ITV Revives Name That Tune with Alison Hammond as Host

ITV has commissioned a revival of the classic music quiz show Name That Tune, with presenter Alison Hammond announced as host.

The rebooted series, produced by ITV Studios' Bright Entertainment and BiggerStage, will feature contestants competing in fast-paced rounds to identify tunes from a wide range of genres, performed live by a house band known for backing artists including Adele and the Spice Girls. The band, familiar from the recent U.S. version on Fox, will perform in front of a studio audience, with viewers encouraged to play along at home. Each episode builds to a finale testing music knowledge through the core challenge of naming the tune.

Originally created in the U.S. by Harry Salter in the 1950s, the format aired on UK television from 1976 to 1987, first hosted by Tom O'Connor and later by Lionel Blair. A short revival followed on Channel 5 in 1997 and 1998 with Jools Holland as host. The current U.S. iteration, revived on Fox in 2020 and hosted by Jane Krakowski, has run for five seasons in celebrity and non-celebrity editions.

Hammond, 51, expressed enthusiasm for the role. "As a massive music lover, my biggest challenge as a host will be trying not to grab the mic...