Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
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| Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Presented by | Chris Moyles |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Magnum Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 22 March 2009 – 3 February 2012 |
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night is a British television comedy panel game show, presented by Chris Moyles.
The show was originally shown on Channel 4 at 10 p.m. on Sundays and repeated on Mondays at 11 p.m. It included three rounds in which he took on three celebrity contestants in a quiz where the prize was an item from his own home. As he was also competing (in order to keep the prize), the questions were asked by a celebrity quiz master. The series has an all-female house band present in the studio who played the title music.
Episode guide
[edit]Series 1
[edit]- Abbey Clancy was crowned the winner of series 1.
Series 2
[edit]The show returned on 26 February 2010 for a seven-episode run. There are no more guest quizmasters, however there are regular appearances every episode by certain celebrity quizzers such as Ozzy Osbourne and Peter Crouch.
| Episode number | Air date | Celebrity contestants | Additional guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 February 2010 | Peter Andre, Christine Bleakley and David Walliams | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, The Hoosiers |
| 2 | 5 March 2010 | James Corden, Melanie Brown and Vic Reeves | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, Newton Faulkner |
| 3 | 12 March 2010 | Dale Winton, Billie Piper and David Haye | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, The Saturdays |
| 4 | 19 March 2010 | Jimmy Carr, Fearne Cotton and James Nesbitt | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, The Automatic |
| 5 | 26 March 2010 | Sharon Osbourne, Johnny Vegas and Alesha Dixon | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, Gabriella Cilmi |
| 6 | 2 April 2010 | Rob Brydon, Katie Price and Dominic Cooper | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, JLS |
| 7 | 11 April 2010 | Peter Andre, Dale Winton and James Corden | Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Crouch, Alphabeat, Abbey Clancy |
- James Corden was crowned series champion after beating Dale Winton, Peter Andre and host Chris Moyles.
Series 3
[edit]A third series returned on 1 November 2010. A Christmas special aired on 22 December 2010, having been filmed two months earlier.
| Episode number | Air date | Celebrity contestants | Additional guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 November 2010 | Michael McIntyre, Louis Walsh and Jessie Wallace | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, McFly |
| 2 | 8 November 2010 | Jonathan Ross, Patsy Kensit and Louie Spence | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, The Wanted |
| 3 | 15 November 2010 | Charlotte Church, Patrick Kielty and Nick Frost | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, Eliza Doolittle |
| 4 | 22 November 2010 | Ruth Jones, Heston Blumenthal and Paddy McGuinness | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, Tinie Tempah |
| 5 | 29 November 2010 | Jimmy Carr, Holly Willoughby and Gavin Henson | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, Pixie Lott |
| 6 | 6 December 2010 | Alan Carr, Mischa Barton and Rupert Everett | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, Russell Watson |
| 7 | 22 December 2010 | Paddy McGuinness, Kelly Osbourne and Pamela Anderson | David Tennant, Rio Ferdinand, Jessie Wallace, Jason Donovan |
- Paddy McGuinness was crowned series champion after beating Kelly Osbourne, Pamela Anderson and host Chris Moyles.
Series 4
[edit]| Episode number | Air date | Celebrity contestants | Additional guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 July 2011 | America Ferrera, Kimberly Wyatt and Alan Carr | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Chipmunk |
| 2 | 22 July 2011 | Jack Whitehall, Sarah Harding and Vernon Kay | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Hanson |
| 3 | 29 July 2011 | Stacey Solomon, Chris Tarrant and Jimmy Carr | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Example |
| 4 | 5 August 2011 | Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Bridges and Lulu | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Lulu |
| 5 | 12 August 2011 | Micky Flanagan, Barbara Windsor and Dermot O'Leary | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Scouting for Girls |
| 6 | 19 August 2011 | Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, Hayley Hasselhoff, Keith Lemon and Christine Bleakley | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry, Bruno Brookes and The Wanted |
| 7 | 26 August 2011 | Ice Cube, David Walliams and Olly Murs | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Olly Murs |
| 8 | 2 September 2011 | Paddy McGuinness, Olly Murs and Chris Tarrant | David Hasselhoff, Stephen Fry and Dappy |
- Olly Murs was crowned series champion after beating Paddy McGuinness, Chris Tarrant and host Chris Moyles.
- Vernon Kay was supposed to be on the show but couldn't make it due to rehearsals for Family Fortunes.
Series 5
[edit]Series 5 started on 23 November 2011 proceeding a Hollywood Stars Quiz Night special that aired on 23 October 2011.
- Alesha Dixon was crowned series champion after beating John Barrowman, JLS (standing in for Olly Murs) and host Chris Moyles.
International versions
[edit]The TV format was exported in Spain, with the title Mucho que perder, poco que ganar when it was aired on La Sexta and hosted by Anabel Alonso on 2011.