{"id":20796,"date":"2022-08-24T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1697893"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:55:10","slug":"walk-the-line-and-the-games-both-cancelled-at-itv","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/walk-the-line-and-the-games-both-cancelled-at-itv\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk the Line and The Games both cancelled at ITV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>As ITV comes off another successful season of smash-hit reality series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-2023-winter-summer-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island<\/a> and heads towards its upcoming reboot of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/big-brother-2023-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Big Brother<\/a>, the broadcaster has confirmed that two of its recent entertainment shows won\u2019t be returning \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/walk-the-line-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Walk the Line<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/the-games-2022-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2022, Katie Rawcliffe \u2013 Head of Entertainment Commissioning at ITV \u2013 was asked whether the broadcaster was still looking to commission stripped entertainment formats, in which episodes are aired each night of the week.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that ITV\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/im-celebrity-2022-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out of Here!<\/a> is \u201csort of the king and queen of strips\u201d and said it would be \u201camazing to find another one of those\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether this meant that Walk the Line and The Games, both of which were stripped, were therefore not coming back, Rawcliffe confirmed that \u201cthey aren\u2019t coming back, no\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Both shows aired for only one season with all episodes shown across one week on ITV. Walk the Line aired in December 2021 and The Games aired earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/the_games_28-042e496-e1651831280103.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/the_games_28-042e496-e1651831280103.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/the_games_28-042e496-e1651831280103.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source 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class=\"&quot;wp-image-1633800\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/the_games_28-042e496-e1651831280103.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C412&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The Games\u2019 celebrity line-up<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Walk the Line was co-produced by Simon Cowell\u2019s company Syco and was a music competition featuring panellists\u00a0Gary Barlow,\u00a0Craig David,\u00a0Dawn French\u00a0and\u00a0Alesha Dixon, while the show was hosted by Maya Jama.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, The Games was a reboot of an early 2000s reality sports competition show, in which celebrities competed in Olympic-style events. The new version was hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff and was won by Wes Nelson and Chelcee Grimes.<\/p> <p>The news comes as we continue to get more details regarding the Big Brother revival.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/emma-willis-big-brother-reboot-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Emma Willis revealed<\/a> exclusively to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> that she won\u2019t be returning to host, while the show\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/big-brother-voiceover-marcus-bentley-return-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">narrator Marcus Bentley<\/a> has said that Rylan Clark would be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/big-brother-narrator-rylan-clark-perfect-host-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">\u201cperfect\u201d<\/a> to fill the role.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more coverage from the Edinburgh International TV Festival 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/bbc-licence-fee-alternatives-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC is \u201creviewing all alternatives\u201d to the licence fee, says Chairman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/bbc-chairman-netflix-iplayer-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC Chairman says Netflix\u2019s platform is \u201c5 to 10 per cent better\u201d than iPlayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/clarksons-farm-season-2-update-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon boss gives update on \u201camazing\u201d Clarkson\u2019s Farm season 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/martin-compston-the-rig-epic-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Amazon boss gives new details for \u201cepic\u201d Martin Compston show The Rig<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>The Games and Walk The Line are both available to watch now on ITV Hub. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. 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