Challenge
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{{Infobox TV channel|
dummy parameter=|
name= Challenge TV|
logofile=Challengelogo.gif|
logoalt=Challenge Logo|
launch= [[September 1]] [[1993]]|
share= 0.2% (0.1% for +1)<br>|
share as of= June 2007 |
share source= [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti]|
owner= [[Virgin Media Television]]|
picture format = [[16:9]], [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])|
former names=''The Family Channel''<br>(until February 1997),<br>''Challenge TV''<br>(until May 2002),<br>''Challenge?''<br>(until June 2003)|
timeshift names=Challenge +1|
sister names=[[Challenge Jackpot]]|
web=[http://www.challenge.co.uk/ www.challenge.co.uk]|
sat serv 1=[[Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)|Sky Digital]]|
sat chan 1= Channel 125<br>Channel 153 (+1)|
cable serv 1= [[Virgin Media]]|
cable chan 1= Channel 152<br>Channel 153 (+1)|
cable serv 2= [[WightCable]]|
cable chan 2= Channel 42/115|
}}
'''Challenge''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] digital TV channel owned by [[Virgin Media Television]]. It was originally called The Family Channel but was later re-branded as Challenge TV. In 2003 the channel was again re-named but as just Challenge. The channel shows [[game show|gameshows]] and quiz programmes taken from a variety of sources. Most are repeats of programmes acquired from terrestrial channel archives, but a few are original productions commissioned by Challenge itself.
The channel also has interactive features for digital cable and satellite viewers watching certain shows, enabling them to play along at home. The service also offers a large selection of games and competitions.
As of the [[3 June]], [[2008]], Challenge switched to widescreen broadcasting, along with all other [[Virgin Media Television]] channels. This was coupled with a revamped logo.
==Current and Former Programming==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Show Name !! Original channel that Challenge aired !! Original dates that Challenge aired !! Original dates that Challenge repeated
|-
| [[3-2-1]] || [[ITV]] || 1978 - 1987 || 1997 - 2006
|-
| [[100% (game show)|100%]] || [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]] || 1997 - 2001 || 1997 - 2002
|-
| [[8 Out Of 10 Cats]] || [[Channel 4]] || 2005 - 2006 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[Absolute Cobblers]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1999 ||
|-
| [[Banzai (television show)|Banzai]] || [[E4 (channel)|E4]] || 2001 - 2002 ||
|-
| [[Bargain Hunters]] || [[ITV]] || ||
|-
| [[Battle Dome]] || [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Beadle's About]] || [[ITV]] || 1986 - 1996 || 1999 - 2007
|-
| [[Big Break]] || [[BBC1]] || 1991 - 1992 || 2006 - 2007
|-
| [[Blankety Blank]] || [[BBC1]]/[[ITV]] || 1984 - 2002 || 2000 - 2007
|-
| [[Blind Date (UK TV series)|Blind Date]] || [[ITV]] || 1993 - 1995 || 2006
|-
| [[Blockbusters (UK game show)|Blockbusters]] || [[ITV]] || 1991 - 1992 || 1997 - 2006
|-
| [[Bootsale Challenge]] || [[ITV]] || ||
|-
| [[Britain's Worst Driver]] || [[Five]] || 2002 - 2005 || 2008 - present
|-
| [[The Price Is Right (UK game show)|Bruce’s Price Is Right]] || [[ITV]] || 1995 - 2001 || 2002 - present
|-
| [[Bullseye (UK game show)|Bullseye]] || [[ITV]]/'''Challenge''' || 1984 - 2006 || 2004 - present
|-
| [[Cash Cab]] || [[ITV]] || 2005 - 2006 || 2007
|-
| [[Catchphrase (game show)|Catchphrase]] || [[ITV]] || 1986 - 2001 || 1997 - present
|-
| [[Celebrity Addicts]] || '''Challenge''' || 2003 || 2003
|-
| [[Celebrity Squares]] || [[ITV]] || 1993 - 1994 || 2000 - 2007
|-
| [[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?|Classic Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]] || [[ITV]] || 1999 - 2003 || 2004 - present
|-
| [[Crackerjack]] || [[CBBC|Children's BBC]] || ||
|-
| [[Crosswits]] || [[ITV]] || 1991 - 1992 || 1998 - 2000
|-
| [[Dale's Supermarket Sweep]] || [[ITV]] || 1998 - 1999 || 2005 - present
|-
| [[Defectors (game show)|Defectors]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 2001 - 2002 || 2001 - present
|-
| [[Distraction (game show)|Distraction (UK)]] || [[Channel 4]] || 2003 - 2004 || 2007 - present
|-
| Distraction (US) || [[Comedy Central]] (USA) || 2005 - 2006 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[Dog Eat Dog (game show)|Dog Eat Dog]] || [[BBC One]] || 2001 ||
|-
| [[Don't Try This at Home (TV series)|Don’t Try This At Home!]] || [[ITV]] || 1998 - 2000 || 2003 - present
|-
| [[Drunken Businessmen]] || '''Challenge''' || ||
|-
| [[Eggheads]] || [[BBC One]]/[[BBC Two]] || 2003 - 2006 || 2006 - present
|-
| [[Endurance UK]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1997 - 1998 ||
|-
| [[Extreme Dodgeball]] || [[GSN]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Extreme Endurance]] || '''Challenge''' || ||
|-
| [[Family Catchphrase]] || '''The Family Channel''' || 1994 || 1994 - 2008
|-
| [[Family Fortunes]] || [[ITV]] || 1982 - 2001 || 1997 - present
|-
| [[Fear Factor|Fear Factor (US)]] || [[NBC]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Fear Factor (UK)]] || [[Sky One]] || 2002 - 2004 ||
|-
| Fear Factor (South Africa) || [[M-Net]] (South Africa) || ||
|-
| [[Fifteen to One]] || [[Channel 4]] || 2002 - 2003 ||
|-
| [[Fort Boyard (TV series)|Fort Boyard]] || [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]]/'''Challenge?''' || 1998 - 2003 || 2003 - 2006
|-
| [[Friends Like These]] || [[BBC One]] || 2000 || 2005 - 2006
|-
| [[Game Central]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 2002 || 2002
|-
| [[GamesMaster]] || [[Channel 4]] || 1992 ||
|-
| [[Give Us a Clue]] || [[ITV]] || ||
|-
| [[Gladiators (UK TV series)|Gladiators]] || [[ITV]] || 1992 - 1998 || 1999 - present
|-
| [[Glory Ball]] || '''Challenge''' || 2005 || 2005
|-
| [[Going for Gold]] || [[BBC1]] || 1987 - 1989 ||
|-
| [[Going Straight]] || || ||
|-
| [[Hot Property]] || [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]] || ||
|-
| [[House of Games (game show)|House Of Games]] || '''Challenge''' || 2004 || 2004
|-
| [[I Dare You: The Ultimate Challenge|I Dare You]] || [[UPN]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Ice Warriors]] || [[ITV]] || 1998 || 2002 - 2004
|-
| [[I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!| I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! (US)]] || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (USA) || 2003 ||
|-
| [[Interceptor (TV series)|Interceptor]] || [[ITV]] || 1989 - 1990 || 2001 - 2004
|-
| [[iPlay]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 2000 - 2002 || 2000 - 2002
|-
| [[It's a Knockout]] || [[BBC1]] || 1981 - 2000 ||
|-
| [[It's Not What You Know (game show)|It's Not What You Know]] || '''Challenge''' || 2008 - present || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Iron Chef]] || [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]] (Japan) || ||
|-
| [[Karaoke Challenge]] || '''Challenge''' || 1997 ||
|-
| [[Kenny vs. Spenny]] || [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]/[[Showcase (TV channel)|Showcase]] (Canada) || ||
|-
| [[Knightmare]] || [[CITV]] || 1987 - 1994 || 2002 - 2007
|-
| [[The Generation Game|Larry Grayson’s Generation Game]] || [[BBC1]] || ||
|-
| [[Les Dennis's Home Video Heroes]] || '''Challenge''' || 2008 - present || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Mastermind (TV series)|Mastermind]] || [[BBC Two]] || 2003 || 2007
|-
| [[Merv Griffin's Crosswords]] || [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (USA) || 2007 - present || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Monkey Business]] || '''Challenge?''' || 2003 || 2003
|-
| [[Murder In Small Town X]] || [[FOX]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[MXC]] || [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Name That Tune]] || [[ITV]] || ||
|-
| [[Sasuke (TV series)|Ninja Warrior]]/[[Kunoichi (TV series)|Women Of Ninja Warrior]] || [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] (Japan) || 2000 - 2006 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[Play Your Cards Right]] || [[ITV]] || 1996 - 2003 || 2002 - present
|-
| [[Prize Time]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1997 - 2002 || 1997 - 2002
|-
| [[Robot Wars (television show)|Robot Wars]] || [[BBC Two]] || 1999 - 2001 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[RollerJam]] || [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Sale Of The Century]] || [[ITV]]/'''Challenge TV''' || ||
|-
| [[Say The Word]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1997 || 1997
|-
| [[Second Guess]] || '''The Family Channel || 1993 - 1994 ||
|-
| [[Showbiz Darts]] || '''Challenge''' || 2006 ||
|-
| [[Shooting Stars]] || [[BBC Two]] || 2002 || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Small Talk (UK game show)|Small Talk]] || [[BBC1]] || 1994 - 1996 || 2008 - present
|-
| [[So You Think You Can Dance]] || [[FOX]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[Soap Addicts]] || '''Challenge''' || 2002 - 2003 ||
|-
| [[Split Second]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1997 - 1998 || 1997 - 1998
|-
| [[Sport Addicts]] || '''Challenge''' || 2002 ||
|-
| [[Stake Out]] || '''Challenge''' || 2001 - 2002 || 2001 - present
|-
| [[Stars In Their Eyes]] || [[ITV]] || 1990 - 2000 || 1999 - present
|-
| [[Strike It Lucky]] || [[ITV]] || 1986 - 1994 || 1997 - 2001
|-
| Strike It Rich || [[ITV]] || 1996 - 1999 || 2002 - 2008
|-
| [[SWAG (TV series)|SWAG]] || [[Five (channel)|Five]] || ||
|-
| [[Take It Or Leave It (game show)|Take It Or Leave It]] || '''Challenge''' || 2006 - present || 2006 - present
|-
| [[Take Your Pick]] || [[ITV]] || 1994 - 1997 || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Takeshi's Castle]] || [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] (Japan) || 2002 - 2004 || 2002 - present
|-
| [[Telly Addicts]] || [[BBC1]] || 1990 - 1995 ||
|-
| [[That's The Question]] || '''Challenge''' || 2007 || 2007
|-
| [[The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)|The Amazing Race]] || [[CBS]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[The Cooler]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1998 ||
|-
| [[The Crystal Maze]] || [[Channel 4]] || 1990 - 1995 || 1998 - present
|-
| [[The Desert Forges]] || [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]] || 2000 ||
|-
| [[The Games Room]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 1999 || 1999
|-
| [[The Golden Shot]] || [[ITV]] || 1967 - 1975 ||
|-
| [[The Krypton Factor]] || [[ITV]] || 1987 - 1993 || 1999 - present
|-
| [[The Mole (US TV series)|The Mole (US)]] || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (USA) || ||
|-
| [[The Moment of Truth (UK game show)|The Moment Of Truth]] || [[ITV]] || 1998 - 1999 || 2003 - present
|-
| [[The People Versus]] || [[ITV]] || 2001 - 2002 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[The Pyramid Game]] || '''Challenge''' || 2007 || 2007
|-
| [[The Weakest Link (UK game show)|The Weakest Link (UK)]] || [[BBC One]]/[[BBC Two]] || 2000 - 2003 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[Weakest Link (US game show)|The Weakest Link (US)]] || [[NBC]] (USA) || 2001 - 2002 ||
|-
| [[Through the Keyhole]] || [[ITV]] || ||
|-
| [[Treasure Hunt (UK game show)|Treasure Hunt]] || [[Channel 4]] || 1983 - 1989 ||
|-
| [[Trivial Pursuit (game show)|Trivial Pursuit]] || '''The Family Channel''' || 1993 - 1994 || 1993 - present
|-
| [[TV Scrabble]] || '''Challenge TV''' || 2001 - 2003 ||
|-
| [[Under Offer]] || [[ITV]] || 1998 - 2002 || 2001
|-
| [[Under Pressure]] || [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]] || 2001 || 2001 - 2002
|-
| [[Wheel of Fortune (UK game show)|Wheel Of Fortune]] || [[ITV]] || 1995 - 2000 || 2002 - present
|-
| [[Whittle (UK game show)|Whittle]] || [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]] || 1997 - 1998 ||
|-
| [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (US)]] || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (USA) || || 2005
|-
| [[Win, Lose or Draw (UK game show)|Win, Lose Or Draw]] || [[ITV]] || 1998 || 2007 - present
|-
| [[Winner Takes All (game show)|Winner Takes All]] || [[ITV]]/'''Challenge TV''' || ||
|-
| [[Wipeout (game show)|Wipeout]] || [[BBC1]] || 1994 - 1996 || 2008 - present
|-
| [[Without Prejudice?]] || [[Channel 4]] || 2003 ||
|-
| [[You Bet!]] || [[ITV]] || 1993 - 1997 || 2002 - 2006
|-
| [[Your Face or Mine?]] || [[Channel 4]] || 2002 || 2008 - present
|}
==Spinoff channels==
===Player===
:''See also: [[Bravo 2]]''
[[Image:Player logo 3.PNG|right|120px]]On [[March 2]] [[2006]], Challenge's parent company Flextech Television (now Virgin Media Television) launched a new channel called Player. Previously Challenge had aired a late-night block under the Player name (featuring gambling programmes such as ''[[Celebrity Poker Club]]'', ''[[Casino Casino]]'' and the ''[[World Poker Tour]]''), which was a great success. {{Fact|article|date=February 2007}} The new full-time Player channel used the same ident as Challenge's Player strand but in a different colour (from red to yellow). In September that same year, the channel was rebranded as ''[[Bravo 2]]'' and has become a sister channel of ''[[Bravo (television channel)|Bravo]]'' rather than Challenge.
===Challenge Jackpot===
:''See also: [[Challenge Jackpot]]''
Another spinoff channel called 'Challenge Jackpot' launched exclusively on [[Virgin Media|Virgin Media's]] TV service on [[July 1]], [[2008]]. The channel shows interactive quizzes which viewers can play along with. It is simulcast overnight on [[Virgin 1]] and [[Bravo 2]] for those who can't receive Challenge Jackpot.
==External links==
*[http://www.challenge.co.uk challenge.co.uk]
{{Virgin Media Television}}
[[Category:Virgin Media Television channels]]
[[Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom]]