Shows like PDQ (1965)
Loved PDQ? Here are 24 shows with a similar feel, picked from what fans of PDQ watch next.
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. Not a talk show, not a sitcom, not a game show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a completely unique concept to network television. Four talented actors perform completely…
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QI (2003)
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021)
Wizarding World fans put their Harry Potter knowledge to the test for the ultimate honor to be named House Cup champion.
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Beast Games (2024)
I gathered 1,000 people to fight for $5,000,000, the LARGEST cash prize in TV history! We're also giving away a private island, Lamborghinis, and millions more in cash throughout the competition! Go watch to see the greatest show ever made!
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Jeopardy! (1984)
America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.
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The Price Is Right (1972)
"Come on down!" The Price Is Right features a wide variety of games and contests with the same basic challenge: Guess the prices of everyday (or not-quite-everyday) retail items.
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Wheel of Fortune (1983)
This game show sees contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.
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Takeshi's Castle (2002)
Takeshi's Castle was a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano as a count who owns a castle and sets up difficult challenges for players to get to…
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Family Feud (1999)
Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people.
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999)
American version of the tense gameshow where contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes.
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The Terror: Devil in Silver (2026)
Wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, one man faces secretive doctors, dangerous patients, and something even worse …
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
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Deal or No Deal (2005)
A contestant must choose from 26 sealed briefcases containing a marker for various amounts of cash from one penny to $1 million. The player then eliminates the remaining 25 cases one by one. The chosen ones are opened and the amount of…
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MXC (2003)
Footage from the popular game show, Takeshi's Castle has been re-edited, re-written and re-voiced into a hilarious, intentionally over-produced, modern "action/X-treme" sports show.
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Shooting Stars (1993)
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for…
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Kaun Banega Crorepati (2000)
Hosted by India's biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, one of the biggest shows is here to entertain millions, change lives and make dreams come true.
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What's My Line? (1950)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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Celebrity Juice (2008)
The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.
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The Chase (2009)
The Chase isn’t just a quiz… it’s a race, where the players must ensure they stay one step ahead of ‘The Chaser’, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs.
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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991)
A game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.
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House of Games (2017)
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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The Great Food Truck Race (2010)
The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on August 18, 2013.
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Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Two contestants are transported from their everyday lives into a once-in-a-lifetime night of fun and celebration as they play party games with some of their favorite celebrities and compete for the chance to win up to $25,000.
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Countdown (1982)
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.