Freddie Flintoff is to host a rebooted version of classic gameshow Bullseye for ITV, which will begin with a one-off Christmas special later this year.
The format, which launched in 1981 was originally hosted by Jim Bowen. Most More recently, the format returned to screens as part of Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow, alongside other classic formats such as The Price Is Right, Play Your Cards Right and Strike It Lucky.
The one-off Christmas special, which will air later this year on ITV1 and ITVX, will be produced by 12 Yard Productions, who are also behind shows such as Coach Trip and PopMasterTV.
Freddie Flintoff said “I love the darts and Bullseye was one of my favourite shows as a kid. I can’t quite believe I’ll get to host this Christmas special. You can’t beat a bit of Bully!”
Michael Mannes, Managing Director at 12 Yard commented: “We are delighted to have acquired the rights to Bullseye, one of the most iconic game shows ever. And the timing could not be better considering the popularity of darts. Freddie is the perfect host for it and we can’t wait for the show to be back on ITV.”
Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment & Daytime Commissioning at ITV added: “Bullseye is back and we can’t wait to welcome Freddie Flintoff back to ITV too. It’s a real treat to have both as key parts of our Christmas schedule on ITV1 and ITVX this year.”
More details will be announced in due course.