This week's Week is a look back at 99 to Beat, the show for the one who can do everything.
Knowing the results, I can ask difficult questions. Did the producers edit it to show the champion from early on? How much time was given to players as they left? And what about the people who were eliminated without speaking on telly, what do they say, eh?
This piece ran *much* longer than planned, so I'll finish it next week.
It'd be cool if The 1% Club had a show called The 1% of The 1% Club where they invite previous contestants on to try out much trickier questions.
The Week looks at Silence is Golden: what happens if you hear a comedian, and bribe the audience not to laugh? Richard Bacon's idea is strange, and the experiment seems not to have made good telly.
Plus! One series wonders: they came, they made an impression, they never got recommissioned.
I arrived at season 7 of »Taskmaster« and while many of the UK comedians on the show have been weird before, I feel like no one in this particular group of contestants is sober. 😂
Don't know enough about drugs, but they're all on their own special one. 😄
For the first time, new episodes of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" will stream day after air on Hulu/Hulu on Disney+ and Peacock starting in the Fall.
#Jeopardy #WheelOfFortune #GameShows #Hulu #DisneyPlus #Peacock #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
An awful lot of words have been spoken about the televote at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Being slightly contrarian, and somewhat optimistic, I choose to remember a lot of other things.
The performers! The drum break! The puffer jackets! The dance hit! The chandelier! The winner!!
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2025-05-25
Plus! Thoughts on the Mastermind final, and why this week's Genius Game is a very good introduction to the show.
#Eurovision #ESC #Mastermind #GeniusGame #GameShows #WeaversWeek
Win a game show, become a US citizen? We’ve entered the realm of the truly depraved | Dave Schilling https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/us-citizen-game-show #UStelevisionindustry #Trumpadministration #Television&radio #USimmigration #UStelevision #USpolitics #Gameshows #RealityTV #Culture #USnews #Media
Think I'm ready for Eurovision.
- 21 chai-and-lemon cookies baked and cooling
- 11 herb-and-mustard muffins baked and cooling
- One edition of the Week published, looking also at the University Challenge final, and this week's Genius Game.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2025-05-18
And plenty of time for a nap this afternoon.
#UniversityChallenge #Eurovision #GeniusGame #WeaversWeek #GameShows
Museum Seeks To Close Funding Gap After Loss Of Federal Humanities Grant For Game Show Exhibit
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #GameShows #NationalEndowmentfortheHumanities #StrongMuseumofPlay
https://deadline.com/2025/05/game-show-history-grant-national-endowment-trump-1236399998/
A look at the recent series of Gladiators, which is inching its way from "Very good" to "Excellent", but isn't quite there yet.
And a few words on Sally Lindsay's 70s Quiz Night, which is The Big Fat Quiz of the Year for people who don't like new comedians like Jimmy Carr.
Watching "Tattletales" on Buzzr KMLU 11.7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattletales #GameShows #Tattletales
Fox’s new game show makes people guess what Trump’s been up to. Somehow I can’t see the joy in that | Dave Schilling https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/21/fox-game-show-trump #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Television #Gameshows #USnews #Fox
Looks like nobody on the Fediverse is tooting about #99ToBeat, the ITV show where normal people are given simple challenges, with the one instruction: don't come last.
The show is rather moreish: we don't have to think about on the game, so can grow to love the players. Some dodgy commentary and production decisions don't help, but it looks great and has loads of heart.
And I've an excuse to finish a Task Taxonomy, I'll come back to that.
R.I.P Wink Martindale.
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#RIP #Celebrity #WinkMartindale #Gameshows
Wink Martindake, beloved game show host, dead at 91
Game show host Wink Martindale has died at 91. Martindale is best known as host of Tic Tac Dough (a new version just premiered on GSN), as well as High Rollers, Trivial Pursuit, Debt and many more.
#WinkMartindale #TicTacDough #GameShows #Entertainment #Television #TV #RIP
A short set of radio reviews in today's Week.
Counterpoint, the properly tough Radio 4 quiz that's everything Popmaster aspires to be.
Sound Mate and Hot Takes, two comedy panel pilots from Radio Ulster. Something of merit in both, more in one than the other.
Plus the BAFTA nominations for game shows.
http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2025-03-30
#GameShow #WeaversWeek #GameShows #Counterpoint #BAFTA #radio
‘The Price Is Right’ Celebrates 10,000 Episodes With Extra Big Wins for Contestants That Top Off at $100,000!
#Variety #News #GameShows #ThePriceIsRight
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/price-is-right-ten-thousand-episodes-fun-facts-1236316691/
Why Drew Carey Says He’s ‘Still the New Guy’ After Hosting ‘The Price Is Right’ for 18 Years and How an Apple Watch Warned Him of Unhealthy Environment on Its Set
#Variety #Focus #News #DrewCarey #GameShows #ThePriceIsRight
https://variety.com/2025/tv/focus/drew-carey-price-is-right-host-18-years-1236316680/
