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Exactly. Epic Gameshow seemed to really favour Bullseye but I thought it was one of their worst formats, but that's largely as it didn't suit Alan Carr IMO. If you're pulling a show from that though I'd choose Strike it Lucky or Take Your Pick first (with Alan in mind), or one of the Brucie formats.

It's funny though how TV is somewhat cyclical with these shows that were big hits in the 90s but out of fashion by the 00s now coming around again - indeed many of the 90s shows were revivals of shows from the 60s/70s. They're clearly popular with execs for very similar reasons to why they were originally though - they pull in the viewers and are relatively cheap to make. TBH though at the moment it feels like ITV is very strong in the traditional gameshow sense and needs to look more at other entertainment formats to fill the weekend slots.

The problem there I think is that it's easier to come up with one idea for a gameshow that fills up an hour than lots of hit and miss ideas and a dependant on the talent format like Saturday Night Takeaway. The 90s had Barrymore and Noel's House Party but there probably would be execs today asking what the point of those shows were? To them, giving people a good time = giving people money so another reason why we end up with so many gameshows.

Many of the hit 90s shows were from the 80s that could update their look. For those that originated in the 90s that haven't been remade yet, there aren't many because there weren't many good new formats between Gladiators in 1992 and WWTBAM in 1998. You have to go into the 00s before you find something suitable and The X Factor will likely be the next big revival. Pokerface and Golden Balls probably didn't outstay their welcome so they're an option if ITV want that sort of thing.