[Neil Jones]

Loads of gameshows in America seem to run for decades. Jepoardy is another one, and The Price Is Right, they all just keep going.

Though we've had 40 years of Countdown, though admittedly it seems to be the only one that's run continuously for so long. I think the next one down is terms of how long it's run is Eggheads, and that's been running for 20 years less than Countdown.

Worked both ways too. Some of the American gameshow formats that bombed in the States were very successful over here.

Classic examples are Blockbusters, Strike It Lucky/Rich and to a certain extent the $64,000 Question. Which only ended in the States because of the Quiz Show Scandal of the 1950s.