Channel 5 perseveres with It's A Knockout, broadcasting a second season, which is revamped compared to the first year. It is critically better received, but sadly, the audience figures do not recover from the poor showing in 1999. The writing was on the wall for the series and unfortunately, Channel 5 were to drop it from their 2001 schedule.

It's A Knockout 2000

Presenters: Keith Chegwin, Lucy Alexander, Nell McAndrew and Frank Bruno
Course Referee: Tony Smith

Based upon the original format: Intervilles
Created by Guy Lux and Developed by Mistal Productions France
 

Advisor: Cecil Korer
Costume Designer: Liz Nicholls
Production Co-ordinator: Laura Dimmock
Designer: Jonathan Paul Green
Producers: Richard Hearsey and Robin Greene
Director: Derek Wheeler
Ronin Entertainment for Channel Five Television

Sponsored by: £-stretcher

2000-01

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 1

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 14th October 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 15th October 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Saturday 1st July 2000
Recording Order: 1st

Venue: The Greenyard, Melrose Rugby and Football Club, Scotland

Teams: Melrose v. Hawick v. Galashiels

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd

 Melrose
 Galashiels
 Hawick

17
11
11

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2000-02

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 2

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 21st October 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 22nd October 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Sunday 16th July 2000
Recording Order: 6th

Venue: Abbey Park, Evesham, Worcestershire

Teams: Herefordshire v. Evesham v. Cherwell

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Herefordshire
 Cherwell
 Evesham

15
13
12

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2000-03

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 3

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 28th October 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 29th October 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Sunday 9th July 2000
Recording Order: 4th

Venue: Morecambe Arena, Central Promenade, Morecambe, Lancashire

Teams: Morecambe v. Huddersfield v. Blackburn

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Blackburn
 Morecambe
 Huddersfield

15 (17)
15 (16)
10

Did You Know? Blackburn and Morecambe were tied at the end of the competition. Blackburn won the tiebreaker.

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2000-04

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 4

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 4th November 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 5th November 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Sunday 2nd July 2000
Recording Order: 2nd

Venue: The Greenyard, Melrose Rugby and Football Club, Scotland

Teams: Berwick v. Musselburgh v. Bellingham

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Berwick
 Bellingham
 Musselburgh

17
13
10

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2000-05

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 5

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 11th November 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 12th November 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Saturday 15th July 2000
Recording Order: 5th

Venue: Abbey Park, Evesham, Worcestershire

Teams: Sandwell v. Wyre Forest v. Coventry

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
2nd

 Sandwell
 Coventry
 Wyre Forest

17
11
11

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2000-06

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 6

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 18th November 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 19th November 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Saturday 8th July 2000
Recording Order: 3rd

Venue: Morecambe Arena, Central Promenade, Morecambe, Lancashire

Teams: Wrexham v. Wirral v. Flintshire

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Wrexham
 Flintshire
 Wirral

16
15
9

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2000-07

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 7

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 25th November 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 26th November 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Saturday 5th August 2000
Recording Order: 7th

Venue: Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk

Teams: Colchester v. Cambridge v. Great Yarmouth

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Cambridge
 Great Yarmouth
 Colchester

14
13
11

Did You Know? Main presenter, Keith Chegwin was incapacitated for this heat and for the subsequent one after breaking his leg. Like the old trooper that he is, this didn't stop him commentating on the games - from his hospital bed! Fortunate that these heats were staged in the Royal Hospital School!

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2000-08

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 8

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 2nd December 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 3rd December 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Sunday 6th August 2000
Recording Order: 8th

Venue: Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk

Teams: Lowestoft v. Harwich v. Ipswich

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Ipswich
 Harwich
 Lowestoft

15
14
9

Did You Know? The Harwich team were from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.

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2000-09

It's A Knockout 2000

Round 1, Heat 9

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 9th December 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 10th December 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Saturday 19th August 2000
Recording Order: 9th

Venue: Hop Farm Country Park, Beltring, Paddock Wood, Kent

Teams: Folkestone v. Sevenoaks v. Dartford

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Dartford
 Folkestone
 Sevenoaks

16
14
12

Did You Know? Keith Chegwin was sufficiently recovered from his broken leg for this heat to present it from a golf buggy.

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2000-10

It's A Knockout 2000

First Qualifying Round

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 16th December 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 17th December 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Saturday 26th August 2000
Recording Order: 11th

Venue: Car Park, The Millennium Dome, North Greenwich, London

Teams: Wrexham v. Sandwell v. Herefordshire

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Sandwell
 Herefordshire
 Wrexham

14 (16)*
14 (15)*
11

Did You Know? A tie-breaker had to be played in this qualifier, as Sandwell and Herefordshire were level on 14 points at the end of the final game.

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2000-11

It's A Knockout 2000

Second Qualifying Round

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 23rd December 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 24th December 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Sunday 20th August 2000
Recording Order: 10th

Venue: The Hop Farm Country Park, Beltring, Paddock Wood, Kent

Teams: Dartford v. Ipswich v. Cambridge

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Ipswich
 Cambridge
 Dartford

17
14
8

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2000-12

It's A Knockout 2000

Third Qualifying Round

Channel 5 Transmission: Saturday 30th December 2000, 5.55-6.55pm
Repeated: Sunday 31st December 2000, 9.00-10.00am
Recorded: Sunday 27th August 2000
Recording Order: 12th

Venue: Car Park, The Millennium Dome, North Greenwich, London

Teams: Blackburn v. Berwick v. Melrose

Result:

 Team:

Points:

1st
2nd
3rd

 Melrose
 Blackburn
 Berwick

17
13
9

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