Bullseye (British game show)

Bullseye
GenreGame show
Created byAndrew Wood
Norman Vaughan
Presented byJim Bowen
Dave Spikey
Freddie Flintoff
StarringTony Green
Richard Ashdown
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series15
No. of episodes351 (inc. 10 Christmas specials)
Production
Production locationsATV Centre (1981–1990)[1]
Television House (1990–1995)[1]
The Leeds Studios (2006)
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesATV (1981)
Central (1982–1995)
Granada Yorkshire (2006)
12 Yard (2024)[2]
Original release
NetworkITV
Release28 September 1981 (1981-09-28) –
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08)
NetworkChallenge
Release17 April (2006-04-17) –
22 September 2006 (2006-09-22)
NetworkITV
ReleaseDecember 2024 (2024-12)
Related
One Hundred and Eighty
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Bullseye is a British darts-themed television game show created by Andrew Wood and Norman Vaughan. The show features three pairs of contestants, each consisting of an amateur darts player and a quizzer, competing in darts games and quizzes to win cash and prizes.

The original series aired on the ITV network and was produced by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995. Jim Bowen presented the show during its initial 14-year run.[3] A revival produced by Granada Yorkshire for the Challenge TV network, hosted by Dave Spikey, aired in 2006.

The show sported an animated mascot named Bully, an anthropomorphic large brown bull who wore a red and white striped shirt and blue trousers. Bullseye attracted audiences of up to 20 million viewers at its peak.[4]

  1. ^ a b Bentley, David (1 July 2013). "TV programmes made in Birmingham: Bullseye". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.televisual.com/news/flintoff-to-front-12-yard-bullseye-special-for-itv/
  3. ^ Education (22 October 2011). "Think Britain hasn't dumbed down? Just watch Bullseye". Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Bullseye presenter Jim Bowen dies aged 80". ITV News. 14 March 2018.