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Daily Mirror
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
This Morning star dealt crushing blow as new ITV series pushed back
Last year, it was announced that This Morning star Ben Shephard was going to be the face of a new reality game show called The Summit. This Morning: Ben Shephard cuts to break amid Johnny Vegas chaos It looks as though there's bad news for This Morning's Ben Shephard as his new series has reportedly been pushed back. Titled The Summit, the reality programme will see 14 strangers compete to win a share of £200,000 while climbing a mountain in New Zealand. Ben took a brief hiatus from his hosting role on This Morning at the end of last year while he was filming the series as he appeared via a live video link to explain his absence. Although The Summit was originally set to air in 2025, it seems as though the launch date has been pushed back to 2026. It's reported that the reason behind the delay is down to scheduling conflicts, according to TVZone. The Mirror has contacted ITV for comment. Sharing his excitement about the show in the past, Ben commented: "This series really has got it all; the contestants are going to be tested in every possible way as they try and take on the mountain. "They'll need a serious amount of grit, determination and strategy if they want to reach The Summit. Most people know how much I love exercise and adventure, but this is taking it to another level. "I'll be donning my mountain gear to check in with them as they battle up the mountain and do their best to combat the demands of the ominous Mountain's Keeper. I can't wait to see how they get on because anyone who reaches The Summit will have seriously earned every penny of the prize fund." ITV Director of Reality Commissioning and Acquisitions Paul Mortimer teased that The Summit will have viewers gripped with 'nail-biting' scenes. He said: "Not only is this a huge and complex endurance test for the contestants, overseen by the wonderful Ben Shephard, it's going to be an absolute nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat watch for viewers at home. "Filled with cliffhangers, shocks, twists and turns, it's going to keep people guessing from the very first step of the trek to that final summit." Ben is set to be absent from TV screens over the next few weeks as the ITV star is taking a break from This Morning for the summer. Both Ben and Cat are expected to return once again in September with a plethora of stars taking over. This Morning announced that viewers can expect to see the likes of Emma Willis, Rylan Clark, Sian Welby, Josie Gibson, Craig Doyle and Olivia Attwood front the show.
The Irish Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
ITV push back Ben Shephard reality series amid daytime bloodbath
ITV have reportedly pushed back a reality series hosted by Ben Shephard. The Summit sees 14 strangers tackle climbing a mountain in New Zealand - while competing for a share of £200,000. 4 ITV have reportedly pushed back a show hosted by Ben Shephard Credit: Getty 4 The Summit was originally thought to debut later this year Credit: ITV 4 Ben has already filmed The Summit Credit: Getty Ben, 50, has already filmed the high-octane show, with the format already a hit in Australia . The programme was According to ITV declined to comment. Read more on ITV The Summit's contestants will face challenges set by the mysterious Mountain's Keeper. As well as this, they will be experiencing tough weather and terrain conditions. Hoping to claim the prize, the cast vote each other off along the way. Speaking previously, Ben said: "This series really has got it all; the contestants are going to be tested in every possible way as they try and take on the mountain. Most read in News TV "They'll need a serious amount of grit, determination and strategy if they want to reach The Summit... "Most people know how much I love exercise and adventure but this is taking it to another level - I'll be donning my mountain gear to check in with them as they battle up the mountain and do their best to combat the demands of the ominous Mountain's Keeper. Awkward moment Ben Shephard is forced to step in as Nadine Dorries 'plugs weight loss drug' live on This Morning "I can't wait to see how they get on because anyone who reaches The Summit will have seriously earned every penny of the prize fund.' Paul Mortimer, ITV Director of Reality Commissioning and Acquisitions, added: 'Not only is this a huge and complex endurance test for the contestants, overseen by the wonderful Ben Shephard , it's going to be an absolute nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat watch for viewers at home. "Filled with cliffhangers, shocks, twists and turns it's going to keep people guessing from the very first step of the trek to that final summit.' Earlier this month, The Sun revealed Good Morning Britain The show is closing its US office entirely as part of A source dubbed the move 'a brazen pivot away from journalism.' They added: 'They have completely axed their American operation, with the intensity of the news cycle in the US as it is - especially now, with a president who is making headlines daily. "How does that make any sense? ' 'Why are they trying to reinvent the 'news' instead of finding better ways to reach audiences? It is a shame they are being so shortsighted and are losing genuine, good quality people. Ben Shephard's career to date 1998 - Got his big break when he hosted The Bigger Breakfast for Channel 4 2000 - Joined GMTV breakfast (now GMB) presenting Entertainment Today before becoming a permanent host in 2005 2004 - Ben hosted the first three series of The X Factor's spin-off series Xtra Factor 2006 - Presented singing contestant Soapstar Superstar alongside Ferne Britton 2006 - Landed his own Saturday show with Magic Radio 2008 - Hosted Who Dares, Sings! with Denise van Outen 2009 - Ben presented revived the classic game show The Krypton Factor 2010 - Signed a reported £495k deal with Sky Sports to front Goals on Sunday and other sporting specials 2013 - Returned to ITV daytime with Tipping Point 2015 - Co-hosted Ninja Warrior UK with Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara 2019 - Quit Sky Sports and Goals on Sunday 2024 - Left Good Morning Britain to join This Morning with Cat Deeley 'These cuts are a brazen pivot away from journalism." An ITV spokeswoman said: 'ITV is currently in consultation over proposed changes and no final decisions have been made on redundancies. 'ITV News has a significant presence across North America and its award winning bureau will continue to provide GMB Viewers with trusted international news .' The Summit will air on ITV1 and ITVX. 4 Ben co-hosts This Morning with Cat Deeley Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The Summit: Will CBS show return with Season 2? Here's what the ratings say and what you can expect
US version of The Summit Live Events The Summit: Who won the first season? The Summit: Will there be a Season 2? FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Summit, a one-of-a-kind series that featured 16 contestants tasked with climbing a mountain, had its premiere in the fall last year for its inaugural showed the participating contestants going through various obstacles, which included twists and turns by the Mountain's Keeper, to reach the checkpoints on Summit, hosted by Manu Bennett , was a spinoff of the Australian series of the same name. The latter show made its debut in 2023 and has completed two seasons so the show, the contestants were provided two weeks' time to climb the mountain in the Southern Alps, while overcoming numerous challenges that came their maiden season of The Summit took viewers on a thrilling adventure as the participants made every possible effort to be the first person to reach the top of the mountain and bag the $250,000 cash prize of the 16 contestants at the start of the journey, three were finally able to complete the path without getting eliminated or withdrawing from the these three were Nick Morgan, a salesman from Louisiana's Madisonville; Ladeania 'Punkin' Jackson, US Air Force Sergeant from Columbus; and Therron Pittman, a Los Angeles-based three of them ended up getting $250,000, while Morgan received $500,000 in total winnings after being voted by the players, who were eliminated earlier from the though fans of the Australian version of the series have witnessed two seasons to date, there is no possibility of having a Season 2 for The Summit in the April this year, broadcaster CBS announced its decision to cancel The Summit along with its comedy series Poppa's came after it placed two other shows in the lineup -- DMV and Summit did not perform well in terms of ratings and received 2.6 million viewers on average in the maiden season, according to TV Season 1 of the series did not receive much praise from critics, who criticised the concept of including normal people in the contest rather than going for experienced of the critics had even termed Bennett's hosting as a "cheap Survivor knockoff".As a result, CBS decided to avoid going ahead with a second season of the Jai Courtney presented the show in the will reportedly share details during its CBS 2025-2026 schedule reveal on May 7.
