Quiz shows that moved to daytime

That'll be an atmosphere thing and most probably an audience to feed off, which makes them worse.

Of course celeb specials of shows aren't new, Bullseye and Catchphrase from the 1980s are two examples but of course back then I suppose it could be argued they were the type of celebrity who didn't need to be outspoken and "look at me, I'm smart!" every five minutes. That and of course the previous celebrity specials tended only to go out at Christmas as opposed to now where they're full series in their own right that go out at all times of the year, usually as obvious blatant filler.

Of course the "playing for charity" thing was less restricted because in back in the 1980s you only really had the (then slim) Children in Need, the Telethon (for 1988, 1990 and 1992) and the Christmas shows. Beyond that you did something more high profile like go and cut the ribbon to open an attraction or something. Nowadays you get your fizzog on the Gogglebox and donate your winnings to the RSPB or something.

The primetime and daytime versions were commissioned at the same time and were always intended to have different presenters. Adam was very much being positioned as the new big name on C4, I think he had a golden handcuffs deal at the time. Meanwhile Sandi was well known but not a big name, hence why she was "demoted" to daytime. Of course after QI and Bake Off, and an steadily duller Last Leg she's certainly the bigger name.

I was watching a Russian Roulette (Corrie/Emmerdale special) on YouTube the other day and can't remember if this was ever done for civilians. It wouldn't work on daytime that's for sure.

Ellen seems to do alright with it in daytime.

Always remember (and quote) the TV review of the Christmas output in the Birmingham Sunday Mercury one year in the late 80's which started the piece with the word 'I somehow think that the Bullseye Christmas Panto Special wasn't the sort of programme John Logie Baird really had in mind as he slaved feverishly on his moving picture radiogram invention'

And of course, Christmas celebrity quiz specials on the BBC in the 80's were also, not only a chance to play for charity, but a still missed opportunity to hear Peter Bulger or David Allan to say over the end credits
"Christopher Biggins is currently appearing in Peter Pan at the New Grand Theater In Malmesbury"

The quiz hosted by Rhona Cameron?

She had already done 1001 Things You Should Know in a similar timeslot on Channel 4 the previous two years.

One of the Bullseye Christmas specials that gets repeated on Challenge is basically an extended comedy sketch, with all the questions and answers being pre-scripted as jokes and the dart-throwing completely fictionalised so that everything lands in the right place - it's extremely amusing to watch, but I feel like if it was done today you'd get a load of angry complaints about it being fake and "staged".

I seem to remember ITV had a period of stripping game / panel shows at 3pm in the late eighties. I remember Tell the Truth, What’s My Line and most bizarrely University Challenge being in the slot. I’m sure for a period they might have been shown at either 12.30 or 1pm too.

On the subject of more recent cheap daytime versions, wasn’t The Price is Right moved to daytime too ?

I’ll echo earlier comments that they should have brought Duel back for another series.

Something that worked during daytime was Call My Bluff. I think the BBC just got fed up with the idea and it was the dawning of ( more ) antiques / house / consumer programmes.

Wipeout moved from prime time with Paul Daniels to daytime with Bob Monkhouse. I’m sure there was a few celebrity versions of it as well.

Paul Daniels prime time


Bob Monkhouse daytime


Bob Monkhouse daytime with updated set.

The fourth, and final series of All Clued Up was moved from a Primetime ish slot, Sunday teatimes, to the slot at 09:25 Monday to Friday.