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Boardgame & Nostalgia

Boardgame & Nostalgia
“Nostalgia shows" have been one of the biggest trends over the past year (missed our 10+1 Global Format Trends in 2025 report? Just drop a comment to get your free copy!), and they continue to dominate the market. In particular, turning childhood playground games (like hide-and-seek) and classic board games (like Monopoly or Battleship) into TV formats has become one of the hottest sub-genres right now.

Within this space, Trivial Pursuit—the iconic trivia game created in Canada in 1979—holds a unique position. A new television adaptation (following an earlier version from 1993) was developed by Talpa Studios and Hasbro Entertainment and premiered on the American network The CW in 2024.
Following its successful performance, a Spanish version was produced for the public broadcaster RTVE in March 2026. Trivial Pursuit landed on La 2 as a daily program, following an initial launch marked by several strategic shifts. Originally conceived for afternoon slots on La 1, the game show ultimately debuted in February during Friday prime time on the main network before transitioning to La 2, where it has managed to stabilize its performance.
The experiment proved successful, and a second season has now been announced for La 2. It will retain the same mechanics and host (Basque presenter Egoitz Txurruka, known as “Txurru”). The production house, however, has changed: while the first edition was produced by Satisfaction Iberia, the label has since ceased operations in Spain and has been replaced by Stratos Studios.
In the show, Trivial Pursuit pits contestants against each other on a giant board where they must answer questions across six categories to collect the traditional wedges and reach the center before their rivals. The winner of each episode advances to a final round to compete for the show’s jackpot.


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