Chris Moyles' Quiz Night is a British television comedy panel game show, presented by Chris Moyles.
| 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 |
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| Running time | 50mins (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Magnum Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 22 March 2009 – 3 February 2012 |
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
editSeries 1
edit- Abbey Clancy was crowned the winner of series 1.
Series 2
editThe 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
editA 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
editSeries 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
editThe 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.