Beat the Boss is a business game show broadcast in the United Kingdom as part of the BBC's children-oriented programming, CBBC. It was presented by Cameron Johnson and originally Saira Khan. The format features two teams, one team of children named "The Bright Sparks", and one team of adults named "The Big Shots", creating a product that will appeal to the children's market. At the end of each episode, a panel of children vote for their favourite product and the team with the most votes wins the Beat the Boss trophy and a limousine ride home, while the losing team has to take the bus.

Series 1

Fruit Drink

Dog Backpack

Practical Joke

Inflatable

Sleepover Experience

Comic Relief does Beat the Boss

A special version of Beat the Boss was shown before Red Nose Day 2007. It involved The Bright Sparks and a celebrity team of The Big Shots composed of Joe Pasquale, Duncan Bannatyne and Chantelle Preston. The teams had to design a suit for Lenny Henry to wear on the night. Viewers were asked to phone in and vote for their favourite. During Red Nose Day 2007, Saira Khan and the two teams were on the stage, and Saira Khan announced that the winners were "The Bright Sparks", Lenny Henry came from backstage wearing the designed suit.

Series 2

Swim

Board Game

Ice

Bike

Hair

Football

Chair

Cereal

Pets

Outdoor Games

Series 3

Tent

Rocket

Bed

Hand Luggage

Reptiles

Cake

Series 4 & Beat the Boss USA

Series 4 was partly filmed in America, with an American presenter (Cameron Johnson from Oprah's Big Give), American Big Shots, and one of the three Bright Sparks was also American. It was filmed during the Summer of 2008 and aired beginning January 2009. The first five episodes are called "Beat the Boss USA".

Dog Outfit

Cheesecake

Outdoor Craze

All Purpose Sauce

Street Wear

Karting

Den

Beach Inflatable

Luxury Cat Pad

Wet Weather Gear

Series 5

Cricket

Bike

Fashion

Recycling

Crisps

Other versions

In September 2008, an Irish version of the show in Irish language started on BBC Northern Ireland. Hosted by Céara Ní Choinn, it is titled Gaisce Gnó (Be the Business). In this version, the Big Shots appear to come more from the visual media world than from big business. The first challenge was to create a board game.