The U.S. version of "Gogglebox" was called "The People's Couch" (since we don't call TV "the box" over here) and ran four series over three years on Bravo to little note earlier this decade. It may be revived here if CBS notes the success of the Australian version on their recently-acquired Network Ten (although they have to share "Gogglebox Australia" with a cable/sat channel on Murdoch's Foxtel, which enjoys a near-monopoly on cable and satellite in that country.
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 8:39 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep - Studio Lambert made Undercover Boss. They're British and specialise > in reality formats. Their big hit for C4 in the UK is Gogglebox - basically > a bunch of regular families who sit and critique that week's TV (in an > amusing style). Not my cup of tea to be honest, but massively successful > for C4. Literally their biggest show. They also have something called The > Circle that is a cross between Big Brother and Instagram. I'll let you > Google it. > > Perhaps more interesting is the creator of this format - which has not > aired in the UK - Richard Bacon. He started out as kids' TV presenter > before getting fired for taking cocaine (not a good look for kids' TV). He > relaunched his career quite successfully on radio in the UK and then > branched back into TV. He headed to the US for a bit where he did some > presenting on ABC News (mostly their digital stuff I think), and something > called "Top 30." Then last year, he caught pneumonia, and came down badly > during a flight back to the UK. He was put in an induced coma for several > days before recovering. > > I'd be amazed if he hadn't hoped to present this format himself, but > obviously he's nowhere near the name that Craig is in the US. The reverse > would be true in the UK. > > > Adam > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 2:09 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> From Studio Lambert ("Undercover Boss," wasn't it?) comes "The Hustler," >> where a mysterious celebrity knows all the answers to Craiger's questions, >> and votes off two of the other four contestants in each episode, leaving >> the others to figure out who he or she is and, if they do, share with him >> or her the money prize... >> >> >> https://deadline.com/2019/10/craig-ferguson-host-the-hustler-game-show-abc-1202759654/ >> (link) >> >> (GG web went on strike again) >> >> B >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/em1edd917f-04b4-43fb-8692-1bed761cbc52%40harry-hp >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/em1edd917f-04b4-43fb-8692-1bed761cbc52%40harry-hp?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAkJ_27dqjeGzU-FoBJU1k5Z%2BS9bOUodLNSsmjGrxO5jw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAkJ_27dqjeGzU-FoBJU1k5Z%2BS9bOUodLNSsmjGrxO5jw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-BzXM6c%2BiS5FaTtCdaNr2n7RGn0qQUxX5P%2Ban%2BFHq8fg%40mail.gmail.com.
