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Genre | Music game show |
Presented by | Rochelle Humes Marvin Humes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 7 |
No. of episodes | 41 (inc. 15 specials) |
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Executive producer | Karen Smith |
Production location |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Production companies | Tuesday's Child Scotland and BBC Scotland |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 25 May 2019 – present |
The Hit List is a British music game show that puts three pairs of contestants against each other to test their knowledge of music, which began airing on Saturday nights on BBC One on 25 May 2019. The show is hosted by husband and wife Marvin and Rochelle Humes, and it is their first standalone TV show as a couple.
A pilot of the format was made at Dock10 studios in Manchester in 2018 under the name PlayListers. [1] [2] The BBC commissioned six episodes in November 2018. [3] The show has been recommissioned every year since, with series 3 comprising 12 episodes. [4] [5] [6]
Across three rounds, the contestants attempt to identify huge hits from across the years. The teams must prove their ability to recognise songs from all genres of music for a chance to win £10,000. [7]
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 25 May 2019 [8] | 29 June 2019 [9] | 6 [9] |
2 | 16 November 2019 [10] | 1 February 2020 [11] | 6 [11] |
3 | 26 September 2020 [12] | 29 May 2021 [13] | 12 [13] |
4 | 2 October 2021 [14] | 13 November 2021 [15] | 6 [15] |
5 | 16 July 2022 [16] | 10 September 2022 [17] | 6 [17] |
6 | 1 July 2023 [18] | 2 September 2023 [19] | 6 [19] |
7 | 17 August 2024 [20] | TBA | 6 |
Date | Entitle |
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28 December 2019 [21] | Celebrity Special |
14 November 2020 [22] | Celebrity Special |
31 December 2020 [23] | Celebrity Special |
4 September 2021 [24] | Celebrity Special |
11 September 2021 [25] | Celebrity Special |
18 September 2021 [26] | Strictly Come Dancing Special |
4 December 2021 [27] | Strictly Come Dancing Special |
11 December 2021 [28] | Christmas Special |
1 January 2022 [29] | Noughties Special |
24 September 2022 [30] | Strictly Come Dancing Special |
1 October 2022 [31] | Celebrity Special |
8 October 2022 [32] | Celebrity Special |
15 October 2022 [33] | Celebrity Special |
10 December 2022 [34] | Celebrity Special |
17 December 2022 [35] | Christmas Special |
13 May 2023 [36] | Eurovision Special |
10 June 2023 [37] | Celebrity Special |
17 June 2023 [38] | Celebrity Special |
24 June 2023 [39] | Celebrity Special |
9 September 2023 [40] | Strictly Come Dancing Special |
23 December 2023 [41] | Christmas Special |
International format and distribution rights are held by Keshet International. [42]
Country | Name | Presenter(s) | Channel | Broadcast |
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![]() | Hitlist | Esko Eerikäinen and Shirly Karvinen | MTV3 | 8 November 2019 – 3 January 2020 |
![]() | De Hit Kwis | Romy Monteiro and Kees Tol | NPO 1 | 21 July 2020 – 28 August 2020 |
![]() | Hit List | Mariam Hernández and Iván Torres | Televisión Canaria | 29 February 2024 – present |
![]() | Hit List | Élodie Gossuin and Issa Doumbia | M6 | 2024 |
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