List of programmes broadcast by Challenge

This is the list of programmes broadcast on the British television channel, Challenge.

Programming

Current programming made by Challenge

Name of show	Originally broadcast
British Academy Video Games Awards	2012–present
Blockbusters	2012
Bullseye	2006
BWC: British Wrestling Round-Up	2013–present
Celebrity Poker Club	2003–2005
Defectors	2001–2002
Fort Boyard	2003
Football Freestyler	2012
House of Games	2004
It's Not What You Know	2008
Showbiz Darts	2006
Stake Out	2001
The Pyramid Game	2007
Timeline	2014
TNA: British Boot Camp	2013–2014
TNA: Unfinished Business	2012
UK's Strongest Man	2011–2013
Vegas Virgins	2005
Wrestle Talk TV	2012–present

Former programming made by Challenge

Name of show	Originally broadcast	When broadcast by Challenge	Notes
Absolute Cobblers	1999	1999–2003	Based on an Australian format.
Auntie's Smalls	2008–2009	2008–2011	A filler with bloopers from the BBC's TV archives.
Casino Casino	2003–2005	2003–2005	Presented by Bob Mercer (series 1) and Martin Kemp (series 2).
Celebrity Addicts	2003	2003–2006	A variation of the Telly Addicts format.
Comedy of Errors	2002	2002–2003	Home video clip show presented by Richard Orford.
Don't Drink the Water	1997	1997–1999	Comedy quiz show based around travel played by two teams of celebrities, hosted by Paul Coia.
Drunken Businessmen	2003	2003–2005	Another Japanese game show. Used as a filler. It was last shown on Challenge in 2005 as part of 'Japanese Day'.
Endurance UK	1997–1998	1997–2009	The UK version of the cult Japanese show, Za Gaman.
Extreme Endurance	2003	2003–2005	Short 15-minute segments of Za Gaman. It was hosted by Al Convey. It featured the voices of Eiji Kusuhara (who was one of the two voiceovers for Banzai) and Ryozo Kohira.
Fort Boyard Takes on the World	2004	2004–2008	A 10-part series of clips of the different versions of Fort Boyard from around the globe, it was presented by Tim Vine.
Game Central	2002	2002	A phone-in segment.
Gameplay	1995–1996	1995–1996	A live phone-in segment.
Gameshow Gold	2006	2006–2009	Series of clips from classic gameshows.
Glory Ball	2005	2005	Another live phone-in segment.
Incredible Edible Challenge	2003	2003	A filler programme in which Japanese chefs cook unusual things. It was the last programme to air on the defunct sister channel Ftn.
iPlay	2000–2002	2000–2002	Replacement for The Games Room.
Karaoke Challenge	1997	1997–2010	Karaoke-themed game show, presented by various hosts, including Ted Robbins.
Kenji's Video Letter Home	2003	2003–2004	Used during the Japanese Christmas Cracker strand in December 2003.
Les Dennis' Home Video Heroes	2008	2008–2011	Home video clip show narrated by Les Dennis and Stuart Hall.
Monkey Business	2003	2003–2004	A 10-minute filler.
Nortonland	2007	2007–2008	Clip show of games played on Graham Norton's Channel 4 show, V Graham Norton.
Poker Den	2005	2005	Presented by Jesse May with commentary by Grub Smith.
Prize Time	1997–1998	1997–1998	Replaced by The Games Room.
Reverse-a-Word	2004	2004	7-minute pilot, presented by the BBC Radio 1 DJ, Scott Mills.
Roy Walker's Gameshow Moments	2009	2009–2012	Series of clips from gameshows, past and present. Later shown under the title Roy Walker's Guide to Gameshows.
Roy Walker's TV Bloomers	2009	2009–2012	The Catchphrase host's take on the Auntie's Bloomers format.
Sale of the Century	1997–1998	1997–2003	Challenge TV's version of Anglia's classic gameshow, it was presented by Keith Chegwin.
Say the Word	1997	1997–2008	Hosted by one of Challenge's original continuity presenters, Andy Crane.
Showbiz Blackjack	2006	2006	Presented by Matt Brown.
Showbiz Poker	2006	2006	Presented by Lisa Rogers.
Soap Addicts	2002–2003	2002–2006	Another variation of the Telly Addicts format.
Split Second	1997–1998	1997–1999	Hosted by Aonghus McAnally.
Sport Addicts	2002	2002–2004	Another variation of the Telly Addicts format.
Sushi TV	2003–2004	2003–2005	Series of clips from various Japanese gameshows, presented by Julian Clary (series 1) and Craig Charles (series 2).
Take It or Leave It	2006–2008	2006–2012	The trivia quiz show in which teams of two must hold their nerve to win the £50,000 prize. Presented by Richard Arnold.
That's the Question	2007	2007	The UK version of the American gameshow, it was presented by Sarah Cawood.
The A-Z of 3-2-1	2000	2000	A special one-off programme showing highlights of Yorkshire's classic gameshow. It was used during Challenge TV's 3-2-1 night at Christmas 2000.
The Cooler	1998	1998–2003	Late-night gameshow presented by Donna Air and Iain Coyle.
The Games Room	1999–2000	1999–2000	A short-lived replacement for Prize Time.
Totally Top Trumps	2004	2004	Short-lived game show, loosely based on the famous card game, presented by Andy Goldstein, only lasted 20 episodes.
TV Scrabble	2001–2003	2001–2012	Televised version of the famous board game.
Ultimate Guinness World Records	2004	2004–2009	Now shown on Kix!.
Winner Takes All	1997	1997–2002	Challenge TV's version of Yorkshire's gameshow, it was presented by Bobby Davro.
World's Greatest Gambling Scams	2006	2006–2013	A 10-part series that looks at the cons which left the gambling industry reeling.

Current programming originally shown by other broadcasters

Name of show	Original channel(s)	Originally broadcast	When broadcast by Challenge
1 vs. 100	BBC One	2006–2009	2008
3-2-1	ITV	1978–1988	1997
8 Out of 10 Cats	Channel 4	2005–present	2007
15 to 1	Channel 4	1988–2003	1998
A League of Their Own	Sky1	2010–present	2012
American Ninja Warrior	G4/NBC (USA)	2009–present	2013
Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old?	Sky1	2007–2010	2011
Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza	Sky1	2010	2012
Bite Size Brainiac	Sky1	2007	2011
Blankety Blank	BBC One/ITV	1979–2002	2000
Blockbusters	ITV	1983–1993	1997
Bob's Full House	BBC One	1984–1990	2012
Brainiac: Science Abuse	Sky1	2003–2008	2012
Brainiac's Test Tube Baby	Sky1	2006–2007	2012
Britain's Hardest	Sky1	2004	2012
Bruce's Price is Right	ITV	1995–2001	2002
Bullseye	ITV	1981–1995	2002
Catchphrase	ITV	1986–present	1993
Celebrity Squares	ITV	1975–present	2000
Classic Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?	ITV	1998–2014	2004
Cleverdicks	Sky Atlantic	2012	2012
Crash Test Dummies	Sky1	2007	2013
Dale's Supermarket Sweep	ITV	1993–2007	2005
Deal or No Deal	Channel 4	2005–present	2011
Dirty Money	Sky1	2002	2012
Distraction (UK)	Channel 4	2003–2004	2007
Don't Stop Me Now	Sky1	2012	2013
Duck Quacks Don't Echo	Sky1	2014–present	2014
Family Fortunes	ITV	1980–2002	1997
Finders Keepers	CITV	1991–2006	2014
Fort Boyard	Channel 5	1998–2001	2002
Full Metal Jousting	History (USA)	2012	2013
Fun House	CITV	1989–1999	2009
Gadget Geeks	Sky1	2012	2013
Going for Gold	BBC One	1987–1996	2002
Golden Balls	ITV	2007–2009	2009
Got to Dance	Sky1	2009–2014	2013
Impact Wrestling	Spike/Destination America (USA)	2005–present	2011
Interceptor	ITV	1989–1990	2001
Killer Karaoke	truTV (USA)	2012–present	2013
Knightmare	CITV	1987–1994	2002
Millionaire Hot Seat	Nine Network (Australia)	2009–present	2015
MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge	Spike (USA)	2003–2007	2005
Ninja Warrior	TBS (Japan)	1997–present	2007
Play Your Cards Right	ITV	1980–2003	2002
Pointless	BBC Two/BBC One	2009–present	2011
Race to Dakar	Sky2	2006	2013
Robot Wars	BBC Two	1998–2003	2007
Safebreakers	Sky1	2011	2012
Showboaters	Sky1	2011	2012
Simply the Best	ITV	2004	2015
Stars in Their Eyes	ITV	1990–present	1999
Strike It Lucky	ITV	1986–1994	1998
Strike It Rich	ITV	1996–1999	2002
Take Your Pick	ITV	1992–1998	2008
Takeover Bid	BBC One	1990–1991	2015
Takeshi's Castle	TBS (Japan)	1986–1989	2002
The Angel	Sky1	2012	2013
The Chase (UK)	ITV	2009–present	2014
The Chase (US)	GSN (USA)	2013–present	2014
The Crystal Maze	Channel 4	1990–1995	1998
The Devil's Dinner Party	Sky Atlantic	2011–2012	2012
The Race	Sky1	2006	2013
Top 100 Video Games of All Time	G4 (USA)	2012	2013
Total Wipeout (UK)	BBC One	2009–2012	2013
Total Wipeout (US)	ABC (USA)	2008–present	2013
TNA Xplosion	Syndication (USA)	2002–present	2011
Treasure Hunt	Channel 4	1982–1989	1993
Video Surf	Pick	2013	2013
Videogame Nation	Ginx TV	2014–present	2014
Wall of Fame	Sky1	2011	2012
Wheel of Fortune	ITV	1988–2001	2002
Whittle	Channel 5	1997–1998	1997
Win, Lose or Draw Late	ITV	2004	2012
Wipeout	BBC One	1994–2002	2008
Women of Ninja Warrior	TBS (Japan)	2001–2009	2007

Former programming originally shown by other broadcasters

Name of show	Original channel(s)	Originally broadcast	When broadcast by Challenge	Notes
100%	Channel 5	1997–2001	1998–2004
60 Minute Makeover	ITV	2004–present	2009	The series that Challenge showed in 2009 now broadcasts on Sky Livingit and Pick.
All Clued Up	ITV	1988–1991	1998–2000
Auntie's Bloomers	BBC One	1991–2001	2009–2011
Back in the Day	Channel 4	2005	2009–2012
Baggage	GSN (USA)	2010–present	2013
Ballbreakers	GSN (USA)	2005–2006	2007
Banzai	E4	2001–2003	2006–2009
Bargain Hunters	ITV	2002–2004	2003–2005
Battle Dome	Syndication (USA)	1999–2001	2002–2003	Also shown on Bravo.
Beadle's About	ITV	1986–1996	1999–2007
Better Gardens	ITV	2000	2004–2005
Better Homes	ITV	1999–2003	2004–2005
Big Break	BBC One	1991–2002	2006–2013	to return in march this year
Blind Date	ITV	1985–2003	2006
Boot Sale Challenge	ITV	1998–2004	2003–2005
Brainstorm	BBC One	1988	1999–2000
Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment	Channel 5	1997–2000	1998–2001
Britain's Worst Driver	Channel 5	2002–2003	2008–2009
Britain's Worst Celebrity Driver	Channel 5	2003–2005	2008–2009
Busman's Holiday	ITV	1985–1993	1997–1999
Candid Camera	ITV	1960–1968	1999–2001
Can't Cook, Won't Cook	BBC One	1995–2000	2008–2010
Carnal Knowledge	ITV	1996–1997	1998–2003
Cash Cab	ITV	2005–2006	2007–2009	Now shown on Quest.
Celebrity Blackjack	GSN (USA)	2004–2005	2005–2006
Celebrity Poker Showdown	Bravo (USA)	2003–2006	2004–2005
Celebrity Ready Steady Cook	BBC One	1997–2003	2008–2010
Chain Letters	ITV	1987–1997	2009–2012
Concentration	ITV	1988–1990	1997–1998
Crackerjack	BBC Television Service	1955–1984	2002–2003
Criss Cross Quiz	ITV	1957–1967	2001–2003
Crosswits	ITV	1985–1998	1998–2000
Cruel Summer	Trouble	2001–2003	2009–2010
Distraction (US)	Comedy Central (USA)	2005–2006	2007–2011
Dog Eat Dog	BBC One	2001–2002	2004–2008
Don't Forget the Lyrics! (UK)	Sky1	2008–2009	2011–2013
Don't Forget the Lyrics! (U.S.)	Fox (USA)	2007–2009	2012
Don't Try This at Home!	ITV	1998–2001	2003–2008
Dr. Vegas	CBS (USA)	2004	2005
Eggheads	BBC One/BBC Two	2003–present	2007–2014	Now currently showing regularly on BBC Two.
Extreme Dodgeball	GSN (USA)	2004–2005	2005–2008
Fear Factor (US)	NBC (USA)	2001–present	2006–2009
Fear Factor (UK)	Sky1	2002–2004	2006–2009
Fear Factor (Australia)	Nine Network (Australia)	2002	2010
Fear Factor (South Africa)	M-Net (South Africa)	Unknown	2008	Now airs on The Africa Channel.
Friends Like These	BBC One	1999–2003	2005–2014
Gagsters	The WB (USA)	2002–2004	2009–2012
GameFace	Ginx TV	2009–2011	2011	Gaming magazine show, presented by Julia Hardy. Originally aired on Bravo. Replaced by The Blurb.
GamesMaster	Channel 4	1992–1998	2003–2004
Ginx Files	Ginx TV	2009–2011	2011	GameFace's sister show. Originally aired on Bravo. Also replaced by The Blurb.
Give Us a Clue	ITV	1984–1991	1997–2002
Gladiators (Original)	ITV	1992–2000	1999–2011
Gladiators (Revival)	Sky1	2008–2009	2011–2013
Gladiators 2000	Syndication (USA)	1994–1996	1999
Gladiators G-Zone	Sky1	2008	2011–2013	Used as a filler.
Global E-Missions	Carlton	2001	2002–2003
Going Straight	Broadcaster unknown	Unknown	2004–2007
Guinness World Records Primetime	Fox (USA)	1998–2001	2003–2004
Guinness World Records Smashed	Sky1	2008–2009	2011–2013
Guinness World Records (UK)	ITV	1999–2000	2004–2006
Hot Property	Channel 5	1997–2003	1999–2005
I Dare You	UPN (USA)	2000	2004–2007
Ice Warriors	ITV	1998	2002–2004
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (US)	ABC (USA)	2003	2003–2004
In It to Win It	BBC One	2002–present	2009–2014
International King of Sports	Channel 5	2002–2004	2004–2006
It's a Knockout	BBC One/Channel 5	1966–2001	1993–2006
It's Anybody's Guess	ITV	2000	2001–2002
Iron Chef	Fuji TV (Japan)	1993–1999	2003–2004
Kenny vs. Spenny	CBC/Showcase (Canada)	2003–2010	2004–2005	The show has also aired on Fox.
King of the Castle	ITV	2001	2001–2002
Larry Grayson’s Generation Game	BBC One	1978–1982	2005–2008
Love at First Sight	Sky1	1992	1997–1998
Manswers	Spike (USA)	2007–2011	2013
Mastermind	BBC Two	2003–present	2007
Merv Griffin's Crosswords	Syndication (USA)	2007–2008	2008
Move on Up	Channel 5	1997	1999–2000
Murder in Small Town X	Fox (USA)	2001	2003–2004
Mystic Challenge	Living	2000	2001–2003
Name That Tune	ITV/Channel 5	1983–1998	1998–2003
New Faces	ITV	1973–1988	2002–2003
Night Fever	Channel 5	1997–2002	2003–2004
Nothing But the Truth	Sky1	2007–2008	2012
Oblivious	Spike (USA)	2002–2004	2004–2006
Oops TV	Sky1	2009–2010	2011–2013
Opportunity Knocks	ITV	1956–1978	2002–2003
Outdoor Outtakes	OLN (USA)	2003	2004–2005	Shown on Challenge under the title World's Craziest Outdoor Outtakes.
Password	BBC One	1974–1975	199?–199?
Planet of the Apps	Ginx TV	2013–present	2013	The definitive guide to everything you need for your smartphone and tablet, presented by Adam Savage. Now airs exclusively on Ginx TV.
Postcode Challenge	STV	2007–2011	2009–2010
Raspberry Tart	ITV	2000–2001	2001–2003	Aired on Challenge TV from late 2001 to early 2003.
Red Handed	ITV	1998	2004	One of the shows that was shown as part of Challenge's Caught on Camera strand in 2004.
Robotica	TLC (USA)	2001–2002	2003–2004
RollerJam	Spike (USA)	1999–2001	2006–2008
Room 101	BBC Two/BBC One	1994–present	2009–2011
Sale of the Century	ITV	1971–1983	2002–2003
Sell Me the Answer	Sky1	2009–2010	2011–2013
Shooting Stars	BBC Two/BBC Choice	1995–2011	2008–2013
Sky Poker School	Sky Poker	2011	2011	Still shown on Sky Poker.
Small Talk	BBC One	1994–1996	2008–2010
So You Think You Can Dance?	Fox (USA)	2005–present	2006
Spellbound	Sky1	1994–1996	1997–1998
Sticky Moments	Channel 4	1989–1990	1998–1999
Studs	Syndication (USA)	1991–1993	1999
Surprise Chefs	ITV	1994–2001	2001–2002
Survivor	CBS (USA)	2000–present	2003–2004
SWAG	Channel 5	2002–2004	2004–2006
Take a Letter	Living	1997	1999–2008
Telly Addicts	BBC One	1985–1998	2000–2003
The $64,000 Question	ITV	1990–1993	1997–1998
The Adventure Game	BBC Two	1980–1986	2002–2004
The All-New Mr. and Mrs. Show	UK Living	1995–1996	1998–2001
The Amazing Race	CBS (USA)	2001–present	2007–2010
The Biggest Loser UK	Living	2005–2006	2009
The Blurb	Ginx TV	2011–2014	2011–2014	Successor to GameFace and Ginx Files. Originally presented by Julia Hardy in 2011. It came back in 2013 and was presented by Lizzie Huang, and later Lucy James.
The Desert Forges	Channel 5	2001	2002–2006
The Golden Shot	ITV	1967–1974	2002–2006
The Heat is On	Carlton Food Network	Unknown	2003
The Krypton Factor	ITV	1977–2010	1999–2014
The Mole (US)	ABC (USA)	2001–2008	2003–2004
The Moment of Truth	ITV	1998–2001	2003–2009
The Other Half	BBC One	1997–2002	2003
The People Versus	ITV	2000–2002	2007–2010
The Price is Right	ITV	2006–2007	2009–2011
The Weakest Link (UK)	BBC One/BBC Two	2000–2012	2007–2012
The Weakest Link (US)	NBC (USA)	2001–2002	2005
Through the Keyhole	ITV/Sky1/BBC One/BBC Two	1987–present	1993–2009
TV Bloopers	ABC (USA)	1998–2004	2003–2005	Shown on Challenge under the title Celebrity TV Bloopers.
UK's Strongest Man	Bravo	2009–2010	2012
Unbeatable Banzuke	TBS (Japan)	1995–2002	2008–2012
Under Offer	ITV	1998–2001	2001–2004
Under Pressure	Channel 5	2001	2001–2002
We Are the Champions!	BBC One	1973–1995	2002–2003
What's My Line?	ITV	1994–1996	2002–2003
Who Dares Wins	Seven Network (Australia)	1996–1998	2003–2004
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)	ABC (USA)	1998–2007	2005	Now shown on 5USA.
Win, Lose or Draw	ITV	1990–1998	2007–2008
Win My Wage	Channel 4	2007	2009–2010
Winner Takes All	ITV	1975–1988	2002–2003
Winning Lines	BBC One	1999–2004	2010–2012
Without Prejudice?	Channel 4	2003–2004	2004–2005
World's Strongest Man	Bravo	2009–2010	2011–2013
You Bet!	ITV	1988–1997	2002–2011
Your Face or Mine?	E4	2002–2003	2008–2011

Former programming shown on The Family Channel

Name of show	Original channel(s)	Originally broadcast	When broadcast by The Family Channel	Notes
Art Attack	CITV	1990–2007	1996–1997	Now aired on CITV. Also aired on TCC from 1991 to 1998.
A Word in Your Ear	The Family Channel	1995	1995–1997	Continued to appear on The Family Channel's successor, Challenge TV, until 1998.
Batman	ABC (USA)	1966–1968	1993–1996	Now shown on ITV4.
Catchphrase	ITV	1986–2002	1993–1997	Continues to appear on Challenge.
Danger Mouse	CITV	1981–1992	1995–1996
Family Catchphrase	The Family Channel	1994	1994–1997	Continued to appear on Challenge until 2008.
Home to Roost	ITV	1985–1990	1994–1997	Now airs on ITV3.
It's a Knockout	S4C	1991–1994	1993–1994	Stuart Hall is the English voiceover who replaced the Welsh voiceover.
Lou Grant	CBS (USA)	1972–1982	1993
Motormouth	CITV	1988–1992	1994–1998	Continued to be aired on Challenge TV til 1998 under Family Late, also aired on TCC from 1996 to 1998.
My Two Dads	NBC (USA)	1987–1990	1993–1997
Once a Hero	ABC (USA)	1987	1993–1996
Phyllis	CBS (USA)	1975–1977	1994
Rags to Riches	NBC (USA)	1986–1987	1994–1996
Remington Steele	NBC (USA)	1982–1987	1993	Now shown on CBS Action.
Road to Avonlea	CBC (Canada)	1990–1996	1994–1997
Roll with It	The Family Channel	1995	1995–1997
Second Guess	The Family Channel	1993–1994	1993–1997	Continued to appear on Challenge TV until 1998.
The Adventures of Tintin	HBO (USA)	1991–1992	1994–1997
The Fall Guy	ABC (USA)	1981–1986	1993	Now shown on ITV4.
The Pyramid Game	ITV	1981–1990	1993–1997	Continued to appear on Challenge TV until 1998.
The Wonder Years	ABC (USA)	1988–1993	1993
Treasure Hunt	Channel 4	1982–1989	1993–1997
Trivial Pursuit	The Family Channel	1993–1994	1993–1997	Continued to appear on Challenge until 2007.
Through the Keyhole	ITV/Sky1	1987–1996	1993–1997
Teen Win, Lose or Draw	ITV	1993	1996–1997
Zorro	The Family Channel (USA)	1990–1993	1993–1997

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