From Love Island to I’m A Celeb and The Crown, take The Sun’s big TV quiz of 2023 to test your telly knowhow

A TUMULTUOUS year of TV has delivered top documentaries, drama and light entertainment.

Strictly and I’m A Celeb still ruled the roost but streaming channels continued to thrive with blockbusters including The Crown and unlikely newcomer Squid Game: The Challenge.

From Ekin-Su Culculoglu on Dancing On Ice to Catherine Cawood and Happy Valley, test your 2023 TV knowledge here
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From Ekin-Su Culculoglu on Dancing On Ice to Catherine Cawood and Happy Valley, test your 2023 TV knowledge hereCredit: Rex

They even raised Neighbours from the grave.

But do you know your Succession from your Scared Of The Dark, and Ofcom from off air?

See if your square eyes can make you a winner in our quiz of the year.

1. With 8.2m watching live and on catch-up, what was ITV’s most-watched drama of 2023?

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Was Vera the most watched drama of 2023?
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Was Vera the most watched drama of 2023?Credit: ITV

a) Vera
b) Unforgotten
c) The Long Shadow
d) The Tower

2. The Crown reached an emotional conclusion on Netflix in December. But what year in the life of the royals did it end in?

What year did The Crown conclude in?
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What year did The Crown conclude in?Credit: NETFLIX

a) 2005
b) 2000
c) 1997
d) 2012

3. Janey and Roger were the standout couple from which dating show that aired this year?

Janey and Roger were the standout couple from which dating show?
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Janey and Roger were the standout couple from which dating show?Credit: Instagram

a) I Kissed A Boy
b) Love Island
c) Too Hot to Handle
d) My Mum, Your Dad

4. On the night and via catch up, how many people in total watched the Eurovision Song Contest as it was staged in the UK?

How many people watched the UK Eurovision?
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How many people watched the UK Eurovision?Credit: Getty

a) 10.7m
b) 11.9m
c) 8.9m
d) 9.4m

5. The character from which show said: “I love you, but you are not serious people.”

The quote 'I love you, but you are not serious people' is from what TV show?
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The quote 'I love you, but you are not serious people' is from what TV show?Credit: Home Box Office

a) Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley
b) Logan Roy in Succession
c) Joel in The Last Of Us
d) Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso

6. Which of these did not have a Netflix doc on them this year?

a) David Beckham
b) Tyson Fury
c) Coleen Rooney
d) Robbie Williams

7. Who won Britain’s Got Talent dancing to Daft Punk while wearing high-vis clothes?

a) Viggo Venn
b) Bob Switzer
c) Viggo Mortensen
d) Thomas Bangalter

8 After a tumultuous year, which of these presenting teams REMAIN on This Morning?

Who is still on This Morning?
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Who is still on This Morning?Credit: Rex

a) Josie Gibson, Phillip Schofield and Alison Hammond
b) Dermot O’Leary, Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond
c) Craig Doyle, Phillip Scholfield and Josie Gibson
d) Alison Hammon, Dermot O’Leary and Craig Doyle

9. Dancing On Ice was thrust into an Ofcom complaints storm. Why?

a) Fakery of Joey Essex and Vanessa Bauer’s romance
b) A controversial judge comment
c) Votes ‘fix’
d) Ekin-Su Culculoglu, in a see-through catsuit

10. It was a year of new shows. But which of these did not make it to a second series?

Did Banged Up have just one series?
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Did Banged Up have just one series?Credit: Colin Hutton / Channel 4

a) Rise And Fall
b) Scared Of The Dark
c) Banged Up
d) The Finish Line

11. Which catchphrase became this year’s big hit on Love Island?

Which catchphrase became popular on Love Island this year?
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Which catchphrase became popular on Love Island this year?Credit: ITV

a) Cracking on
b) Grafting
c) It’s giving
d) Ick

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12. Some soaps were saved by streaming channels this year. But which is still on the scrap heap?

Which soap is yet to be revived by a streaming service?
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Which soap is yet to be revived by a streaming service?Credit: Mersey Television

a) Brookside
b) Neighbours
c) Crossroads
d) Hollyoaks

Answers

1 - (b)

2 - (a)

3 - (d)

4 - (a)

5 - (b)

6 - (c)

7 - (a)

8 - (d)

9 - (a)

10 - (c)

11 - (c)

12 - (d)