There had been reports that the dating show was one of four hit programmes to be scrapped by the channel. <\/p>
Channel 4 has insisted that popular dating show Naked Attraction has not been axed, despite reports to the contrary.<\/p>\n
This weekend the Mail On Sunday<\/a> reported that the series was one of four shows set to be scrapped by the channel in what a source claimed was a \u201cbloodbath\u201d \u2013 with Scared Of The Dark, Rescue: Extreme Medics and Four Weddings the other programmes apparently affected.<\/p>\n But an official spokesperson for the channel has now responded to those claims, telling The Mirror<\/a> that: \u201cNaked Attraction has not been decommissioned and a new series will return to Channel 4 next year.\u201d<\/p> The statement also praised Scared of the Dark<\/a> for its \u201ccelebrated first season\u201d and went on to deny that the channel was undergoing a major cost-cutting operation, as had been suggested in the earlier report.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cChannel 4 is in robust health \u2013 however, like all commercial broadcasters, we\u2019re taking some precautionary measures \u2013 such as rephrasing some content and production \u2013 in response to a downturn in the ad market,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n It concluded: \u201cThe vast majority of our shows have not been affected.\u201d<\/p>\n Naked Attraction, which is presented by Anna Richardson, has been broadcast on the channel since 2016 and is currently airing its seventh season.<\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Take part in\u00a0<\/strong>the Screen Test<\/strong><\/a>, a project from Radio Times and the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n There had been reports that the dating show was one of four hit programmes to be scrapped by the channel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33715,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4.jpg",2000,1333,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/06\/naked-attraction-has-not-been-axed-says-channel-4.jpg",2000,1333,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"There had been reports that the dating show was one of four hit programmes to be scrapped by the channel.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/33714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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