The Hit List (game show)

The Hit List
GenreMusic game show
Presented byRochelle Humes
Marvin Humes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7
No. of episodes41 (inc. 15 specials)
Production
Executive producerKaren Smith
Production location
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesTuesday's Child Scotland and BBC Scotland
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) –
present

The Hit List is a British music game show that puts three pairs of contestants against each other to test their knowledge of music, which began airing on Saturday nights on BBC One on 25 May 2019. The show is hosted by husband and wife Marvin and Rochelle Humes, and it is their first standalone TV show as a couple.

Production

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A pilot of the format was made at Dock10 studios in Manchester in 2018 under the name PlayListers.[1][2] The BBC commissioned six episodes in November 2018.[3] The show has been recommissioned every year since, with series 3 comprising 12 episodes.[4][5][6]

Format

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Across three rounds, the contestants attempt to identify huge hits from across the years. The teams must prove their ability to recognise songs from all genres of music for a chance to win £10,000.[7]

  • Round One – The teams are played a selection of clips from hit tracks and must press their buzzer whenever they recognise a song. All the songs in this round are themed, so the contestants might need to identify two songs written by the same songwriter, or recall what song was at number two in the charts when another was at number one. The teams must rely on their music memory to answer quickly enough. The first two teams to give five correct answers progress through to round two.
  • Round Two – The two remaining teams must identify a range of song titles and artists in 45 seconds by listening to the very beginning of the songs and recognising them before the time runs out. The teams are given visual clues to help them, such as a map showing where the singer is originally from, or an image of a famous person who is mentioned in the song lyrics. Each team must work against the clock to ensure their time does not run out. The first team advances to the Final and the other team about to run out of time will be eliminated.
  • Round Three – The Final Chart Rundown – This round sees the final team attempting to recognise ten songs and artists before the money runs out. The team will start the round with £10,000 available in their pot of money, but after five seconds of each track that is played, the money starts to drop at a rate of £100 per second. If the team can correctly name ten song titles and artists before the money disappears, they will go home with whatever is left in the pot. Otherwise, they will leave with nothing (This rule does not apply in the Celebrity Specials where if the celebrities don't succeed they'll leave with £500 for their chosen charities). If they win £10,000 the gold remains intact and the lights go gold and yellow but above £5,000 to £9,999 the lights go silver but above £2,500 to £4,999 the lights go bronze but £0 means the lights still go red which means they lose.

Transmissions

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Series

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Series Start date End date Episodes
1 25 May 2019[8] 29 June 2019[9] 6[9]
2 16 November 2019[10] 1 February 2020[11] 6[11]
3 26 September 2020[12] 29 May 2021[13] 12[13]
4 2 October 2021[14] 13 November 2021[15] 6[15]
5 16 July 2022[16] 10 September 2022[17] 6[17]
6 1 July 2023[18] 2 September 2023[19] 6[19]
7 17 August 2024[20] 21 September 2024[21] 6[21]

Specials

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Date Entitle
28 December 2019[22] Celebrity Special
14 November 2020[23] Celebrity Special
31 December 2020[24] Celebrity Special
4 September 2021[25] Celebrity Special
11 September 2021[26] Celebrity Special
18 September 2021[27] Strictly Come Dancing Special
4 December 2021[28] Strictly Come Dancing Special
11 December 2021[29] Christmas Special
1 January 2022[30] Noughties Special
24 September 2022[31] Strictly Come Dancing Special
1 October 2022[32] Celebrity Special
8 October 2022[33] Celebrity Special
15 October 2022[34] Celebrity Special
10 December 2022[35] Celebrity Special
17 December 2022[36] Christmas Special
13 May 2023[37] Eurovision Special
10 June 2023[38] Celebrity Special
17 June 2023[39] Celebrity Special
24 June 2023[40] Celebrity Special
9 September 2023[41] Strictly Come Dancing Special
23 December 2023[42] Christmas Special

International versions

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International format and distribution rights are held by Keshet International.[43]

Country Name Presenter(s) Channel Broadcast
 Finland Hitlist Esko Eerikäinen and Shirly Karvinen MTV3 8 November 2019 – 3 January 2020
 Netherlands De Hit Kwis Romy Monteiro and Kees Tol NPO 1 21 July 2020 – 28 August 2020
 Spain Hit List Mariam Hernández and Iván Torres Televisión Canaria 29 February 2024 – present
 France Hit List Élodie Gossuin and Issa Doumbia M6 2024

References

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  1. ^ "BBC – Rochelle and Marvin Humes put music knowledge to the test with new BBC One quiz show – Media Centre". BBC. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ Methven, Nicola (19 November 2018). "Marvin and Rochelle Humes land their own Saturday night TV series". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ White, Peter (20 November 2018). "'You're Back In The Room' Producer Tuesday's Child Scores BBC One Music Gameshow 'Playlisters'".
  4. ^ "BBC One's 'The Hit List' Renewed For Series 2". www.renewcanceltv.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "BBC - Saturday night music quiz The Hit List set to return to BBC One - Media Centre". BBC.
  6. ^ "The Hit List set to return to BBC One for a fourth series". BBC.
  7. ^ "BBC – The Hit List – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hit List – Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 1, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. ^ "The Hit List – Series 2, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 2, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The Hit List – Series 3, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  13. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 3, Episode 12". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ "The Hit List – Series 4, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  15. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 4, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  16. ^ "The Hit List – Series 5, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  17. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 5, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  18. ^ "The Hit List – Series 6, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 6, Episode 10". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  20. ^ "The Hit List – Series 7, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  21. ^ a b "The Hit List – Series 7, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  22. ^ "The Hit List – Series 2 – Celebrity Special". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  23. ^ "The Hit List – Series 3 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  24. ^ "The Hit List – Series 3 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  25. ^ "The Hit List – Series 4 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  26. ^ "The Hit List – Series 4 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  27. ^ "The Hit List – Series 4 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  28. ^ "The Hit List – Series 4 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  29. ^ "The Hit List – Series 4 – Celebrity Specials, Christmas Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  30. ^ "The Hit List - Series 4 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  31. ^ "The Hit List - Series 5 – Celebrity Specials, Strictly". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  32. ^ "The Hit List - Series 5 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  33. ^ "The Hit List - Series 5 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  34. ^ "The Hit List - Series 5 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 4". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  35. ^ "The Hit List - Series 5 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  36. ^ "The Hit List - Series 5 – Celebrity Specials, Christmas Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  37. ^ "The Hit List - Series 6, Eurovision Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  38. ^ "The Hit List - Series 6, Celebrity Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  39. ^ "The Hit List - Series 6, Celebrity Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  40. ^ "The Hit List - Series 6, Celebrity Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  41. ^ "The Hit List - Series 6, Strictly Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  42. ^ "The Hit List - Series 6, Christmas Special". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  43. ^ https://www.keshetinternational.com/catalogue/8860 [bare URL]
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