The Voice

The Voice UK to return in 2024 with three new judges

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No stranger to reality TV; Jones has been a judge on six series of The Voice Kids and recently won The Masked Singer dressed as a Piranha, which he kept hidden from his son.

The new trio of judges replace Olly Murs and Anne-Marie, who departed in 2023.

The singing competition, based on a Dutch format, sees judges listen to contestants with their backs turned, allowing them to focus purely on the quality of singing. If judges like what they hear, they can turn their chair around and vie for a chance to coach the contestant.

What’s On TV This Week: 30th October – 5th November

Rhod Gilbert: A Pain in The Neck

Monday

Channel 4, 9.00pm


Rhod Gilbert (Credit: Channel 4)

In 2022, comedian Rhod Gilbert was diagnosed with stage four head and neck cancer. Now, in a one-off documentary for Stand Up to Cancer, Gilbert will be revealing his journey from diagnosis to recovery through a series of personal video diaries.

The Voice is set to return to ITV in 2022

Credit: ITV

The talent competition will welcome back Anne Marie, Olly Murs, Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am as the formidable coaches. 

Back in their famous spinning chairs, the coaches will be looking for the next singing superstar, with the winner securing a record contract with Universal’s label UMOD. 

Emma Willis will return as the host, as more amateur singers look for fame as the next singing sensation.

Len Goodman to leave Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing 2015 judges

The Head Judge of the BBC’s Saturday night hit has announced that the next series, his fourteenth, will be his last.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are to present new series, and judges Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcy Bussell will also be returning.

The RTS-award winning show has not yet announced this year’s line-up of celebrity contestants who will be taking to the floor to win the glitterball trophy in the autumn.

ITV's new hitmakers

Kevin Lygo’s new job is possibly the biggest in British television – and certainly the most exposed. ITV’s incoming Director of Television must, together with his freshly minted team of commissioning chiefs, arrest a decline in audience that saw the main channel’s viewing share halve between 2000 and 2015.

Downton Abbey is gone, The X Factor is on the wane, and ITV hasn’t launched a breakout hit since Broadchurch in 2013. The company’s share price, which peaked at over 280p last July, fell close to 200p recently.

Bake Off rises to the top of 2015's most watched shows

Nadiya Hussain, Mary Berry, Bake Off, Paul Hollywood, Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc

Over half of the top 40 TV shows of 2015 aired on BBC One, according to research compiled by the Press Association from the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (Barb).

Despite an increase in viewers over the year, Channel 4 does not make the list, as BBC One fills 27 spots, and ITV takes the remaining 13 places. 

Strictly Come Dancing appeared 13 times in the list, making it the most consistently viewed show so far this year.

This week's best on demand TV

London Spy, Ben Whishaw, spy, espionage,

1. London Spy

Available on BBC iPlayer

The show ended in revelatory fashion this week on BBC 2. Written by Tom Rob Smith, it tells the story of Danny, played by Ben Whishaw (James Bond), who falls in love with a mysterious man, Alex (Edward Holcroft – Kingsman: The Secret Service, Wolf Hall.) After Alex disappears Danny begins to look into the life of his partner, revealing a twisted tale of murder, betrayal and espionage. A fantastic supporting cast including Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling enhance this tense thriller.