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Wisdom of the Crowd

Talk

Created by Richard van't Riet

Hosted by comedy superstar John Bishop, the show not only tests what individual contestants know, but also what the crowd knows (or what they think they know!) From TMDB

19 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 19, 2026 · last updated Oct 19, 2026 · How this works

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Wisdom of the Crowd is a 2026 talk TV series, created by Richard van't Riet, starring John Bishop.

  • 14 people have posted about this series on Bluesky, Mastodon
  • posts span Jan 20, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026

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The first episode received an audience of 2,401,500, making it the week's 23rd most viewed programme on the BBC and 37th overall.

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  • Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    Wisdom of the Crowd is a decent enough quiz show concept but my God if isn't couched in the naffest gimmick of the rolling heads

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Tonight’s TV tips: at 6.10pm, #TheVoiceUK on ITV1. At 7.25pm, #Strictly launch show on BBC1 or #WinWin returns to ITV1. At 9.10pm, French cop drama Paris Police 1910 on BBC4. At 9.15pm, Dolly Parton Night on BBC2 or new gameshow Wisdom Of The Crowd on BBC1. At 10pm, #SNL UK on Sky One #telly

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  • Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.atBluesky · Jan 21, 2025

    Why do elections keep catching us off guard? CSH's Mirta Galesic & Henrik Olsson show that "Wisdom of the Crowd" questions predict elections better than asking about personal voting intentions. Despite success in 8 elections, this methods remains underused. csh.ac.at/news/why-tra...

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  • Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    "Wisdom of the Crowd", BBC1's saturday night show melding statistics and the comedian John Bishop. Doesn't quite work, and while it's interesting to explain why it doesn't work, the show's really annoying. www.ukgameshows.com/...

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  • TV Zone @tvzoneuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    Following a successful pilot, BBC have commissioned a full series of new Saturday night gameshow #WisdomOfTheCrowd, from the makers of #The1PercentClub and hosted by John Bishop. More details: www.tvzoneuk.com/post/wisdomo...

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  • TV Zone @tvzoneuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    John Bishop to host pilot for new BBC Saturday night gameshow #WisdomOfTheCrowd, from the makers of #The1PercentClub. More details: www.tvzoneuk.com/post/wisdomo...

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  • Scott Butler @begreenuk.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    Stats entertainment. People love a TV quiz show. And on prime time Saturday BBC ONE, one of our stats was a question on the new quiz show, Wisdom of the Crowd hosted by John Bishop. This is our second appearance in TV quiz shows after another stat was used on House of Games earlier in the year.

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  • Nothing French changed @[email protected]Mastodon · Oct 11, 2026

    This week, i review "Wisdom of the Crowd", BBC1's saturday night show melding statistics and the comedian John Bishop. Doesn't quite work, and while it's interesting to explain why it doesn't work, the show moves too quickly from "interesting" to "predictable" to "really annoying". Once you see some things, it's impossible to unsee them. https://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver's_Week_2026-10-11 #GameShow #WisdomOfTheCrowd #JohnBishop #GameShows #WeaversWeek

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  • Chris Speed 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇰🇼🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇱 @speedster68.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2026

    Should get em on 'Wisdom Of The Crowd' quiz show with outlandish guesses like that!

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  • BenHuish #NAFO @benjamungbeans.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2026

    Giving Wisdom of the Crowd a chance on BBC1. The Intro sequence is dire. The set looks like every other quiz show for the last 15 years. It's reliant on conversational tropes to link the questions which give it a fake generic persona, BUT I really like the basic idea. Stick with it and refine it.

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  • mattevansc3.bsky.social @mattevansc3.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    The BBC has come up with the perfect BlueSky game show, Wisdom of the Crowd. They ask a question, they then compare the contestants answer to the average of 2,000 people to see who's closest to the real answer. Putting your money where your mouth is on the "Britons wrong about everything" front

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  • Gaz @gazchap.comBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    What the fuck is this “Wisdom of the Crowd” show?! It’s a good concept but what on earth is with all the weird graphics and other segments?

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  • Jet Gerbertson @jetgerbertson.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    Hiya Joseph, I'm Jet and I produce BBC's Points of View. I saw you'd been watching Wisdom of the Crowd, and wondered if you'd be interested in sharing your thoughts on it via a short video or Zoom to potentially be used in our show? If so could you DM me, or email [email protected] ? Thanks!

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  • Jet Gerbertson @jetgerbertson.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2026

    Hi Hans, I work for BBC's Points of View and saw that you'd watched Wisdom of the Crowd. I wonder if you'd be interested in sharing your thoughts on it via a short video or Zoom to potentially use in our show?

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  • Nothing French changed @[email protected]Mastodon · Sep 19, 2026

    John Bishop hosts, with a big crowd behind him. Basic idea: can a solo player be more accurate than the average of the studio crowd? Asks a guesstimate question (e.g. how many rainy days does Manchester get every year?) See the player’s answer, then roll in the audience to give a distribution. Who’s closer? £10,000 if it’s the player, £2500 knocked off if it’s the crowd. The player can join the crowd if they want and are reasonably close on their third and final Q. Endgame. Someone from the…

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2026

    The (TV Series) Wisdom of the Crowd (Season 1) is available today on (Prime Video) (US) for $11.99 Cast: Jeremy Piven, Richard T. Jones, Natalia Tena, Blake Lee, Annie Hsu, Malachi Weir, Ramses Jimenez, Laura Hammer, Beth Littleford, Jake Matthews, Ion Overman, Monica Potter

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    The (TV Series) Wisdom of the Crowd (Season 1) is available today on (Prime Video) (US) for $12.99 Cast: Jeremy Piven, Richard T. Jones, Natalia Tena, Blake Lee, Beth Littleford, Laura Hammer, Abigail Cowen, Ramses Jimenez, Jake Matthews, Monica Potter, Annie Hsu, Ion Overman

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  • Jay Richardson @jayirichardson.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    John Bishop's BBC quiz show Wisdom Of The Crowd gets series order: www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/...

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  • Jay Richardson @jayirichardson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 20, 2025

    John Bishop pilots BBC quiz show Wisdom Of The Crowd: www.comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/6...

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