (190k/1.3%).
On Channel 4, new series Skint launched with 2.50m (10.9%) at 9pm (637k/3.9% on +1). Earlier, Superscrimpers was seen by 1.05m (4.5) at 8.30pm. Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares grabbed 1.02m (6.3%) at 10pm.
On Channel 5, Ben Fogle's New Lives...
Gillian Anderson's new crime drama launched with 3.53 million viewers (15.4%) at 9pm, beaten only by soaps and news programming. Earlier, Auction Hero opened to 1.50m (6.6%) at 8pm.
On BBC One, Rip Off Britain was seen by 3.39m (16.2%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama's unemployment special attracted 1.83m (7.8%) at 8.30pm. The Prisoners ended with 2.74m (11.9%) at 9pm.
Adrian Edmondson's The Dales launched with a decent 3.19m (14.2%) at 8pm, with a further 132,000 (0.6%) on +1.
Sir Ian McKellen comedy Vicious dropped nearly another million viewers for its third episode, grabbing 2.66m (11.5%) at 9pm (241k/1.3% on +1). The Job Lot fell to 2.17m (9.5%) at 9.30pm (190k/1.3%).
On Channel 4, new series Skint launched with 2.50m (10.9%) at 9pm (637k/3.9% on +1). Earlier, Superscrimpers was seen by 1.05m (4.5) at 8.30pm. Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares grabbed 1.02m (6.3%) at 10pm.
On Channel 5, Ben Fogle's New Lives...
- 5/14/2013
- Digital Spy
Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi's new ITV sitcom Vicious performed well on ITV on Monday night, overnight data has revealed.
The premiere episode opened to 5.53 million viewers (23.0%) at 9pm, while a further 344,000 (1.8%) tuned in on +1. These were the highest figures of the night overall outside of soaps.
Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland's new comedy The Job Lot followed with a decent 4.49m (19.0%) at 9.30pm (248k/1.7 on +1).
Earlier, James Nesbitt's Ireland attracted 2.94m (12.5%) at 8pm.
On BBC One, Bang Goes The Theory was seen by 2.81m (13.6%) at 7.30pm. Panorama brought in 2.17m (9.2%) at 8.30pm, while this month's Crimewatch acquired 3.41m (14.3%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's evening coverage of the World Snooker Championship continued with 1.17m (5.9%) at 7pm.
The University Challenge final quizzed 2.81m (12.1%) at 8pm, followed by Victoria Coren's Only Connect gameshow with 1.90m (8.0%) at 8.30pm. Dave Allen documentary God's Own Comedian was seen by 2.73m (11.%) at 9pm.
The premiere episode opened to 5.53 million viewers (23.0%) at 9pm, while a further 344,000 (1.8%) tuned in on +1. These were the highest figures of the night overall outside of soaps.
Russell Tovey and Sarah Hadland's new comedy The Job Lot followed with a decent 4.49m (19.0%) at 9.30pm (248k/1.7 on +1).
Earlier, James Nesbitt's Ireland attracted 2.94m (12.5%) at 8pm.
On BBC One, Bang Goes The Theory was seen by 2.81m (13.6%) at 7.30pm. Panorama brought in 2.17m (9.2%) at 8.30pm, while this month's Crimewatch acquired 3.41m (14.3%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's evening coverage of the World Snooker Championship continued with 1.17m (5.9%) at 7pm.
The University Challenge final quizzed 2.81m (12.1%) at 8pm, followed by Victoria Coren's Only Connect gameshow with 1.90m (8.0%) at 8.30pm. Dave Allen documentary God's Own Comedian was seen by 2.73m (11.%) at 9pm.
- 4/30/2013
- Digital Spy
Popular BBC Four quiz show Only Connect scored a new all-time high last night, according to early viewing figures. The Monday night cult hit pulled in 1.13m (4.2%) for its latest edition, rising over 300,000 on last week's numbers and setting the audience record a week after host Victoria Coren's wedding to David Mitchell. Only Connect replaced Doc Martin as the multichannel leader, as another repeat of the comedy drama logged 789k (3.2%). Behind Doc Martin in third place, ITV2's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now - which has lost steam in the last week - drew 730k (4.4%) at 10pm (+1: 133k). Meanwhile, ITV1's main showing of I'm a Celeb grabbed an impressive 9.02m (36.7%) for a 90-minute edition, starting (more)...
- 11/27/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Only Connect has broken 1 million viewers for the first time in its four-year history. After hovering around the 900,000 mark for the last few weeks, the Victoria Coren-hosted BBC Four quiz show - an unlikely ratings hit - climbed to 1.05m (4.2%) in its usual 8.30pm last night (November 12). Only Connect wasn't too far behind BBC One's Panorama which could only muster 1.75m (7%), while MasterChef: The Professionals (2.67m/10.7%) attracted an even greater number for BBC Two - all while Coronation Street hit a six-month high of 9.3m on ITV. I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! commanded 9.37m (37.4%) in the 9pm hour, dipping a million on Sunday's premiere rating - although the reality show usually falls by a greater amount between first and second night. With Helen Flanagan causing much of the drama, I'm (more)...
- 11/13/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Quiz show Only Connect posted its highest ever audience for BBC Four on Monday night, the latest overnight data has shown. The Victoria Coren-fronted lateral thinking game averaged an audience of 944,000 and a share of 3.9% in its 8.30pm slot. Crowned the best-rated multichannel broadcast for a third week in a row, Only Connect is now BBC Four's most popular programme. Elsewhere, New Tricks held a dominant 7.02m (29.7%) in the 9pm hour when faced with the return of a popular ITV series - the second series of Monroe launched with 3.08m (13%) and 241k (1.4%) on +1 - way below the James Nesbitt drama's 5.9m premiere rating of last year. Paul O'Grady's For The Love of Dogs continued to please as it reached (more)...
- 10/10/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
BBC Four's Only Connect was Monday's (September 24) most-watched multichannel broadcast. Airing at 8.30pm, 809k (3.2%) watched the quiz show's latest instalment, picking up nearly 100,000 viewers week-on-week. Fronted by David Mitchell's wife Victoria Coren, the programme has steadily grown since its 2008 debut into one of the channel's biggest shows. Only Connect's nearest rival was E4's Hollyoaks first look, which was watched by 631k. Both New Tricks (7.52 million/30.7%) on BBC One and ITV1's Leaving rose, the latter logging 3.73m (15.2%) and 290k (1.7%) on +1. Elsewhere on BBC One, Panorama interested 3.02m (12%) at 8.30pm, while Citizen Khan amused 2.8m (19.7%) later from 10.35pm. Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs continued to go from strength (more)...
- 9/26/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
David Mitchell and Victoria Coren have announced their engagement. Mitchell, who is best known as the star of Peep Show and 10 O'clock Live, has been dating Only Connect host Coren for some time but they chose to keep the relationship private. The couple, who both write columns for The Observer, announced their engagement via an entry in the Births, Marriages and Deaths column of today's Times newspaper. The article read: "Mr D.J.S. Mitchell And Miss V.E. Coren. The engagement is announced between David, son of Mr and Mrs Ian Mitchell, of Oxford, and Victoria, daughter of Dr Anne Coren (more)...
- 3/20/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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