The BBC’s search to find a replacement for the recently-dropped Saturday night entertainment show Total Wipeout has ended with the announcement that they will take on a new format featuring the same production company, and the same presenter. Richard Hammond, best known for his work on BBC Two’s motoring series Top Gear, was the presenter of the former assault [...]
The Walking Dead has been a stand-out success since premiering on AMC in 2010, with levels of cult popularity that has even inspired the foundation (and now retention) of an official follow-up chat series, as the network announced the renewal of Chris Hardwick-presented ‘recap’ show Talking Dead for a second series, set to run alongside the third season [...]
In a recent survey conducted by digital terrestrial broadcaster Freeview (UK), it was found that, amongst other popular opinions, Simon Cowell’s talent contest Britain’s Got Talent was listed as the region’s favourite TV show of the past 10 years, beating out the return of BBC franchise Doctor Who. However, the study, which interviewed 2,000 UK adults on their [...]
Producers of The Voice UK on BBC1 are said to be planning a number of changes to the format of the show, following a small ratings drop for this weekend’s first round of live shows. Recording an average of 9.33m (41.8%) compared to Britain’s Got Talent‘s 9.67m (41.8%) on ITV1, staff on the BBC1 show [...]
Sky1 have announced the confirmation that the long-rumoured spin-off special of hit travel show An Idiot Abroad will happen, with revised format The Short Way Round set to air for two special episodes near the end of this year. Officially titled An Idiot Abroad: The Short Way Round, the third ‘series’ will see reluctant traveler Karl Pilkington joined by [...]
Popular ITV1 singing contest The X Factor have announced the introduction of a number of features taken from last year’s debut of the American version of the franchise on Fox, as they prepare rule changes and new ‘mobile auditions’ for the ninth series in 2012. The implementation of the extra auditions will be seen as a much more [...]
