The Tournament

This is yet another excruciating gameshow, I initially thought it was a spoof, it really is that bad. Those opening segments, where the contestants present themselves as egotistical warriors, are woeful, you can imagine some sort of penalty or punishment if they fail to smile or play along.

These game shows are definitely consistent, consistently terrible, you really have to wonder who on Earth is commissioning stuff like this. Come on, this just isn't good enough.

2/10, at least we don't have to suffer Lineker or Ramsay.

I have to say that this is quite literally, by far, the blandest gameshow ever to be produced by the BBC.

It is so glaringly obvious from the getgo that the reason why this show was made is because of the cash-strapped BBC's desperation these days to force us to buy their useless TV licence and thus why they keep deluding themselves into believing that the only way that could happen is by giving us such bland, uninspired televisual waffle like this.

This has one of the blandest, most uncreative and uninspired gameshow theme tunes I have ever heard in my life (it is literally the exact same few musical notes being played over and over and over again which, to be fair, they slightly improved on in Series 2), the egos of some of these contestants just seem to get worse and worse with each episode to the point where you just want to roll your eyes up at the screen and be sick, the format is not even that exciting or engaging in any way, shape or form and I just constantly always struggle to get over the resemblance of the host Alex Scott to Meghan Markle even despite her being really pretty to look at, plus you somehow get the sense that she doesn't really feel comfortable being here (especially when they make her wear all this heavy makeup and all these expensive, ridiculous-looking and tacky suits).

In conclusion, all I have to say is do not try to bother wasting your BBC licence fee money on dross like The Tournament and instead use that money to watch a gameshow that's much more worthwhile and deserving of your time.

My overall rating for The Tournament: 1.5/10.

I watched 5 episodes to give it a fair chance. Too much repetition of rules. Stupid introductory remarks made by each contestant. Far too many of the questions were ridiculously easy e.g. What does the p stand for in £0.07p ( seven p). I have no issue with the presenter unless she is responsible for her own script, some of the comments are just there to bulk out the show, which could have been 10 to 15 minutes shorter.

I find it peculiar that the review is required to be 600 letters in length ,or is it a policy used to reduce negative comments? The fact is that most people would have run out of things to say within 150 words.

Is it just me or do others find it hard to hear what the presenter is saying? Can't seem to hear her pronounce "s" or "t" among others. But then again not a professional speaker but an ex footballer. This programme is soooo spun out with inane conversations with the contestants. It could quite easily be a 15 minutes programme max! Come on BBC up your game... It seems as if the BBC think tank has just run out of ideas and going back to what used to work ie Blankety Blank. Also the quality of contestants. It seems that iq doesn't matter however a bright shirt or wacky haircut/glasses/ hat etc etc is essential. It's obvious they want their 15 minutes of fame!!!

Alex Scott is wasted on this dire quiz show. She smiles and is enthusiastic but there is just no atmosphere. The BBC really is setting the bar lower in an effort to save money I think. The questions are mostly laughable and even Eggheads with the annoying Jeremy Vine was better than this.

The BBC just seem to chuck a wedge of cash at a production company with the instructions to 'make us a tea time/off peak quiz show' but never actually watch it themselves before it is squeezed into the timetable. Daytime/teatime TV should be better than this as but I suppose the Beeb are happy to chuck their money at Bloodlands, Strictly or Line of Duty and all the other programs they tell us we should be watching.