Bullseye (UK Game Show)

Bullseye (UK game show)

Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.

The show originally aired on Monday nights from 1981, it was then moved to Sunday nights from 1982 to 1993 where it was watched by around 17 million viewers in its Sunday evening slot. It was then moved from its traditional Sunday nights to Saturday afternoons from 1994 to 1995.

After an eleven-year hiatus, Bullseye was revived and a new series was recorded for the digital channel Challenge, produced by Granada at Yorkshire Television in the Leeds Studios, and was hosted by Dave Spikey.

Centred around darts, the show placed three pairs of contestants (each team with one person to answer questions and one darts player) against one another to win prizes ranging from a new car, a speedboat, a caravan, or a luxury holiday, to the consolation prizes of a set of darts, a tankard (silver goblet for lady contestants) and a 'Bendy Bully', a rubber model of the show's mascot.

From Series 2 til the show's end, the show was co-hosted by professional darts commentator Tony Green.