It's Only TV...But I Like It
| It's Only TV...but I Like It | |
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Title card for series 2–4
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| Genre | Comedy panel game |
| Created by |
Jonathan Ross Andy Davies Jon Naismith |
| Directed by | David G. Croft Ian Lorimer |
| Presented by | Jonathan Ross |
| Starring |
Julian Clary Jack Dee Phill Jupitus |
| Theme music composer | Pete Baikie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Addison Cresswell |
| Producer(s) | Andy Davies Jon Naismith Shaun Pye |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Open Mike Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 3 June 1999 – 16 August 2002 |
It's Only TV... But I Like It is a comedy celebrity panel gameshow about television. It originally aired on BBC One from 3 June 1999 through 23 August 2002. Its presenter was Jonathan Ross, and the regular team captains were Julian Clary, Jack Dee (series 1 only), and Phill Jupitus.
The teams played through various rounds in order to gain points. Whichever team had the most points at the end was declared the winner. If both teams had equal points at the end, then the result was declared as a draw with no tie-breaker played.
There were various rounds played throughout the series, including:
The show always ended with a quickfire round with the teams on their buzzers. The three quickfire rounds were:
The show returned on 5 March 2011 for a special during the BBC's 24 Hour Panel People in aid of Comic Relief 2011. The show's former team captain Jack Dee hosted with Ulrika Jonsson and Charlie Brooker as team captains. The guests were David Walliams, Danny Wallace, Tom Deacon, and Penny Smith.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
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