RELATED STORIES Pat Sajak was Wheel-y not a fan of those beloved, now-retired shopping rounds. On Wednesday’s Wheel of Fortune, the host playfully mocked a contestant who championed the show’s old format, which involved players spending their winnings on a massive array of (sometimes very random) prizes that were presented on a rotating stage. “The […]
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The Chase viewers in turmoil over huge format change to ITV show ‘Am I having a meltdown?’
The Chase Celebrity Special saw Bradley Walsh, 60, back on hand to host a new series of the show, helping four famous faces win some money for their chosen charities. Saturday’s edition of the ITV quiz programme was the first to be filmed under the new coronavirus measures, with contestants sitting one metre apart from […]
The One Show viewers baffled by format change: ‘Just when 2020 can’t get much odder!’
When the big moment came, it was singer Michael Kiwanuka who was unveiled as the winner of the Mercury Prize. Accepting the accolade, the award-winner said: “I’m over the moon. I don’t even have words to say, man, I’m so excited. “Like you said, this is for art, for music, for albums and this is […]
Love Island 2019: ‘What the f**k?’ ITV2 viewers baffled over last minute format change
Love Island fans are gearing up for the last couple of episodes of the 2019 series. Tonight’s show started but it seemed it was a very quiet affair. Voiceover artist, Iain Stirling, usually gives a round-up of the previous night’s action, making sure fans are ready for the new instalment. But in tonight’s episode, Iain’s […]
The Voice Recap: Did the Right Singers Make It Into the Top 32? — Plus, the Live Cross Battles Format Explained
As Tuesday’s episode of The Voice dropped the curtain on Season 16’s Battles — or, as I think of them, the Wait a Minute, Did I Like This Contestant During the Blinds? rounds — four more singers were told to exit stage left. Or right. The direction didn’t really matter; they just had to exit. […]
Imax passes $1 billion mark at the global box office for first time ever. Here are the highest-grossing titles that played on the format in 2018.
Disney 2018 marks the first time ever that Imax grossed $ 1 billion at the global box office. “Avengers: Infinity War” was the highest global Imax performer of the year. With 2018 coming to an end, the studios are counting their stacks of money and finding that the industry is poised to break box office […]
Strictly Come Dancing 2018 news: Star hints format could CHANGE after pros were dropped
Former Emmerdale actress Gemma Atkinson, 33, made it all the way to the grand final with her partner Aljaž Škorjanec, 28, last year. Since the thrilling 2017 series came to an end, there have been some amendments to the cast of Strictly Come Dancing pros, with both Brendan Cole, 42, and Chloe Hewitt, 22, confirmed […]
Conan Shifting to Half-Hour Format
TV’s longest-serving late-night host will soon find himself with a slightly reduced workload. TBS on Thursday announced that Conan — which has already been renewed through 2022 — will shift to a half-hour format in 2019. The show will continue to air Mondays-Thursdays at 11 pm ET, and feature celebrity guests and a variety of segments […]
BBC Breakfast viewers BEG for Piers Morgan to shake up ‘boring’ TV format – 'It’s time'
BBC Breakfast has been running since 1983 – back then known as Breakfast Time and brought in as a response to ITV’s TV-am. Now, 35 years down the line, the rivalry between the two channels’ breakfast TV shows still exists. This morning loyal BBC viewers took to Twitter to ask BBC producers to shake up […]
Microsoft releases two new Windows 10 previews with High Efficiency Image File format
Microsoft today released two new Windows 10 previews for PCs. Both builds include support for the High Efficiency Image File (HEIF) format, but they diverge from there. It’s a rare occurrence for the Windows Insider program to get two new builds on the same day, though the last time this happened was only a month […]