Given that it managed to rate more than ITV’s entire output last night, I wonder if they’ve given any thought to a Sage-less series of The Krypton Factor?
You could totally strip a celebrity version over Christmas (four heats and a final) as a prelude/companion to a proper civilian series, a bit like Masterchef. And before anyone gets sniffy, the original had loads of celebrity specials (they just don’t show them on Challenge).
Although you’d have to bring back the intelligence test, obviously.
Noel Edmonds announced on This Morning that Deal or No Deal will be going live for a fortnight in due course. They’ve probably nicked this from The Million Pound Drop, etc.
I don’t know how it’s going to work – two weeks of randoms or will they continue from where they left off their last recording break?
Edit: Sounds like randoms.
Well it’s both very warm and blowing a gale out, so you might as well stay in and watch telly:
7pm, ITV1
We’ll do Board of Excitement tomorrow, because tonight it’s the first episode of Gethin Jones fronted good causes quiz Holding Out For a Hero which you are free to discuss here.
In it three people surprise three other people who run good causes that they’re going to play a quiz for them to try and win them some money.
We went to the pilot recording of this all the way back at the beginning of March. It looks like it’s gone from being an anticipated 45 minute show to a 60 minute show, but it is the lead in to The X Factor this evening so it has the best opportunity.
Blimey.
And that’s all the weather!
Dara O Briain’s University of Practical Mathematics has been picked up for an eight-week run on Dave. In it, people are challenged to solve problems – O Briain using his mathematical background and a special guest trying more practical methods.
Based on a Japanese Beat Takeshi format (Comăneci University Mathematics, apparently) we’ll try and find some Youtube clippage over the weekend (although don’t get too excited).
It’s our favourite Irish TV house Wild Rover co-production.