Spice Girl Geri Horner’s BBC1 primetime singing show All Together Now has been axed
THE Spice Girls reunion might have gone to plan, but unfortunately Geri Horner’s bid to crack Saturday primetime telly has not. I can reveal that her BBC1 singing show All Together Now, which she co-hosted with Rob Beckett, has sadly been axed after two series. The Beeb has decided to shelve the series, which features […]
THE Spice Girls reunion might have gone to plan, but unfortunately Geri Horner’s bid to crack Saturday primetime telly has not.
I can reveal that her BBC1 singing show All Together Now, which she co-hosted with Rob Beckett, has sadly been axed after two series.
The Beeb has decided to shelve the series, which features singers competing for a £50,000 prize by performing for a 100-strong judging panel of music experts and performers.
Contestants had to get as many of “The 100” stood up and singing along to their performance as possible to make it through to the next round.
A TV source said: “The show was good fun and seemed to rate well.
“It had solid ratings and the BBC commissioned a second series, so clearly saw some promise in it.
“But after two airings and a celebrity special, which was won by EastEnders’ Laurie Brett, they’ve decided to leave it there. They thought Rob and Geri were a great team and are now seeing what else they can do with them.”
A BBC spokesman confirmed the show had been axed, and said: “We would like to thank Rob and Geri and all members of The 100 for two fabulous series and an unforgettable celebrity special. The award-winning format is now on air in 14 countries and the BBC is delighted to have played a part in bringing this unique singing show to the wider TV world.
“We would like to thank the production team for all their hard work in launching such a successful format.”
The BBC has aired some stinkers on a Saturday night — I don’t think this was one of them.
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