Challenge
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For other uses, see Challenge (disambiguation).
| Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1 September 1993 |
| Owned by | Virgin Media Television |
| Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.2% (0.1% for +1) (March 2009, BARB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sister channel(s) | Challenge Jackpot |
| Timeshift service | Challenge +1 |
| Website | challenge.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 125 Channel 152 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 139 Channel 140 (+1) |
| WightCable | Channel 42/115 |
Challenge is a United Kingdom digital TV channel owned by Virgin Media Television. It was originally called The Family Channel from 1 September 1993 to 31 January 1997 but it was later re-branded as Challenge TV from 1 February 1997. On 20 May 2002 the channel was re-named again but this time it was just Challenge? and 30 June 2003 the question mark was removed to leave the Challenge name in its place.
The channel shows mostly gameshows and quiz programmes taken from a variety of terrestrial and digital channel archives. Most are repeats of programmes acquired from terrestrial channel archives, but a few are original productions commissioned by Challenge itself.
The channel also has interactive features for digital cable and satellite viewers watching certain shows, enabling them to play along at home. The service also offers a large selection of games and competitions.
The channel only aired programmes in the letterbox format (4:3) but on the 3 June 2008 it switched to the widescreen format (16:9) along with all other Virgin Media Television channels. This was coupled with a revamped logo.
Contents |
[edit] Challenge Jackpot
[edit] Current and former programming
| Name of game show | Original channel that aired | Original dates of game shows so far aired by The Family Channel/Challenge | When aired by The Family Channel/Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vs. 100 | BBC One | 2006 - 2007 | 2008 - present |
| 3-2-1 | ITV | 1978 - 1987 | 1997 - 2008 |
| 8 out of 10 Cats | Channel 4 | 2005 - 2007 | 2007 - present |
| 60 Minute Makeover | ITV | 2004 | 2009 - present |
| 15 to 1 | Channel 4 | 1991 - 2003 | 1997 - present |
| 100% | Five | 1997 - 2001 | 1997 - 2003 |
| A Word in Your Ear | BBC One | 1993 - 1994 | |
| Absolute Cobblers | Challenge TV | 1999 | 1999 |
| All Clued Up | ITV | 1997 - 1998 | |
| Auntie's Bloomers | BBC One | 1991 - 2001 | 2008 - present |
| Banzai | E4 | 2001 - 2002 | 2006 - 2009 |
| Bargain Hunters | ITV | 2002 - 2004 | |
| Battle Dome | Syndication (USA) | 1999 - 2001 | |
| Beadle's About | ITV | 1986 - 1996 | 1999 - 2007 |
| Better Gardens | ITV | 2000 - 2002 | 2004 - 2005 |
| Better Homes | ITV | 1999 - 2002 | 2004 - 2005 |
| Big Break | BBC One | 1991 - 1992 | 2006 - 2008 |
| Blankety Blank | BBC One/ITV | 1984 - 2002 | 2000 - 2007 |
| Blind Date | ITV | 1993 - 1995 | 2006 |
| Blockbusters | ITV | 1991 - 1992 | 1997 - 2006 |
| Bootsale Challenge | ITV | ||
| Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment | Five | ||
| Britain's Worst | Five | 2002 - 2005 | 2008 - 2009 |
| Bruce's Price Is Right | ITV | 1995 - 2001 | 2002 - 2009 |
| Bullseye | ITV/Challenge | 1984 - 2006 | 2004 - present |
| Busman's Holiday | ITV | ||
| Candid Camera | |||
| Can't Cook, Won't Cook | BBC One | 1999 | 2008 |
| Carnal Knowledge | ITV | 1996 - 1997 | |
| Cash Cab | ITV | 2005 - 2006 | 2007 - 2009 |
| Catchphrase | ITV | 1986 - 2001 | 1993 - present |
| Celebrity Addicts | Challenge | 2003 | 2003 - 2006 |
| Celebrity Ready Steady Cook | BBC One | 2000 - 2001 | 2008 |
| Celebrity Squares | ITV | 1993 - 1994 | 2000 - 2007 |
| Classic Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | ITV | 1998 - present | 2004 - present |
| Comedy Of Errors | Challenge TV | 2002 | |
| Concentration | ITV | 1988 - 1990 | |
| Crackerjack | Children's BBC | 1983 | 2002 - 2003 |
| Criss Cross Quiz | ITV | 2001 - 2003 | |
| Crosswits | ITV | 1991 - 1992 | 1998 - 2000 |
| Cruel Summer | Trouble | 2002 | 2009 - present |
| Dale's Supermarket Sweep | ITV | 1998 - 2007 | 2005 - present |
| Defectors | Challenge TV | 2001 - 2002 | 2001 - 2008 |
| Distraction (UK) | Channel 4 | 2003 - 2004 | 2007 - present |
| Distraction (US) | Comedy Central (USA) | 2005 - 2006 | 2007 - present |
| Dog Eat Dog | BBC One | 2001 | 2004 - 2008 |
| Don't Try This at Home! | ITV | 1998 - 2000 | 2003 - 2008 |
| Drunken Businessmen | Challenge | 2003 | 2003 - 2005 |
| Eggheads | BBC One/BBC Two | 2003 - 2007 | 2006 - present |
| Endurance UK | Challenge TV | 1997 - 1998 | |
| Extreme Dodgeball | GSN (USA) | 2004 | |
| Extreme Endurance | Challenge | 2003 - 2004 | 2003 - 2004 |
| Family Catchphrase | The Family Channel | 1994 | 1994 - 2008 |
| Family Fortunes | ITV | 1983 - 2002 | 1997 - present |
| Fear Factor (US) | NBC (USA) | 2001 - 2006 | 2006 - present |
| Fear Factor (UK) | Sky One | 2002 - 2004 | 2006 - present |
| Fear Factor (Australia) | Nine Network (Australia) | ||
| Fear Factor (South Africa) | M-Net (South Africa) | ||
| Fort Boyard | Five/Challenge? | 1998 - 2003 | 2003 - present |
| Fort Boyard Takes On The World | Challenge | 2005 - 2006 | 2005 - 2008 |
| Friends Like These | BBC One | 1999 - 2000 | 2005 - 2006 |
| Fun House | Children's ITV | 1996 - 1999 | 2009 - present |
| Gagsters | The WB (USA) | 2004 | 2009 - present |
| Game Central | Challenge TV | 2002 | 2002 |
| Gameshow Gold | Challenge | 2006 - present | 2006 - present |
| GamesMaster | Channel 4 | 1992 | 2003 |
| Give Us a Clue | ITV | 1984 - 1991 | 1998 - 2002 |
| Gladiators | ITV | 1992 - 2000 | 1999 - present |
| Glory Ball | Challenge | 2005 | 2005 |
| Going for Gold | BBC One | 1987 - 1991 | 2002 - 2007 |
| Going Straight | |||
| Guinness World Records Primetime | FOX (USA) | 1998 - 2001 | |
| Guinness World Records UK | ITV | 1999 - 2000 | 2004 - 2006 |
| Hot Property | Five | 1997 - 2003 | 1999 - 2005 |
| House of Games | Challenge | 2004 | 2004 - 2008 |
| I Dare You | UPN (USA) | 2000 | |
| Ice Warriors | ITV | 1998 | 2002 - 2004 |
| I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (US) | ABC (USA) | 2003 | |
| In It To Win It | BBC One | 2003 - 2005 | 2009 - present |
| Interceptor | ITV | 1989 - 1990 | 2001 - present |
| iPlay | Challenge TV | 2000 - 2002 | 2000 - 2002 |
| It's a Knockout | BBC One/Five | 1981 - 2001 | |
| It's Anybody's Guess | ITV | 2000 | 2001 - 2002 |
| It's Not What You Know | Challenge | 2008 - present | 2008 - present |
| Iron Chef | Fuji TV (Japan) | 2002 - 2003 | |
| Karaoke Challenge | Challenge TV | 1997 | 1997 - 2008 |
| Kenji's Video Letter Home | Challenge | ||
| Kenny vs. Spenny | CBC/Showcase (Canada) | ||
| King Of The Castle | ITV | 2001 | 2001 - 2002 |
| Knightmare | Children's ITV | 1987 - 1994 | 2002 - 2007 |
| Larry Grayson’s Generation Game | BBC One | 1978 - 1980 | 2005 - 2008 |
| Les Dennis's Home Video Heroes | Challenge | 2008 - present | 2008 - present |
| Love At First Sight | Sky One | ||
| Mastermind | BBC Two | 2003 | 2007 |
| Merv Griffin's Crosswords | Syndication (USA) | 2007 | 2008 |
| Monkey Business | Challenge? | 2003 | 2003 |
| Move On Up | Five | 1997 | |
| Murder in Small Town X | FOX (USA) | 2001 | |
| MXC | Spike (USA) | ||
| Mystic Challenge | Living | 2002 | |
| Name That Tune | ITV | 1998 - 2002 | |
| New Faces | ITV | ||
| Night Fever | Five | 2003 | |
| Ninja Warrior/Women Of Ninja Warrior | TBS (Japan) | 1998 - 2008 | 2007 - present |
| Nortonland | Challenge | 2007 | 2007 |
| Oblivious | Spike (USA) | ||
| Opportunity Knocks | ITV | ||
| Password | ITV | ||
| Perfect Match | Channel 4 | ||
| Play Your Cards Right | ITV | 1995 - 2003 | 2002 - present |
| Postcode Challenge | ITV | 2007 - 2008 | 2009 - present |
| PrizeTime | Challenge TV | 1997 - 1998 | 1997 - 1998 |
| Red Handed | ITV | 1998 | 2004 |
| Reverse-a-word | Challenge | 2004 | 2004 |
| Robot Wars | BBC Two | 1999 - 2001 | 2007 - 2008 |
| RollerJam | Spike (USA) | 1999 - 2001 | 2006 - 2008 |
| Roll with It | The Family Channel | 1995 | 1995 |
| Roy Walker's TV Bloomers | Challenge | 2009 - present | 2009 - present |
| Sale of the Century | ITV/Challenge TV | 1980 - 1998 | 1997 - 2006 |
| Say The Word | Challenge TV | 1997 | 1997 - 2008 |
| Second Guess | The Family Channel | 1993 - 1994 | 1993 - 1994 |
| Showbiz Darts | Challenge | 2006 | 2006 - 2008 |
| Shooting Stars | BBC Two/BBC Choice | 1995 - 2002 | 2008 - present |
| Small Talk | BBC One | 1994 - 1996 | 2008 - present |
| So You Think You Can Dance | FOX (USA) | 2006 | |
| Soap Addicts | Challenge? | 2002 - 2003 | 2002 - 2006 |
| Spellbound | ITV | ||
| Split Second | Challenge TV | 1997 - 1998 | 1997 - 1999 |
| Sport Addicts | Challenge? | 2002 | 2002 - 2004 |
| Stake Out | Challenge TV | 2001 | 2001 - 2009 |
| Stars in Their Eyes | ITV | 1990 - 2000 | 1999 - 2008 |
| Sticky Moments | Channel 4 | 1989 - 1990 | 1997 - 1998 |
| Strike It Lucky | ITV | 1986 - 1994 | 1998 - 2002 |
| Strike It Rich | ITV | 1996 - 1999 | 2002 - present |
| Surprise Chefs | ITV | ||
| Sushi TV | Challenge | 2003 - 2004 | 2003 - 2004 |
| SWAG | Five | ||
| Take a Letter | Living | 1997 | |
| Take It or Leave It | Challenge | 2006 - present | 2006 - present |
| Take Your Pick | ITV | 1992 - 1997 | 2008 - present |
| Takeshi's Castle | TBS (Japan) | 1986 - 1990 | 2002 - present |
| Teen Win, Lose or Draw | ITV | ||
| Telly Addicts | BBC One | 1990 - 1995 | 2000 - 2003 |
| That's the Question | Challenge | 2007 | 2007 |
| The $64,000 Question | ITV | 1990 - 1992 | |
| The Adventure Game | BBC Two | 1986 | 2002 - 2004 |
| The Amazing Race | CBS (USA) | ||
| The Biggest Loser UK | Living | 2005 - 2006 | 2009 |
| The Cooler | Challenge TV | 1998 | |
| The Crystal Maze | Channel 4 | 1990 - 1995 | 1998 - present |
| The Desert Forges | Five | 2001 | |
| The Games Room | Challenge TV | 1999 | 1999 |
| The Golden Shot | ITV | 1967 - 1974 | 2003 - 2006 |
| The Heat Is On | ITV | ||
| The Krypton Factor | ITV | 1987 - 1993 | 1999 - 2009 |
| The Mole (US) | ABC (USA) | 2001 - 2003 | |
| The Moment Of Truth | ITV | 1998 - 1999 | 2003 - 2009 |
| The Other Half | BBC One | ||
| The People Versus | ITV | 2001 - 2002 | 2007 - 2009 |
| The Price Is Right | ITV | 2006 - 2007 | 2009 - present |
| The Pyramid Game | ITV/Challenge | 1989 - 2007 | 1993 - 2008 |
| The Weakest Link (UK) | BBC One/BBC Two | 2000 - 2003 | 2007 - present |
| The Weakest Link (US) | NBC (USA) | 2001 - 2002 | 2005 |
| Through the Keyhole | ITV/Sky One/BBC One | 1987 - 2008 | 1993 - present |
| Totally Top Trumps | Challenge | 2004 | 2004 |
| Treasure Hunt | Channel 4 | 1982 - 1989 | 1993 - 2002 |
| Trivial Pursuit | The Family Channel | 1993 - 1994 | 1993 - 2008 |
| TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | ABC (USA) | ||
| TV Scrabble | Challenge TV | 2001 - 2003 | 2001 - 2008 |
| Ultimate Guinness World Records | Challenge | 2004 | 2004 - 2009 |
| Under Offer | ITV | 1998 - 2000 | 2001 - 2004 |
| Under Pressure | Five | 2001 | 2001 - 2002 |
| Unbeatable Banzuke | TBS (Japan) | 1995 - 2002 | 2008 - present |
| We Are the Champions | BBC One | ||
| What's My Line? | ITV | 1994 - 1996 | |
| Wheel Of Fortune | ITV | 1995 - 2000 | 2002 - present |
| Whittle | Five | 1997 - 1998 | |
| Who Dares Wins | Seven Network (Australia) | 1996 - 1998 | |
| Who's Sorry Now? | |||
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US) | ABC (USA) | 1998 - 2003 | 2005 |
| Win, Lose or Draw | ITV | 1998 | 2007 - 2008 |
| Win My Wage | Channel 4 | 2007 | 2009 - present |
| Winner Takes All | ITV/Challenge TV | 1978 - 1997 | 1997 - 2004 |
| Wipeout | BBC One | 1994 - 2002 | 2008 - present |
| Without Prejudice? | Channel 4 | 2003 | |
| You Bet! | ITV | 1991 - 1997 | 2002 - present |
| Your Face or Mine? | E4 | 2002 | 2008 - present |
[edit] Future Programming
- 1 vs. 100 (2008 - 2009 Series) (Starts 27th July 2009)
- Back in the Day (2005 Series) (Starts 3rd August 2009)
- Chain Letters (1997 Series) (Starts 17th August 2009)
- Winning Lines (2001 - 2004 Series)
[edit] External links
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