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The Big Quiz is a British entertainment quiz show on ITV hosted by Stephen Mulhern.[1][2] It started as an annual quiz between soap operas Coronation Street and Emmerdale.[3]
| The Big Quiz | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Stephen Mulhern |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Dock10 |
| Production companies | ITV Studios (episodes 1–9) Lifted Entertainment (episode 10–) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 16 December 2011 – present |
Episodes
editEpisode 1 (2011)
editThe first episode aired on 16 December 2011 with the teams consisting of the casts of Coronation Street: Jennie McAlpine, Malcolm Hebden, Patti Clare and Jack P. Shepherd and Emmerdale: Mark Charnock, Natalie Anderson, Danny Miller and Meg Johnson.
Episode 2 (2012)
editThe second episode aired on 15 April 2012 with the teams consisting of the cast of the hit comedy Benidorm: Jake Canuso, Crissy Rock, Janine Duvitski and Shelley Longworth and the ITV2 reality show The Only Way is Essex: Joey Essex, Lauren Goodger, James Argent and Gemma Collins.
Episode 3 (2012)
editThe third episode (The Big Sports Quiz) aired on 26 July 2012 and saw boys and girls battle for who's the best at sport, fronting the teams were 71 Degrees North presenters Charlotte Jackson and Paddy McGuinness and panellists Joe Hart, Kriss Akabusi, Mark Foster, Amy Williams, Karen Pickering and Louise Hazel.
Episode 4 (2016)
editA fourth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 1 January 2016. The teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale. Playing for Coronation Street were Michael Le Vell, Brooke Vincent, Sue Cleaver and Jack P. Shepherd. Playing for Emmerdale were Mark Charnock, Charlotte Bellamy, Liam Fox and Samantha Giles were playing. Emmerdale were the victors of the game.
Episode 5 (2017)
editA fifth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 6 January 2017. Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.
Episode 6 (2018)
editA sixth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 5 January 2018. Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.
Episode 7 (2018)
editA seventh episode of The Big Quiz aired on 21 December 2018. Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.
Episode 8 (2019)
editAn eighth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 19 December 2019. Once again the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.
Episode 9 (2020)
editA ninth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 21 December 2020.[5] Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.[6]
Episode 10 (2021)
editA tenth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 20 December 2021. Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.[7]
Episode 11 (2022)
editAn eleventh episode of The Big Quiz aired on 9 December 2022. Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.
Episode 12 (2023)
editAn twelfth episode of The Big Quiz aired on 28 December 2023. Once again, the teams were Coronation Street vs. Emmerdale and Stephen Mulhern returned to present the episode.
References
edit- ^ Millar, Will (5 December 2022). "Why has ITV moved The Big Quiz: Corrie v Emmerdale from Monday to Friday evening - what time will it be on?". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Ross, Steven (5 December 2022). "The Big Quiz: Coronation Street v Emmerdale: what time is it on TV, who are the contestants - how to watch?". National World. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Street v Emmerdale Stv, 9.15pm". Daily Record. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ The Big Quiz - Coronation Street v Emmerdale Archived 5 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Big Quiz: Coronation Street v Emmerdale Episode 1".
- ^ "Coronation Street and Emmerdale confirm cast Big Quiz line-ups". Digital Spy. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "ITV's Christmas TV for 2021". Digital Spy. 7 December 2021.