The date has been revealed for the new quiz show fronted by comedian, quiz specialist and Chaser Paul Sinha.

Paul Sinha’s TV Showdown will see two teams of three familiar faces from the world of telly do battle in the ultimate TV trivia quiz. Each week, two regular team captains will go head to head with their respective teams. Featuring clips from the best-loved shows on TV, Paul tests the teams’ knowledge of everything on the box, from Blind Date to Bake Off and everything in between. It’s one thing to be on the telly - but it’s another to know your stuff about it.

The show will also feature Fay Ripley and Rob Beckett and the first episode will be broadcast on Saturday, 9 January at 10pm on ITV.

Sinha will also appearing over Christmas in three Chase celebrity specials. On Christmas Day the Chasers don their best party wear for a celebrity special with athlete Colin Jackson, presenter Anne Diamond, comedian Josie Long and TV's Nicky Campbell.

On Boxing Day it’s Sunday Brunch's Tim Lovejoy, Kay Burley (presumably filmed a while ago...), Eni Aluko and Taskmaster champion Richard Herring taking on the quizzing pros, who will sport their latest fancy dress outfits. This year’s theme is famous portraits. So look out for The Chasers emulating Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Holbein’s Henry VIII, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and Frans Hals’ The Laughing Cavalier.

To round off the festive specials, there’s this year’s bloopers episode, too.

The Chasers are also teaming up over Christmas for a second series of ratings hit Beat The Chasers. Plucky contestants must decide how many of the famous five Chasers they dare face in a speedy head to head battle to win big cash prizes.

Picture of Paul Sinha: ITV