Bullseye (British game show)

Bullseye is a British darts-themed television game show created by Andrew Wood and Norman Vaughan. The show features three pairs of contestants, each consisting of an amateur darts player and a quizzer, competing in darts games and quizzes to win cash and prizes.
The original series aired on the ITV network and was produced by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995. Jim Bowen presented the show during its initial 14-year run. Two revivals were produced by Central, one hosted by Dave Spikey that aired in 2006 and another hosted by Stephen Mulhern that's been airing since 2019. An American adaptation aired on CBS from to July 9, 2019 to February 16, 2022.
The show sported an animated mascot named Bully, an anthropomorphic large brown bull who wore red and white striped shirt and blue trousers. Bullseye attracted audiences of up to 20 million viewers at its peak.
== History ==
Bullseye was created and owned by Andrew Wood (with comedian Norman Vaughan), who came up with the idea after research into aspects of game shows with mass appeal. Programme associates on the show were Mickey Brennan and Roger Edwards.
The series was centred on darts. Three teams of contestants, each consisting of one amateur darts player and one trivia/quizzing expert, competed against one another to win cash and prizes. Available items ranged from major prizes such as new cars, caravans and luxury holidays to consolation prizes that included sets of darts, tankards/goblets (for male and female contestants respectively) and "Bendy Bully" rubber dolls of the show's mascot.
The show originally aired on Monday nights in September 1981 and was produced by ATV. In 1982, Bullseye was moved to Sunday afternoons, and a new co-host, Tony Green, a professional darts referee and commentator, was brought in to keep track of the scores; this helped to achieve around 17 million viewers.
Bullseye was moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday afternoons from 1993 to 1995. A 15th series was planned in 1996, however this was cancelled after Andrew Wood deemed that various changes and additions that Carlton (Which bought Central in 1993) and the ITV network centre were pressing for to update and 'modernise' the show to be unsuitable for the series and he believed it would lose its appeal as a result. At the end of its original run, Bullseye was still attracting audiences of up to 10 million viewers. After an eleven-year hiatus, Bullseye was revived for a new series hosted by Dave Spikey. Tony Green also returned to the show as co-host, reprising his role from the original series. Central revived it again in 2019 with Stephen Mulhern as host. Tony Green also returned to the show as co-host, reprising his role from the previous 2 versions. 
On screen, the show evolved as follows:
The first three series had the players throwing (from the point of view of the viewers and the audience) towards the right for the first round and to the left for all subsequent rounds. From the fourth series, all three boards in use rotated on a single pillar, and all throws were to the audience's right. The first four series featured opening titles of Bully jumping out of a sign and walking into a pub to play darts; this was shortened from series 2 onwards, with new theme music and musical beds from series 4. The opening credits of series 1, much longer than the version used from series 2 onwards, although containing numerous elements of what would become the show's familiar theme, feature a noticeably different arrangement of the theme tune.
From series 5, the entire set was essentially inverted. The studio audience would now be seen in shot throughout the show, and the viewers would see all darts being thrown to the left. From the studio audience's point of view, everybody continued to throw to the right. Series 5 also saw Bully driving the team bus in the opening titles and ejecting himself from the driver's seat to ride a flying dart. These titles also featured cartoon depictions of Bowen at the front of the coach, and Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Dave Whitcombe, Keith Deller, Cliff Lazarenko, Bob Anderson, Jocky Wilson and Mike Gregory at the back. This same title sequence was used for the revived series, but featuring depictions of presenter Dave Spikey at the front of the coach and professional darts players of the 2000s at the back.
A new set was introduced in the 11th series, with Bowen – who since the second series had opened the show by coming through the audience – now making his entrance through the opening that would then drop a panel behind which the star prize would be hidden. Once the show moved to Saturday afternoons, the opening titles consisted of Bully jumping out of the logo at the back of the studio and charging about to cause chaos on the set, introduced in the 13th series.
For Comic Relief in March 1993, a special crossover between Bullseye and the BBC's snooker-based game show Big Break (the creation of which had been partly influenced by Bullseye) was planned, with guest comedians as contestants, and with Bowen and Big Break host Jim Davidson, along with scorers Tony Green and Big Break's John Virgo, effectively taking their counterpart's role within the game for humorous effect. Bowen and Davidson were both very enthusiastic about the idea; however the proposal never came to fruition, reportedly after ITV wanted the rights to repeat broadcasts as a self-contained programme, to which the BBC declined.
Bowen once described Bullseye as "the second-best darts-based game-show on television". There were no others at the time.
=== John Cooper appearance ===
In 1989, John Cooper appeared on the show. He was later convicted of multiple burglaries, armed robberies, and, in 2011, following advances in forensic science, two double murders, one rape, and another sexual assault. Footage of his appearance on the show was later used by the prosecution to match him to witness reports at the time.
== Rounds ==
=== Bully's Category Board ===
A dartboard divided into 10 sectors was used, each representing a different category and further subdivided into outer, middle and inner areas. Three rounds were played, with every team receiving one turn in each. On a team's turn, the darts player threw one dart and attempted to hit either the bullseye or a category chosen by their partner. Doing so awarded a cash bonus to the team and allowed the partner to answer a question in the chosen category. However, if the dart hit a different category that was still in play, no bonus was awarded and the partner had to answer a question in that category instead. Hitting a category that was out of play or failing to hit the board at all forfeited the team's turn. Questions were worth £30 each in Round 1, £50 in Round 2, and £100 in Round 3. The values on the board (working inward from the edge) were £30, £50, and £100; the bullseye awarded £200 and was always in play. Categories were removed from play after one question had been asked.
In the first series, the board values were £20, £10, and £30, working inward from the edge. The result of each throw determined the category and value of the question to be asked; no bonus was awarded for hitting the bullseye or the category chosen by the non-darts player. A bullseye allowed that contestant to select any question value and awarded £50 for a correct answer.
Starting in series 3, if the contestant in control missed the question, the first opponent to buzz-in could answer and attempt to steal the money. In early series, the opponents could silently buzz-in during the question and/or while the contestant was thinking, but were only asked for a response if the contestant missed. Later, they could only buzz-in after a miss, triggering an audible signal. If neither opponent buzzed-in, or if the first to do so also missed, the host gave the correct answer and the game continued.
For the first seven series, the lowest-scoring team was eliminated from the game after the third round. In the event of a tie for low score, the darts players for the tied teams each threw three darts at a standard matchplay board and the high scorer's team advanced. From series 8 on, all three teams continued to the next portion of the game.
Categories used during this round, in alphabetical order:
* Affairs (Series 2–14)
* Art (Series 1)
* Bible (Series 1)
* Books
* Britain (Series 2–15)
* Faces (Series 5–15)
* Food (Series 1–3)
* History
* Myths (Series 1)
* Places (Series 1–14)
* Pot Luck (Series 4)
* Science (Series 15)
* Showbiz
* Spelling
* Sport
* Words (Series 2–15)
* World (Series 15)
=== Pounds for Points ===
Each darts player threw three darts at a standard matchplay board, and the one who achieved the highest score won control of a question for their partner. Starting in series 2, an incorrect response passed the question to the team with the second-highest score, then the third if necessary; the first team to respond correctly won £1 per point scored by their darts player. After three questions, the team with the highest cash total from the first two rounds went through to play Bully's Prize Board. All three teams received their accumulated cash totals, as well as show-themed souvenirs that included darts, pens, key rings, patches, tankards (or goblets for female contestants), and "Bendy Bully" rubber dolls in the likeness of the show's mascot.
Initially, if two or more darts players achieved the same total, a re-throw was held and the high scorer won control of the question, for the value of the original throw. Later, the re-throw was eliminated and the question was played on the buzzer by the tied partners.
During the first series, the partner of the highest-scoring darts player in each round could choose to answer a question worth £25, £50, or £101. In the event of a tie, the darts players each threw one dart at a board divided into concentric circles, and the one who hit closer to the centre won control of the question. The team who won the most money in this round alone went through to Bully's Prize Board.
=== Charity interlude ===
At the beginning of part two, a professional darts player (or occasionally a celebrity during the first four series and the 2006 revival) would throw nine darts at the matchplay board. The show donated £1 per point scored to a charity of the winning team's choice, or £2 per point if the total was 301 or higher. Celebrity players often performed badly and would contribute some of their own money to the donation.
One episode of series four originally broadcast on 3 December 1984, featured comedienne Carol Lee Scott as the celebrity guest darts thrower. Bowen and Scott had known each other for many years prior after both having appeared on the same bill at various working clubs. However, as mentioned in Bowen's 1998 biography From a Bundle of Rags: Autobiography of Jim Bowen, the pair had a backstage exchange after filming of the episode, with Bowen commenting on Scott's performance which led to the pair trading several offhand comments, after which they refused to ever speak again.
==== Bronze Bully Trophy ====
During series 5 through 13 (1985 to 1994), the professional who recorded the highest score in the charity interlude over the course of an individual series won a Bronze Bully Trophy. The winners:
* 1985–86: John Lowe
* 1986–87: Lionel Smith
* 1987–88: Ray Farrell
* 1988–89: Mike Gregory
* 1989–90: Eric Bristow
* 1990–91: Bob Anderson
* 1991–92: Mandy Solomons
* 1992–93: Mike Gregory
* 1994: Kevin Painter
=== Bully's Prize Board ===
The team with the highest cash total from both rounds (or from Pounds for Points only in series 1) faced a board divided into eight pairs of alternating narrow red and wide black sectors, with a bullseye at the centre. The red sectors were numbered 1 through 8, each corresponding to a different prize, and the bullseye represented a larger item, "Bully's Special Prize." The team threw nine darts, the first and last three by the darts player and the middle three by their partner, and won the prizes for all red sectors they hit. Black sectors awarded nothing, and hitting the same red sector twice forfeited that prize—hence the show's catchphrase, "Keep out of the black and in the red, nothing in this game for two in a bed." A third hit to the same sector awarded the prize once again.
For most of the programme's original run, prize values were restricted by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, which may explain the perceived poor quality of prizes on offer. Although some prizes (such as a remote-controlled toy car or legendary "TV with wired remote control") were laughed at by the studio audience even then, smaller prizes were taken for granted at the time, and they seemed relatively lavish compared to those on offer in BBC game shows such as Blankety Blank. In a 2006 episode, Bully's Special Prize was a fully functional show-themed Slot machine|Fruit Machine.
=== Bully's Star Prize Gamble ===
After throwing their nine darts at Bully's Prize Board, the winning team had to decide whether to risk their prizes for a chance at "Bully's Star Prize," a large mystery prize hidden behind a screen in the studio. For the first ten series, the money they had won for themselves was not at risk; beginning with series 11, they had to put up both their money and prizes in order to play. (The team's souvenirs and the money won by the professional for their charity were never at risk.) If they chose to try for the Star Prize, they were given six darts (three per person; non-darts player throwing first) to score 101 or more on a standard matchplay dartboard. If they succeeded, they received the Star Prize and kept their previous winnings; if not, they lost all cash/prizes they had risked. When money was at stake during Bowen's tenure as host, he would tell the team that they would receive nothing except their "BFH" (bus fare home) if they lost.
If the winning team declined to play, the second-place team had the option to risk their money and try to win the prize; if this pair also declined, the third-place team was given the same choice. The actual prize was only revealed after a team had played the round, win or lose, or if all three teams chose not to play.
Bully's Star Prize was usually a holiday (especially in later series), a car, a caravan or a speedboat. Less lavish Star Prizes (kitchens and the like) were sometimes given away in the early series, so as to fit within the IBA's prize limits at the time. In an episode from 1987, the Star Prize was a £2,000 fashion spree. After the prize limits were abolished in 1993, the Star Prize in Bowen's final two series would sometimes be "Bully's Treasure Chest," a cash award of £5,000.
From series 8 onwards, if the second- and third-place teams had the same total, both were asked if they wanted to gamble. If both said yes, the two darts players threw three darts each at the matchplay board and the higher score won the right to play for the Star Prize.
On the show, it was never made clear if the two winning contestants had to share the Star Prize or if they got one each.
On charity Christmas specials, in which celebrities and professional darts players teamed up to play for nominated charities, the winning team's accumulated cash total and prizes were not at risk. The cash would be doubled if they won Bully's Star Prize Gamble.
== Guests ==
=== Series 1 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Bobby George 	28 September 1981
2 	Maureen Flowers	5 October 1981
3 	Alan Evans 	12 October 1981
4 	Eric Bristow 	19 October 1981
5 	Bill Lennard 	26 October 1981
6 	Tony Brown 	2 November 1981
7 	Ceri Morgan 	9 November 1981
8 	Jocky Wilson 	16 November 1981
9 	Dave Whitcombe 	23 November 1981
10	John Lowe 	30 November 1981
11	Linda Batten 	7 December 1981
12	Cliff Lazarenko	14 December 1981
13	Tony Green 	21 December 1981
=== Series 2 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Cliff Lazarenko	10 October 1982
2 	Tony Skuse 	17 October 1982
3 	Eric Bristow 	24 October 1982
4 	Maureen Flowers	31 October 1982
5 	Ceri Morgan 	7 November 1982
6 	Linda Batten 	14 November 1982
7 	Bill Lennard 	21 November 1982
8 	Angus Ross 	28 November 1982
9 	Tony Brown 	5 December 1982
10	Steve Brennan 	12 December 1982
11	Jocky Wilson 	19 December 1982
12	Dave Whitcombe 	2 January 1983
13	John Corfe 	9 January 1983
14	Alan Glazier 	16 January 1983
15	Alan Evans 	23 January 1983
=== Series 3 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Jocky Wilson 	27 November 1983
2 	Linda Lewis 	4 December 1983
3 	Tony Brown 	11 December 1983
4 	Acker Bilk 	8 January 1984
5 	Bobby George 	22 January 1984
6 	Lance Percival	29 January 1984
7 	Steve Brennan 	5 February 1984
8 	Nick Owen 	12 February 1984
9 	Bill Lennard 	19 February 1984
10	Norman Vaughan	26 February 1984
11	Linda Batten 	18 March 1984
12	Paul Lim 	1 April 1984
13	Lionel Blair 	8 April 1984
14	Mighty Atom 	15 April 1984
15	John Lowe 	22 April 1984
16	Steve Jones 	29 April 1984
17	Ceri Morgan 	6 May 1984
18	Ted Moult 	13 May 1984
19	Dave Whitcombe	20 May 1984
20	Bob Champion 	27 May 1984
=== Series 4 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Jocky Wilson 	2 September 1984
2 	George Best 	9 September 1984
3 	Peter Locke 	16 September 1984
4 	Joe Brown 	23 September 1984
5 	Alan Glazier 	30 September 1984
6 	Gary Wilmot 	7 October 1984
7 	Mike Gregory 	14 October 1984
8 	Tessa Sanderson	21 October 1984
9 	Dave Lee 	28 October 1984
10	Faith Brown 	4 November 1984
11	Alan Evans 	11 November 1984
12	Pat Roach 	18 November 1984
13	Steve Brennan 	25 November 1984
14	Carol Lee Scott	2 December 1984
15	Anthony King 	9 December 1984
16	Henry Cooper 	16 December 1984
17	Tony Green 	23 December 1984
17	Anne Aston 	23 December 1984
18	Cliff Lazarenko	31 December 1984
19	Jimmy Greaves 	10 February 1985
20	Sharon Kemp 	17 February 1985
21	Jimmy Cricket 	24 February 1985
22	Terry O'Dea 	3 March 1985
23	Lil Coombes 	17 March 1985
24	Paul Henry 	24 March 1985
25	Leighton Rees 	31 March 1985
26	Sharon Davies 	7 April 1985
27	Bobby George 	14 April 1985
28	Kenny Lynch 	21 April 1985
=== Series 5 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Cliff Lazarenko 	15 September 1985
2 	Peter Masson 	22 September 1985
3 	Lil Coombes 	29 September 1985
4 	Gerry Haywood 	13 October 1985
5 	Bob Anderson 	20 October 1985
6 	Cathie Gibson-McCulloch	27 October 1985
7 	Bobby George 	3 November 1985
8 	Sharon Kempe 	10 November 1985
9 	John Cosnett 	17 November 1985
10	Steve Brennan 	24 November 1985
11	Eric Bristow 	15 December 1985
12	Leighton Rees 	26 January 1986
13	Ritchie Gardner 	2 February 1986
14	Dave Lee 	9 February 1986
15	Sandra Lee 	9 March 1986
16	John Lowe 	16 March 1986
=== Series 6 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Rab McKenzie 	
2 	Keith Deller 	
3 	Lillian Barnett	
4 	Jocky Wilson 	
5 	Dennis Hicklin 	
6 	Ritchie Gardner	
7 	Sharon Kemp 	
8 	Terry O'Dea 	
9 	Leighton Rees 	
10	Cathy McCulloch	
11	Malcolm Davies 	
12	Lionel Smith 	
13	Sonya Ralphs 	
14	Kevin Kenny 	
15	John Cosnett 	
16	Linda Batten 	
17	Cliff Lazarenko	
=== Series 9 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Mike Gregory 	
2 	Mandy Solomons 	
3 	Ray Battye 	
4 	Ritchie Gardner	
5 	Bob Anderson 	
6 	Paul Reynolds 	
7 	Alan Warriner 	
8 	Ronnie Sharpe 	
9 	Peter Evison 	
10	Cliff Lazarenko	
11	Eric Bristow 	
12	Maureen Flowers	
13	 	
14	 	
15	Alan Glazier 	
16	Mark Day 	
17	Bobby George 	
18	Dave Whitcombe 	
19	 	
20	John Lowe 	
21	Ray Farrell 	
22	Chris Johns 	
23	Brian Cairns 	
=== Series 10 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Bobby George 	
2 	 	
3 	 	
4 	Bob Anderson 	
5 	Keith Deller 	
6 	 	
7 	Ray Battye 	
8 	Mandy Solomons 	
9 	Phil Taylor 	
10	Ritchie Gardner	
11	Jocky Wilson 	
12	Maureen Flowers	
13	Eric Bristow 	
14	Chris Johns 	
15	Dave Whitcombe 	
16	Peter Evison 	
17	Denis Hickling 	
18	Brian Cairns 	
19	 	
20	Paul Lim 	
21	Ray Farrell 	
22	Cliff Lazarenko	
23	Deta Hedman 	
24	John Lowe 	
25	Leighton Rees 	
26	Alan Warriner 	
=== Series 11 ===
=== Series 12 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Mandy Solomons 	6 September 1992
2 	Jamie Harvey 	13 September 1992
3 	Chris Johns 	20 September 1992
4 	Leanne Maddock 	27 September 1992
5 	Graham Miller 	4 October 1992
6 	Peter Evison 	18 October 1992
7 	Kevin Kenny 	25 October 1992
8 	Jocky Wilson 	1 November 1992
9 	Mike Gregory 	8 November 1992
10	Richie Gardner 	15 November 1992
11	Phil Taylor 	22 November 1992
12	Jane Stubbs 	29 November 1992
13	Eric Bristow 	6 December 1992
14	Dennis Priestley	20 December 1992
15	Keith Deller 	3 January 1993
16	Rod Harrington 	10 January 1993
17	Dave Whitcombe 	17 January 1993
18	Leighton Rees 	24 January 1993
19	Steve Beaton 	31 January 1993
20	Antonio Ramos 	7 February 1993
21	Jerry Hayward 	14 February 1993
22	Phil Gilman 	21 February 1993
=== Series 13 ===
# 	Name 	Date
1 	Mike Gregory 	26 March 1994
2 	Phil Taylor 	2 April 1994
3 	Ronnie Sharp 	9 April 1994
4 	Alan Warriner 	16 April 1994
5 	Scott Coleman 	23 April 1994
6 	Raymond Barneveld	30 April 1994
7 	Kevin Kenny 	7 May 1994
8 	Steve Beaton 	14 May 1994
9 	Leanne Maddock 	21 May 1994
10	Ronnie Baxter 	28 May 1994
11	Graham Miller 	4 June 1994
12	Kevin Painter 	11 June 1994
13	Cliff Lazarenko 	18 June 1994
14	Geoff Williams 	25 June 1994
15	Eric Burden 	2 July 1994
16	Bobby George 	9 July 1994
17	Ian Carpenter 	16 July 1994
18	Dennis Priestley 	23 July 1994
=== Series 14 ===
#	Name 	Date
1	Rod Harrington 	1 April 1995
2	Paul Williams 	8 April 1995
3	Dave Lee 	15 April 1995
4	Martin Adams 	22 April 1995
5	Martin Phillips 	6 May 1995
6	David Richardson-Page	13 May 1995
7	Mandy Solomons 	20 May 1995
== Remakes ==
In 2005, it was announced that programme creator Andrew Wood had signed a contract with Central to produce a one-hour long celebrity special Bullseye show to be hosted by Ant & Dec. This special was part of Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon, in turn part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations, and was aired on ITV on 22 October 2005. Vernon Kay and Coronation Street star William Roache were the contestants, accompanied by professional darts players Eric Bristow and Andy Fordham, while Tony Green reprised his role as co-host.
Subsequently, Central and ITV decided that a new series of Bullseye would be produced early the following year and that the show was to be hosted by comedian Dave Spikey. Bully was also redesigned for the new series, albeit very similar to the Bully used in the original series.
The new series of Bullseye returned on ITV in April 2006. The show maintained the style of prizes from the original, bar white goods; none of the cash prizes had increased in value since the second series in 1982, although the bullseye on the category board had decreased to £150 from the £200 of the original series. Some of the prizes from Bully's Prize Board were of more modern gameshow standard, such as a TFT television and an MP3 player. Dave Spikey and Tony Green commented on BBC Radio 1's Colin and Edith show on 19 April 2006: "...[Bullseye is] The only gameshow on the television in which the prizes get a round of applause...".
The revived series was strikingly similar to the original series. Whilst refreshed, the show maintained the original theme music and stings and used a remade version of the original's second title sequence, Bully driving the team bus. A cartoon version of Dave Spikey replaced Jim's in the titles. The Challenge revival ran for thirty episodes.
On 19 May 2007, another one-hour long celebrity special was aired on ITV, this time as part of Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon. This time the contestants were newsreader Andrea Catherwood, footballer Graeme Le Saux and another Coronation Street star, Michael Le Vell, paired with professional darts players Martin Adams, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld respectively. Once again, Tony Green reprised his co-host role. Jim Bowen did not appear on the Bullseye episode; instead, he appeared on the marathon's remake of The Golden Shot, acting as "Bowen the Bolt" (instead of "Bernie the Bolt"). At one point, he did make the comment to Kay, "Vernon, this is a bit like Bullseye used to be...throwing arrows for prizes!"
In March 2018, a revived pilot was made by Central with new host Stephen Mulhern. The original format remains, although its been updated with new 3D graphics and a new concluding game. On 9 October 2018, ITV announced that it had ordered a full series after a successful pilot.
Although not strictly a remake but more of a show influenced by the original, Welsh language TV channel S4C has a darts gameshow called Oci, Oci, Oci, which uses the concept of darts and questions to win prizes. Instead of in a studio, the show is at various social clubs and pubs each week. The show has two people who handle the questions and two playing darts.
== Merchandise ==
For the Christmas 2005 season, a Bullseye DVD game was released by board game manufacturer Upstarts. Although the game did not feature Bowen or Green, it did feature a redesigned Bully. A second DVD game titled "Classic Bullseye" was released by ITV DVD for the 2006 Christmas season, which featured both Bowen and the voice of Green, and also classic footage from the show. An updated version, "All New Bullseye", was released in 2007.
Several board games based on the show have also been released.
A video game adaption for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was developed and published by Sabec, and released in June 2021.
== Transmissions ==
=== Series ===
Series	Start date 	End date 	Episodes	Presenter
1 	28 September 1981	21 December 1981 	13 	Jim Bowen
2 	10 October 1982 	23 January 1983 	15 	Jim Bowen
3 	27 November 1983 	3 June 1984 	26 	Jim Bowen
4 	2 September 1984 	21 April 1985 	29 	Jim Bowen
5 	1 September 1985 	16 March 1986 	26 	Jim Bowen
6 	31 August 1986 	8 March 1987 	27 	Jim Bowen
7 	13 September 1987	13 March 1988 	26 	Jim Bowen
8 	18 September 1988	30 April 1989 	26 	Jim Bowen
9 	29 October 1989 	13 May 1990 	26 	Jim Bowen
10 	2 September 1990 	17 March 1991 	26 	Jim Bowen
11 	1 September 1991 	8 March 1992 	25 	Jim Bowen
12 	6 September 1992 	28 February 1993 	25 	Jim Bowen
13 	26 March 1994 	23 July 1994 	18 	Jim Bowen
14 	1 April 1995 	8 July 1995 	13 	Jim Bowen
15 	17 April 2006 	22 September 2006	30 	Dave Spikey
16 	9 December 2018 	9 December 2018 	4 	Stephen Mulhern
16 	12 January 2019 	26 January 2019 	4 	Stephen Mulhern
17 	27 October 2019 	8 December 2019 	7 	Stephen Mulhern
17 	26 September 2020	3 October 2020 	7 	Stephen Mulhern
18 	22 December 2019 	25 January 2020 	8 	Stephen Mulhern
18 	12 September 2020	19 September 2020	8 	Stephen Mulhern
18 	10 October 2020 	10 October 2020 	8 	Stephen Mulhern
19 	24 December 2020 	27 February 2021 	10 	Stephen Mulhern
19 	29 May 2021 	29 May 2021 	10 	Stephen Mulhern
20 	4 September 2021 	26 December 2021 	13 	Stephen Mulhern
20 	4 March 2023 	4 March 2023 	13 	Stephen Mulhern
21 	1 January 2022 	2 April 2022 	26 	Stephen Mulhern
21 	12 June 2022 	12 June 2022 	26 	Stephen Mulhern
21 	24 December 2022 	TBD 2024 	26 	Stephen Mulhern
===Christmas Specials===
Date 	Guests
26 December 1982	Eric Bristow, Margo MacDonald, Cliff Lazarenko, Katharine Whitehorn, Maureen Flowers, Nigel Mansell
25 December 1983	Eric Bristow, Anne Diamond, Keith Deller, Kenneth Kendall, Judith Hann and Anne Aston
23 December 1984	Eric Bristow, Keith Deller, Jocky Wilson, Tommy Boyd, Margaret Harris, Kathy Staff, Rod Hull, Alvin Stardust and Vivienne Rooke
28 December 1986	Bob Anderson, Eric Bristow, Frank Carson, Sarah Greene, John Lowe and Fatima Whitbread
27 December 1987	Eric Bristow, Duggie Brown, Geoff Capes, Bob Carolgees, Cliff Lazarenko, Rustie Lee, Jan Leeming, Steve Nallon, Gerry Thomas and Jocky Wilson
25 December 1988	Roy Walker, Bob Holness, Jocky Wilson, Bob Anderson and Eric Bristow
24 December 1989	featuring emergency services teams of two firemen, two nurses and two ambulancemen alongside darts players Chrissy Johns, Cliff Lazarenko and Ronnie Sharp
23 December 1990	Bobby Davro, Bella Emberg, Paul Shane, Eric Bristow, Bob Anderson and Leighton Rees
22 December 1991	Frank Bruno, Linda Lusardi, John McCririck, Bob Anderson, Dennis Priestley and Phil Taylor
27 December 1992	Mike Reid, Steve Wright, Phil Taylor and Norris McWhirter
== American Adaptation ==
An American adaptation of Bullseye (also known as Bullseye USA outside of the U.S.) was announced and commissioned on August 8, 2018, by CBS. It premiered on July 9, 2019, on CBS. The series was hosted by Arielle Vandenberg for its first three seasons; Sarah Hyland replaced Vandenberg as host starting with the fourth season.
On August 1, 2019, the show was renewed for a second season and was originally scheduled to premiere on May 21, 2020. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the production was postponed. The second season production moved from Dock10 Studios to The Cromwell Las Vegas with strict quarantine measures in place. It premiered on January 7, 2021. On January 27, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on June 6, 2021 and ended on February 16, 2022.