The Hit List (game show)

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 stand alone TV show as a couple. The format was created for Tuesday’s Child by television producer Jamie Ormerod.[1]

The Hit List
GenreMusic game show
Created byJamie Ormerod
Presented byMarvin Humes
Rochelle Humes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes15
Production
ProducersKaren Smith
Jamie Ormerod
Production locationBBC Pacific Quay
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesTuesday's Child
BBC Entertainment
DistributorKeshet International
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) –
present
External links
Website

A trailer for the show was released on BBC Trailers' YouTube Channel on 13 May 2019 and Marvin also shared a short behind-the-scenes video on his Facebook profile on 21 May 2019.[1] They also appeared on The One Show and This Morning to promote the show.

Filming

A pilot of the format was made at Dock10 studios in Manchester in 2018 under the name PlayListers, also hosted by the married couple.[2][3] Filming for the debut series took place at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay studios on 9 and 10 March 2019.

On 8 August 2019, BBC One announced that a second series had been commissioned.[4] The BBC commissioned the show for a third series set to air later in 2020.[5]

Format

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.[6]

  • 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 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 doesn’t run out. The first team 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.

Transmissions
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
125 May 2019[7]29 June 2019[8]6[8]
216 November 2019[9]1 February 2020[10]6[10]
326 September 2020[11]TBD 202112

Series 1 (2019)
No. overallTitleOriginal airdate
1Episode 1May 25, 2019
2Episode 2June 1, 2019
3Episode 3June 8, 2019
4Episode 4June 15, 2019
5Episode 5June 22, 2019
6Episode 6June 29, 2019

Series 2 (2019-20)
No. overallNo.TitleOriginal airdate
71Episode 1November 16, 2019
82Episode 2November 23, 2019
93Episode 3November 30, 2019
104Episode 4December 7, 2019
115Episode 5December 14, 2019
126Episode 6February 1, 2020

Series 3 (2020-21)
No. overallNo.TitleOriginal airdate
131Episode 1September 26, 2020
142Episode 2October 3, 2020
153Episode 3October 10, 2020
164Episode 4November 21, 2020
175Episode 5November 28, 2020
186Episode 6December 5, 2020
197Episode 7December 12, 2020

Specials
DateEntitle
28 December 2019[12]Celebrity Special
14 November 2020[13]Celebrity Special
31 December 2020[14]Celebrity Special

International versions

Finland

A Finnish version called Hitlist premiered on MTV3 on 15 November 2019 and is hosted by Esko Eerikäinen and Shirly Karvinen.

Netherlands

A Dutch version called De Hit Kwis premiered on NPO 1 on 21 July 2020 and is hosted by Romy Monteiro and Kees Tol.

References
  1. BBC Trailers (13 May 2019), The Hit List | BBC Trailers, retrieved 23 May 2019
  2. "BBC – Rochelle and Marvin Humes put music knowledge to the test with new BBC One quiz show – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. Methven, Nicola (19 November 2018). "Marvin and Rochelle Humes land their own Saturday night TV series". mirror. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. "BBC One's 'The Hit List' Renewed For Series 2". www.renewcanceltv.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. "BBC - Saturday night music quiz The Hit List set to return to BBC One - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "BBC – The Hit List – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. "The Hit List – Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. "The Hit List – Series 1, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. "The Hit List – Series 2, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. "The Hit List – Series 2, Episode 6". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  11. "The Hit List – Series 3, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  12. "The Hit List – Series 2, Celebrity Special". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  13. "The Hit List – Series 3 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  14. "The Hit List – Series 3 – Celebrity Specials, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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