Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow

Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow is a British game show which premiered 30 May 2020 on ITV. Hosted by Alan Carr, the series features reworked and "supersized" versions of past ITV game shows (primarily from the Fremantle library), with each featuring a new "epic endgame".

Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow
GenreGame show
Presented byAlan Carr
Voices ofJohn Sachs
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes15
Production
Production locationDock10[1]
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyTalkback
DistributorFremantle
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format1080i 16:9 (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
Original release30 May 2020 (2020-05-30) –
present
Chronology
Related showsGameshow Marathon

For the first series, seven episodes were ordered, including a celebrity Play Your Cards Right special and a Christmas episode of The Price is Right.[2][3][4]

In December 2020, it was announced that the series would be renewed for a second series which consists of 11 episodes, 8 standard episodes with two celebrity editions that would air weekly, and 3 specials that will air later in the year. Alongside the previous five shows, Name That Tune would be added to the selection.[5][6]

Episodes

Series 1 (2020)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [7]
11"Play Your Cards Right: Celebrity Special"30 May 2020 (2020-05-30)4.99
22"The Price is Right"6 June 2020 (2020-06-06)N/A
33"Take Your Pick"13 June 2020 (2020-06-13)N/A
44"Strike It Lucky"20 June 2020 (2020-06-20)N/A
55"Play Your Cards Right"27 June 2020 (2020-06-27)N/A
66"Bullseye"4 July 2020 (2020-07-04)4.77
77"The Price is Right: Christmas Special"24 December 2020 (2020-12-24)N/A

Series 2 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
81"Play Your Cards Right: Celebrity Special"3 April 2021 (2021-04-03)
92"Bullseye"10 April 2021 (2021-04-10)
103"The Price is Right"17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)
114"Name That Tune"24 April 2021 (2021-04-24)
125"Strike It Lucky"1 May 2021 (2021-05-01)
136"Bullseye: Celebrity Special"8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)
147"Name That Tune: Celebrity Special"15 May 2021 (2021-05-15)
158"Strike It Lucky: Celebrity Special"22 May 2021 (2021-05-22)
169"The Price is Right: Christmas Special"23 December 2021 (2021-12-23)

Series 3 (2022)

The third series of Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow will see a version of Michael Aspel's 1980s game show Child's Play join the show's regular formats like Bullseye and Strike It Lucky in the line-up.[8]

See also

References
  1. "ITV commissions epic reboot of five of the nation's favourite gameshows". Dock10. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. "Alan Carr opens up about Epic Gameshow: "I'm worried about filling Bruce Forsyth's shoes"". Radio Times. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. Televisual (2019-06-13). "ITV orders reboot of five classic gameshows from Talkback". Televisual. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. White, Peter (2019-05-30). "ITV Reboots 'The Price Is Right', 'Strike It Rich' & 'Play Your Cards Right' In Alan Carr-Hosted 'Epic Gameshow'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. "Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow will return for new series in 2021". 24 December 2020.
  6. "Be on TV". Itv.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  7. "BARB 7-Day viewing data". BARB.
  8. "Alan Carr Returns For More Epic Gameshow On Itv". Tvzoneuk.com. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
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