{"id":18994,"date":"2022-07-22T13:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1684435"},"modified":"2022-07-22T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:40:09","slug":"sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion is back \u2013\u00a0and you pick the winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Fans: your time has come! After a few years away, our head-to-head tournament TV Champion is returning with a twist.<\/p>\n<p>This year,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong><\/a> is going to crown the ultimate Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion for 2022 \u2013 and your votes alone decide the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Next week from <strong>Monday 25th July<\/strong> get ready to start voting as fandoms go head-to-head to battle it out for Sci-Fi and Fantasy supremacy, whittling a shortlist of 16 shows down to just one overall Champion.<\/p>\n<p>The shortlist, selected by our team of experts from a selection of shows that aired over the past 12 months, features everything from popular MCU releases like Moon Knight and Loki to fantasy epics like The Witcher and Outlander and, of course, Sci-Fi behemoth Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of contenders is as follows:<\/p>\n<ol><li>Doctor Who<\/li>\n<li>Stranger Things<\/li>\n<li>A Discovery of Witches<\/li>\n<li>Outlander<\/li>\n<li>Arcane<\/li>\n<li>The Boys<\/li>\n<li>Loki<\/li>\n<li>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/li>\n<li>Severance<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/li>\n<li>Moon Knight<\/li>\n<li>The Witcher<\/li>\n<li>The Lazarus Project<\/li>\n<li>The Umbrella Academy<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Marvel<\/li>\n<li>Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Voting opens for Round 1 on Monday 25th July at 12pm, and fans can vote as many times as they want before it closes at 5pm. In fact, that\u2019s all part of the fun \u2013 the shows where the fans can band together and keep voting the longest have the best bet of reaching the next round. Think of it as a virtual tug of war, where only the most dedicated voters will triumph.<\/p>\n<p>There will be eight head-to-head battles in Round 1, with only the winners of each going through to Tuesday\u2019s semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>And after the first round finishes, don\u2019t forgot to return on Tuesday to vote for your favourite all over again as eight become four ahead of Wednesday\u2019s semi-finals.<\/p> <p>Next \u2013 you guessed it\u2013 the last two Sci-Fi and Fantasy titans left standing face off in the grand final on Thursday, to determine once and for all who will be our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion for 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Want to keep track and get involved? You can join in on social media by following <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@RadioTimes<\/a> on Twitter and Instagram, and tweeting along with the hashtag #TVChampion.<\/p>\n<p>So block out your schedules: <strong>Monday-Thursday, 12pm-5pm<\/strong> each day it\u2019s time to keep hitting that \u2018Vote\u2019 button to show your support and dedication to your favourite show!<\/p>\n<p>Who will be the ultimate winner? There can be only one\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Minnie Wright Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am Fans: your time has come! After a few years away, our head-to-head tournament TV Champion is returning with a twist. This year,\u00a0RadioTimes.com is going to crown the ultimate Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion for 2022 \u2013 and your votes alone decide the winner. Next week [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":18995,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-is-back-and-you-pick-the-winner.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Minnie Wright Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am Fans: your time has come! After a few years away, our head-to-head tournament TV Champion is returning with a twist. This year,\u00a0RadioTimes.com is going to crown the ultimate Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion for 2022 \u2013 and your votes alone decide the winner. 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