BULLSEYE TV SERIES
The Bullseye Press Release 24th January 2006 + Latest News At Bottom Of Page.CHALLENGE TV, 160 Great Portland Street London W1W SQA t. 020 7299 5000 f. 020 7299 6000 www.challenge.co.uk
PRESS RELEASE
SUPER,
SMASHING GREAT! - CHALLENGE BRINGS BACK BULLSEYE AND BULLY
FOR THE 21st
CENTURY
Challenge,
the official gaming and entertainment channel, reinforced its game show
credentials today by securing the rights to revive the 80’s game show classic
Bullseye.
Challenge has had huge success airing all the original
series and now plans to modernise the game show for a new generation of
fans.
Commissioned from Granada, the Challenge team will stay
true to the spirit of Bullseye by keeping many of the original elements of the
competition such as the revolving board, the character of Bully, Tony Green the
scorer, and the tankard prizes. There’s even rumours that the famous speedboat
prize may make a return!
The new series will however feature a new presenter and
many of today’s top darts players and celebrity guests.
Former presenter of the show, Jim Bowen adds his support
for the show’s revival saying “My time on Bullseye was one of the best times
of my life and I’m very pleased to hear that it is coming back for a new
audience. I want to wish the production team and the new presenter my
blessings, whoever it turns out to be!”
News of the presenter remains firmly under wraps at
Challenge’s head quarters, an announcement is expected within the next
month.
In the meantime, Sky Bet, the UK’s largest interactive
betting service has devised tote odds on who they think will be the new
presenter. Betting is now live and their odds put Peter Kay as odds on
favourite at 4/1 and Michael Barrymore following at 5/1. - a full list of the
odds are detailed below.
The series is set to air in Spring 2006.
Celia Taylor, Deputy Controller, Challenge, says: “It
was a no brainer to fight for the rights to revive the show. Bullseye is in a
class of its own. It is totally cult and we predict a huge resurgence in darts
this year which, in part, explains the phenomenal success of the original series
on Challenge.”
Bullseye originally aired on ITV between 1981 and 1995 and
in its prime was watched by as many as 15 million viewers every Sunday
evening.
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For further information please contact Julie Dawson at the Braben Company on
0207 289 1616, email julie@braben.co.uk
CONTESTANTS:
For
an application form, please e-mail bullseye@itv.com
or call 0161 835 6145
Sky
Bet odds
Peter Kay
4/1 20.00
Michael Barrymore 5/1
16.67
Cannon and Ball 6/1
14.29
Al
Murray
6/1 14.29
Johnny Vegas
7/1 12.50
John Leslie
10/1 9.09
Frank Skinner 14/1
6.67
Jim Davidson 14/1
6.67
Phil Jupitus 16/1
5.88
Jimmy Tarbuck 16/1
5.88
Dale Winton
20/1 4.76
Bruce Forsyth 20/1
4.76
Justin Hawkins 25/1
3.85
Julian Clary 33/1
2.94
Noel Edmonds 33/1
2.94
Paul O’Grady
33/1 2.94
Des Lynham
40/1 2.44
Trevor McDonald 66/1
1.49
Jordan
80/1 1.23
Liz Hurley
150/1 0.66
With best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Andrew Wood
Writer/Producer
bullseyetv@blueyonder.co.uk
http://www.bullseyeonline.net
Remember, you can't beat a bit of 'Bully'
The Latest News About A New Series Of
Bullseye TV
BULLSEYE IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER
WHAT ALL
YOU BULLSEYE FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IS NOW GOING TO HAPPEN. THE NEW BULLSEYE
SERIES HOSTED BY DAVE SPIKEY AND CO-HOST AND REFEREE TONY GREEN IS BACK AND
BETTER THAN EVER. THE FIRST SHOW STARTS ON EASTER MONDAY 17th APRIL AT 10.00pm
ON CHALLENGE TV. LET’S GIVE BULLSEYE A FANTASTIC WELCOME BACK AND GIVE
CHALLENGE A MASSIVE VIEWING AUDIENCE BY MAKING SURE WE ALL WATCH THIS GREAT
NIGHT FOR BULLSEYE. I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL LOVE IT. PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR
FRIENDS TO BE SURE AND WATCH BULLSEYE ON CHALLENGE TV ON EASTER MONDAY AT
10.00pm. DON’T MISS IT. WHY NOT CUT AND PASTE THIS AND E-MAIL IT TO YOUR
FRIENDS?
THE NEW BULLSEYE SERIES WILL BE ON CHALLENGE WEEK NIGHTS FROM TUESDAY 18TH APRIL
AT 8.30pm AND AGAIN AT 10.00pm.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN’T BEAT A BIT OF ‘BULLY’
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