
Blow for Dermot O'Leary as game show is cancelled after just one series
silenced Blow for Dermot O'Leary as game show is cancelled after just one series
A GAME show hosted by Dermot O'Leary has been cancelled after just one series.
This Morning host Dermot fronted Silence is Golden for UKTV, with the first series airing in May.
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Dermot's show Silence is Golden has been axed after one series
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Dermot hosted the show for UKTV
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The execs also confirmed Battle in the Box would not be returning
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But it has now been confirmed the show will not be returning for a second outing.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, UKTV execs confirmed the fate of that show and Battle in the Box
They said: "[They are] both fantastic shows and maybe in another universe we might be keeping both of those shows at the moment landing shows at that budget and scale that's not where our heads are at.
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"We are really looking to try and do something different so we can bring it back in volume.
"They are great producers and we have absolutely work loved working with both of them."
Silence is Golden saw a studio audience get £250,000 to share between them, all they had to do was not make a sound.
This would prove difficult, as comedians including Katherine Ryan and Seann Walsh attempted to make them laugh and bring the prize pot down.
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Any time an audience member - who were all mic'ed up - made a noise , the money would go down and if the entertainers brought the prize pot down to zero, they got to give the money to charity.
Back in March, The Sun Online exclusively revealed Battle in the Box - hosted by Jimmy Carr - had been shelved despite a star-studded line up.
Battle in the Box saw two pairs of celebrities go head-to-head in a series of mental and physical challenges, with their boxes being made bigger or smaller depending on if they were winning or losing.
Inside Dermot O'Leary's new game show Silence is Golden - as presenter was left frustrated over technical blunders and a filming that lasted hours
A source said at the time: "Battle in the Box is being rested and no more series are planned for now.
"The show was one of the schedule staples for UKTV last year as they relaunched their channels with a bold new look.
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"While there's no conversations happening about a second series, the show could return sometime in the future."
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