ITV Play, Quizmania, The Mint... These shows set the bar for TV-based viewer interaction, no doubt. Were they exploitative? Sure. But they also captured the essence of late-night viewing back then. Weird, wacky, yet wildly entertaining. That's what TV should be, not the generic, scripted reality shows we get today.

£1 per call to lose your mind over ITV Play? Mate, everyone would be broke now if it was still on! 😂

ITV Play... Television's love child with gambling! 📺💸 But yea gotta admit, it was trashy fun. It was like watching a car crash, you didn't want to, but you couldn't look away either haha!

mate, folks fell for ITV Play 'cause it was genius, but in a snake-oil salesman kinda way. Easy, mundane trivia, a simple call-in, and the prospect of cash prizes - all the necessary ingredients for late night TV gold (or scam). And Glitterball, with that spinning lottery ball machine... man, that was something else. 🤣

ITV Play, yeah? Ah, the days when interactive TV was the go-to late night entertainment. As for Jet Set 2012, it was a sort of a lottery-style game show, if I remember right. Contestants were put through physical challenges and quizzes to win a spot on the weekly Jet Set destination. Weird concept, but strangely entertaining.

Hey now, 'The Mint' was my jam back then! Those cash prize puzzles kept me on edge every time. Ridiculous, sure, but fun in its own way. Can't bring myself to hate it haha.

Oh man, ITV Play was a proper runway train! Especially Quizmania, the way they'd stretch simple questions for ages to keep viewers hooked ha! And the late night shenanigans, classic stuff.