BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo due to budget cuts
Summary
The BBC has cancelled three entertainment shows—Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind, and Live at the Apollo—due to budget cuts and falling viewer numbers. The main Mastermind show will continue with Clive Myrie as host, but the celebrity version and the other two shows will end after their already filmed series are broadcast.Key Facts
- Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind, and Live at the Apollo are cancelled by the BBC to save money.
- The main Mastermind program will continue with Clive Myrie hosting.
- Celebrity Mastermind’s viewers dropped from 4 million in 2017 to 1.7 million recently.
- Blankety Blank’s viewers fell from 5.5 million in 2021 to 2.3 million in the latest series.
- Live at the Apollo’s audience declined from 1.3 million in 2018 to 660,000 in the latest series.
- BBC plans to save £500 million over three years and reduce 100-150 hours of new TV programs by 2027/28.
- Live at the Apollo has one more already filmed series but will not continue after that.
- The BBC will focus more on digital content to support new comedy talent after these changes.
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