Celebrity Squares returning to TV Screens

Well yes, most ITV 'celebrity' shows exist just to feature 'stars' from other ITV shows.

Seems that it has been commissioned for a series with Warwick:

I am thrilled to announce that I'm to host a reboot of the classic gameshow, @CelebSquares - Noughts & Crosses with a celebrity twist! @ITV

— Warwick Davis (@WarwickADavis) April 11, 2014

Just seen a promo for it and it starts on Wednesday at 8pm. Thankfully it's not the usual Saturday or Sunday...

What's wrong with those nights of the week?

Thats where every new gameshow has been getting dumped, ITV needs something mid week...

For once it's a normal joe public gameshow which doesn't really need a Saturday or Sunday night slot...

Wednesday has been a gameshow slot for ages now. Mr and Mrs and Big Star's Little Star have been there for quite some time.

Surely it's a show that needs a Bob Monkhouse style character. I was thinking of someone like Ronnie Corbet who has presented some gameshows before. He'd be a great choice.

Corbett isn't in Monkhouse's league.

And Warwick is?

Well we don't know do we, though after the reviews of the pilot I was surprised it proceeded with him. Can't say I'm a huge fan of him personally but it is great to see ITV not opting for the usual suspects. Indeed it seems we are beginning to see the return of comedian fronted game shows (not that Warwick is a comedian though), and that can only be a good thing.

Panelist's for the first episode...

Tim Vine
Joe Wilkinson
James Corden
Catherine Tyldesley
Jamelia
Tom Rosenthal
Charlotte Hawkins
Mick Miller
Sara Pascoe