Games World
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- For the associated magazine, see Games World: The Magazine.
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| Games World |
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| Studio: Hewland International |
| Number of seasons: 4 |
| Original airdate: 1993-03-01 — 1999 |
| Original channel(s): Sky One |
| Country of origin: United Kingdom |
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Games World was a UK television show featuring video games, which aired on Sky One. Originally announced as The Game Zone before changing its name prior to broadcast, Games World was produced by Hewland International, who were simultaneously producing GamesMaster for Channel 4.
Games World aired five nights a week at 6:00pm, with a different format for each day of the week. It soon became the channel's most-watched midweek show (series 1 averaging 600,000 viewers[1], with 750,000 tuning in for the grand final[1]), second only to The Simpsons in overall viewing figures. While the first series had different presenters per day (including a young David Walliams providing comedy characters), Bob Mills became the main presenter during series 2 and 3.
After three series the programme was put on hold in 1995, being revived with a different format as a Saturday-only show fronted by Andy Collins in 1998, before being cancelled entirely. In addition ot repeats of the Sky One show, a short-lived magazine-style Games World is also thought to have been broadcast on The Computer Channel (also created by Hewland International), before being replaced with Game Over.
As with GamesMaster, Games World had its own magazine fronted by Dave "The Animal" Perry (previously of GamesMaster fame, and also occasional co-host of Games World). The TV show and magazine were largely independent entities, however.
List of episodes
| Episode | Video | Name | Date | Airtime | Description |
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| 1x01 | Series 1, episode 1 | 1993-03-01 | The Eliminator | ||
| 1x02 | Series 1, episode 2 | 1993-03-02 | House of Games | ||
| 1x03 | Series 1, episode 3 | 1993-03-03 | Try Your Luck | ||
| 1x04 | Series 1, episode 4 | 1993-03-04 | Peep Parlour | ||
| 1x05 | Series 1, episode 5 | 1993-03-05 | Beat the Elite | ||
| 1x06 | Series 1, episode 6 | 1993-03-08 | The Eliminator | ||
| 1x07 | Series 1, episode 7 | 1993-03-09 | House of Games | ||
| 1x08 | Series 1, episode 8 | 1993-03-10 | Try Your Luck | ||
| 1x09 | Series 1, episode 9 | 1993-03-11 | Peep Parlour | ||
| 1x10 | Series 1, episode 10 | 1993-03-12 | Beat the Elite | ||
| 1x11 | Series 1, episode 11 | 1993-03-15 | The Eliminator | ||
| 1x12 | Series 1, episode 12 | 1993-03-16 | House of Games | ||
| 1x13 | Series 1, episode 13 | 1993-03-17 | Try Your Luck | ||
| 1x14 | Series 1, episode 14 | 1993-03-18 | Peep Parlour | ||
| 1x15 | Series 1, episode 15 | 1993-03-19 | Beat the Elite | ||
| 1x16 | Series 1, episode 16 | 1993-03-22 | The Eliminator | ||
| 1x17 | Series 1, episode 17 | 1993-03-23 | |||
| 1x18 | Series 1, episode 18 | 1993-03-24 | |||
| 1x19 | Series 1, episode 19 | 1993-03-25 | |||
| 1x20 | Series 1, episode 20 | 1993-03-26 | Beat the Elite | ||
| 2x01 | Series 2, episode 1 | 1993-09-20[1] | |||
| 2x02 | Series 2, episode 2 | 1993-09-21 | |||
| 2x03 | Series 2, episode 3 | 1993-09-22 | |||
| 2x04 | Series 2, episode 4 | 1993-09-23 | |||
| 2x05 | Series 2, episode 5 | 1993-09-24 |