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After a quick retrospective look at the history of the particular show, the show itself is recreated. This involved recreating the original set and using original opening programme titles, including the appropriate producer ident. All participants are celebrities, and any prizes won go into a "Viewer Prize Mountain" which is awarded to a viewer via a phone-in competition. This article is about the Internet protocol. ...

Series 1

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Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon was a seven-episode special event aired in 2005 on Britain's ITV1, as part of a celebration of ITV's 50th Anniversary. In it, hosts Ant & Dec presided over recreations of seven classic game shows that had been seen on the network. Six celebrity contestants competed in a series-long tournament, receiving a donation to their favourite charity for their participation. In addition, home viewers were given the opportunity to win the cash and prizes each episode's winning contestant "won" via telephone. Series 2 began on Saturday, 7 April 2007 with Vernon Kay as host. Image File history File links ITVGameshowMarathon. ... Image File history File links ITVGameshowMarathon. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England are popular presenters of light entertainment television programmes in the United Kingdom, as the duo Ant & Dec. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter and DJ who was in an advert for crisps. ...

The programme is produced by ITV Productions (known as Granada for Series 1) and talkbackTHAMES Granada Productions UK is one of Europe’s leading commercial television production and distribution companies. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). ...

The shows recreated were:

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• Eamonn Holmes (Sky News presenter)
• Vernon Kay (TV presenter)
• Patsy Kensit (Actress)
• William Roache (Coronation Street actor)
• Carol Vorderman (TV presenter)
• Ruby Wax (TV presenter, comedienne)

The series was run as a three-round tournament. In the first round, each show was played by every contestant who hadn't already won a show. The four winners from the first round then competed in single-elimination format. Eamonn Holmes on Sky News Eamonn Holmes (b. ... Sky News is a British television news organisation, which was founded in February 1989 as part of the four channel Sky Television network. ... Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter and DJ who was in an advert for crisps. ... Patricia Jude Frances Kensit (born 4 March 1968 in Hounslow, Middlesex) is an English actress and singer, and is also well-known for her three celebrity marriages. ... William Roache, as Ken Barlow on Coronation Street, in a still from the first episode. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. The programme is consistently the highest-rated programme on British television. ... Carol Jean Vorderman MBE (Born in Prestatyn, North Wales is a Welsh television personality best known for being a long-standing co-presenter of Channel 4 game show Countdown. ... Ruby Wax (born Ruby Wachs on April 19, 1953) is an American comedienne who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. ... A tournament is an organized competition in which many participants play each other in individual games. ...

Carol Vorderman was the eventual winner of the series. The Golden Shot was broadcast live like the original show, and Sale of the Century had a dedication at the end to comedian Ronnie Barker, who had died a few days earlier. The Golden Shot was a British television game show produced by ATV between 1967 and 1975, based on the German TV show Der goldene Schuss. ... Sale of the Century, produced by Anglia Television was shown on ITV weekly from 1972 to 1983. ... Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker OBE (September 25, 1929 – October 3, 2005), popularly known as Ronnie Barker and (as a writer) Gerald Wiley , was an English comic actor and writer. ...

Following the series, several of the shows were revived; Bullseye returned on the game show channel Challenge, followed by The Price Is Right and Family Fortunes (in a celebrity format) on ITV, the latter hosted by one of the Gameshow Marathon celebrities, Vernon Kay. Bullseye is a United Kingdom game show first made by ATV and Central for ITV between 1981 and 1995, and hosted by Jim Bowen. ... Challenge is a British digital TV channel owned by Virgin Media Television. ... The Price Is Right The Price Is Right in the UK has been hosted by Leslie Crowther, Bob Warman, Bruce Forsyth and Joe Pasquale. ... Family Fortunes is a long-running British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. ... Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter and DJ who was in an advert for crisps. ...

Progression

Series 2

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The shows that will be played are:

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** The Quarter Final show, Mr. and Mrs, will have three show winners.

*** The Semi Final show, Bullseye, will have two show winners.

Bold type indicates the pre-programme ident used.

The celebrities competing in series 2 are:

• Andrea Catherwood (The Sunday Edition presenter)
• Jamelia (Singer)
• Graeme Le Saux (Footballer)
• Michael Le Vell (Coronation Street actor)
• Wendy Richard (Former EastEnders actress)
• Ben Shephard (TV presenter)

The celebrity panelists for Blankety Blank were Andrew Castle, Fern Britton, Joe Pasquale, Holly Willoughby, Vic Reeves, and Lorraine Chase. Andrea Catherwood anchoring the ITV Weekend News Andrea Catherwood, born 27 November 1967 Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the main weekend newsreader on the ITV News and now occasionally fills in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News. ... The Sunday Edition is a television programme broadcast on the ITV Network in the United Kingdom focusing on political interview and discussion, produced by London Weekend Television. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981), known professionally as Jamelia, is an English R&B singer and songwriter. ... Graeme Pierre Le Saux (born October 17, 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, though he was also skillful and pacy enough to move into midfield or even the left wing. ... Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born December 15, 1964 in Manchester) is an English character actor who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. The programme is consistently the highest-rated programme on British television. ... Wendy Richard MBE (born Wendy Emerton on 20 July 1943) is a popular English actress best known for playing Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders from 1985 to 2006. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ... Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (Benny Boy) (born 11 December 1974 in Essex) is an English television presenter. ... Blankety Blank was a British game show based on the American game show Match Game. ... Andrew Castle (born November 15, 1963 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a television presenter and former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. ... Fern Britton (born July 17, 1957 in Ealing, London) is a well-known English television presenter. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Holly Marie Willoughby (born 10 February 1981) is an English television presenter, born in Bolney near Horsham in Sussex, England. ... James Jim Roderick Moir, more commonly known by the pseudonym Vic Reeves, (born January 24, 1959) is an English comedian, best known through his double act with Bob Mortimer (see Vic and Bob). ... Lorraine Chase is a british actress and model. ...

The special guests on The Golden Shot were Jo Brand and Jim Bowen. The Golden Shot was a British television game show produced by ATV between 1967 and 1975, based on the German TV show Der goldene Schuss. ... Joanne Brand was born 3rd May 1957 in Hastings, East Sussex. ... Jim Bowen (born James Brown-Whittaker in Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, August 20, 1937) is an English stand-up comedian and TV personality. ...

The celebrity conductor on Name That Tune was Noddy Holder. The celebrity instrument players were Antony Cotton on the tubular bells, Carley Stenson on the recorder, Adele Silva on the xylophone and Kelvin Fletcher on the swanee whistle. The celebrity pianist in the Bid-A-Note round was Myleene Klass. Name That Tune was a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. ... Noddy Holder (born Neville John Holder in Walsall, Staffordshire on 15 June 1946) is an English musician and actor best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with 1970s rock music group Slade. ... Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn on August 5, 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk. ... Carley Stenson (born 1986 in Billinge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, is a British actress best known for playing Steph Dean in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. ... Adele Silva (born 1980 in Croydon, London) is an English actress. ... Kelvin as Andy Sugden in Emmerdale Kelvin Fletcher (born January 17, 1984, Oldham, Greater Manchester) is an English actor who has played Andy Sugden in the long-running television soap opera Emmerdale since 1996. ... Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is a British classical pianist, commercial model, television and radio presenter, and former member of the UK pop group HearSay. ...

On Blankety Blank and Mr and Mrs, the more recent revivals of both series were not mentioned on Gameshow Marathon, which were presented by Paul O'Grady and Julian Clary respectively because of Paul O'Grady being in a legal dispute with ITV. Blankety Blank was a British game show based on the American game show Match Game. ... Mr. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Julian Clary (born as Paul Ross McNamara 25 May 1959) is an English comedian who is openly gay and known for his camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ...

Progression

Andrea Catherwood anchoring the ITV Weekend News Andrea Catherwood, born 27 November 1967 Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the main weekend newsreader on the ITV News and now occasionally fills in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981), known professionally as Jamelia, is an English R&B singer and songwriter. ... Graeme Pierre Le Saux (born October 17, 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, though he was also skillful and pacy enough to move into midfield or even the left wing. ... Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born December 15, 1964 in Manchester) is an English character actor who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Wendy Richard MBE (born Wendy Emerton on 20 July 1943) is a popular English actress best known for playing Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders from 1985 to 2006. ... Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (Benny Boy) (born 11 December 1974 in Essex) is an English television presenter. ... Andrea Catherwood anchoring the ITV Weekend News Andrea Catherwood, born 27 November 1967 Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the main weekend newsreader on the ITV News and now occasionally fills in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981), known professionally as Jamelia, is an English R&B singer and songwriter. ... Graeme Pierre Le Saux (born October 17, 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, though he was also skillful and pacy enough to move into midfield or even the left wing. ... Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born December 15, 1964 in Manchester) is an English character actor who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (Benny Boy) (born 11 December 1974 in Essex) is an English television presenter. ... Andrea Catherwood anchoring the ITV Weekend News Andrea Catherwood, born 27 November 1967 Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the main weekend newsreader on the ITV News and now occasionally fills in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News. ... Graeme Pierre Le Saux (born October 17, 1968 in Jersey) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back, though he was also skillful and pacy enough to move into midfield or even the left wing. ... Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born December 15, 1964 in Manchester) is an English character actor who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street. ...

International Versions

The format was later sold to the United States, where CBS aired its own Gameshow Marathon in June 2006. This featured The Price Is Right, Card Sharks (Play Your Cards Right) and Family Feud (Family Fortunes). The other games played (not featured in series 1 of the UK version) included Let's Make a Deal, Beat the Clock, Press Your Luck, and Match Game (Blankety Blank). CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Gameshow Marathon is an American television program. ... Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ... Play Your Cards Right was a British television game show based on the American show known as Card Sharks. ... It has been suggested that Family Feud Broadcast History (United States), Family Feud rules and production, Family Feud around the world be merged into this article or section. ... Family Fortunes is a long-running British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. ... Lets Make a Deal is a television game show airing in the United States. ... For other uses, see Beat the Clock (disambiguation). ... Press Your Luck was an American television game show during the 1980s where contestants collected spins by answering trivia questions, and then used the spins on an 18-space gameboard full of cash and prizes. ... The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... Blankety Blank was a British game show based on the American game show Match Game. ...

In August 2006 France 2 aired a French version called Le Marathon des Jeux TV. It featured Que le meilleur gagne ("Everybody's Equal"/"Whittle"), L'academie des 9 ("Hollywood Squares"), Fa Si La Chanter ("Name That Tune"), Questions pour un champion ("Going for Gold") and Une Famille en Or ("Family Feud"). Clips were shown of each show - of particular note was that L'academie des 9 was originally hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, better know as the presenter of the French version of "Who Wants to be a millionaire", and that several US Family Feud clips were shown, dubbed by the announcer. French radio and TV presenters Nagui (formermly of Que le Meilleur gagne) and Pascal Sellem (formerly of La famille on Or were the co-hosts; no prize delivery was done as the show was a one-off, with members of the studio audience winning prizes depending on how their celebrity partners did. The Hollywood Squares title screen The Hollywood Squares was an American television comedy and game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. ... Name That Tune was a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. ... Going for Gold Going for Gold by British band Shed Seven, see Going for Gold (album). ... Nagui Fam, born on November 14, 1961 in Alexandria, Egypt, is a Franco-Egyptian TV and radio presenter. ...

A German version for Pro Sieben premiered on 15 January 2007. The games played are Der Preis ist Heiss (The Price is Right), Geh aufs Ganze (Let's Make a Deal), Hopp oder Top (Sale of the Century), Glücksrad (Wheel of Fortune), Ruck Zuck (Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak), and Familien Duell (Family Feud). The hosts are Oliver Pocher and Oliver Petszokat. It has the same title as the US version. ProSieben is a commercial television channel in Germany. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin which runs in local editions around the world. ... Bruce Forsyths Hot Streak was a short-lived ABC game aired from January 6, 1986 to April 4, 1986. ...

In the works is an Italian version of the Marathon for Canale 5. It is unknown what shows will be used (though it's likely the Italian versions of The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, and Family Feud will be included) and who will host, though it's likely there will be two people hosting, as with all other European versions aired. Canale 5 is an Italian television station of Mediaset network, the media branch of Fininvest (controlled by Silvio Berlusconi). ...

External links

• Gameshow Marathon at itv.com
• Gameshow Marathon at UKGameshows.com