Gary Lineker hosts new ITV show The Box – full line-up

The Box will see ten celebrities thrown into mystery locations to take on a range of different tasks with little to no instructions.

All of the action will be overseen by former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.

What is The Box on ITV?

The show’s synopsis reads: “Brand new game show hosted by Gary Lineker.

“Plunged into the unknown while enclosed in a box, ten celebrities emerge in mystery locations to face their fears in tricky challenges.”

The celebrities will have to take on different challenges that might be physical, funny or both with little explanation about how they survive in the game.

The episodes will end with The Duel, which is a showdown between the last two contestants standing with the loser being forced to leave the competition.

While Gary Lineker is best known for his time on Match of the Day as well as hosting The Rest Is Football podcast alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, he has also had some experience in hosting game shows in the past.

He presented the ITV quiz show Sitting on a Fortune from 2021 to 2023.

Who is taking part in The Box?

The line-up for The Box includes a range of celebrities from sports personalities to comedians.

Here are all 10 of the celebrities taking part in the new show:

• Joey Essex – The Only Way is Essex star
• John Bercow – former Commons Speaker
• Jenny Ryan – The Chase star
• JB Gill – JLS singer
• Danny Aarons – YouTuber
• Ranvir Singh – Lorraine presenter
• Sara Davies – Dragons’ Den favourite
• Graeme Souness – former footballer
• Ellie Taylor – comedian and actress
• Shakira Khan – Love Islander

When is The Box on TV?

You do not have to wait long to watch the show, as the first episode is airing on ITV 1 tonight (Saturday, September 5).

The show will be coming on straight after The Voice UK at 8.15pm.

However, if you cannot wait to enjoy the action, the first two episodes of The Box are already available to stream on ITV X.

Will you be watching the new ITV game show The Box? Let us know in the comments.