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List of British television series based on American television series

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Although most United States-made television series are directly exported to the United Kingdom using the original production and cast, some successful shows have been remade for the British market.

The following list include American TV shows and concepts remade for a British audience.

U.S. original UK remake Notes
The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime All Clued Up
The $64,000 Question The $64,000 Question
America's Next Top Model Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model
American Gladiators Gladiators (1992)
Gladiators (2008)
Gladiators (2024)
The Apprentice The Apprentice U.S. version aired in the UK on BBC Three is known as The Apprentice USA. UK version aired on BBC America is known as Mark Burnett's The Apprentice UK.
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?
Beauty and the Geek Beauty and the Geek
Betty White's Off Their Rockers Off Their Rockers
Blockbusters Blockbusters
Candid Camera Candid Camera
Card Sharks Play Your Cards Right
Catch Phrase Catchphrase
College Bowl University Challenge
The Dating Game Blind Date
The Disney Club The Disney Club The original UK opening titles and theme music were based on those of The Disney Afternoon.[1]
Don't Forget the Lyrics! Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Double Dare Double Dare British version usually broadcast as a segment within Going Live!
Drunk History Drunk History
Family Feud Family Fortunes
Finders Keepers Finders Keepers
Fun House Fun House
Gambit Gambit
The Golden Girls The Brighton Belles
Good Times The Fosters
Greed Greed
Grounded for Life In with the Flynns
Hollywood Squares Celebrity Squares
Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers UK
Jeopardy! Jeopardy!
Jersey Shore Geordie Shore
Law & Order Law & Order: UK
Lingo Lingo
Mad About You Loved By You
Married... with Children Married for Life
Match Game Blankety Blank
Maude Nobody's Perfect
Murder in Small Town X The Murder Game
Name That Tune Name That Tune
The Name's the Same The Name's the Same
Now You See It Now You See It
Pimp My Ride Pimp My Ride UK Including Pimp Madonna's Ride - pimping a VW Van for Madonna's "Sorry" music video, and a Comic Relief Pimy My Red Nose Ride special
The Price Is Right The Price Is Right
Pyramid The Pyramid Game
RuPaul's Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Sale of the Century Sale of the Century
Saturday Night Live Saturday Live / Friday Night Live
Sesame Street Sesame Tree
The Furchester Hotel
Sid Caesar Invites You Sid Caesar Invites You
So You Think You Can Dance So You Think You Can Dance Reality competition. Same host (Cat Deeley), and both versions feature Nigel Lythgoe as a judge.
The Soup Celebrity Soup
Starting from Scratch Close to Home
Strike It Rich Strike It Lucky
Supermarket Sweep Supermarket Sweep
Superstars Superstars
The Taste The Taste Reality competition. Same judges.
Teen Mom Teen Mom UK
That '70s Show Days Like These
This Is Your Life This Is Your Life
The View Loose Women
The Wall The Wall
What's My Line? What's My Line?
Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune
Who's the Boss? The Upper Hand
Win Ben Stein's Money Win Beadle's Money
Win, Lose or Draw Win, Lose or Draw
Wipeout (1988) Wipeout
Wipeout (2008) Total Wipeout U.S. version aired in the UK on Watch as Total Wipeout USA.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show, Late Night, Last Call, The Late Show, The Late Late Show The Nightly Show Aired 40 episodes on ITV.

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