[Ash101]

- Pointless Celebrities, Hit List, Mastermind, Bridge of Lies- these shows should be the lead in to something bigger, not the centrepiece of the schedule. I also don’t think Bridge of Lies is Saturday night material at all- it lacks the warmth banter of Pointless for example- that manages to have a bit more gravitas compared to its daytime equivalent in order for it to work well on Saturdays- Mastermind adds a bit of chit-chat in its celeb version too, but Bridge of Lies Celebrity Version is practically identical to the daytime version, to the point that they might as well have just bunged it out alongside the daytime episodes. I like the daytime version of Bridge of Lies, but it’s not Saturday night material at all- the celeb eps should air in the daytime slots, just like Moneybags’ celeb specials for C4 did. Bridge of Lies suffers from the same issue that House of Games Night did- it’s just too similar to the daytime version.

Agree about the shows, they all need to be in the 6pm hour to kickstart Saturday night, much like how Catchphrase does over on ITV1.

But I do enjoy Celebrity Bridge of Lies. I don't quite understand when you say it's too similar to the daytime version? Surely The Chase & Tipping Point are also like that? They're identical apart from the fact it is celebrities playing? House of Games Night suffered because it was the same 30 minute length just spread across 5 weeks instead of 5 days. I still think that should would've worked better in 45 minute episodes to make it really different to the BBC Two show.