{"id":37947,"date":"2023-10-11T16:36:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T14:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1905898"},"modified":"2023-10-11T22:59:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:59:42","slug":"channel-4-made-bake-off-less-mean-after-complaints-says-boss-2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/channel-4-made-bake-off-less-mean-after-complaints-says-boss-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 made Bake Off less mean after complaints, says boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

“This year, when we launched Bake Off, people said, ‘Thanks for making it soft again.'” <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 14:31 PM<\/p>

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Channel 4 boss Ian Katz has revealed that the channel aimed to make this year\u2019s season of The Great British Bake Off<\/a> less \u201cmean\u201d, after complaints about last year\u2019s season.<\/p>\n

Katz was speaking at the BFI Southbank, as the results of the Radio Times Screen Test<\/a> survey were being unveiled. In amongst the data from the survey was the fact that TV increased levels of happiness by 5% (vs sadness).<\/p>\n

When he was a journalist, Katz had previously written about the rise of \u201cmean TV\u201d \u2013 however, at the event, he noted that this era has seemingly come to an end.<\/p>\n

As was included in a feature in this week\u2019s Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, Katz said: \u201cLook at shows like Ted Lasso<\/a>, or the reaction to Bake Off last year, when the audience felt the show was too mean. This year, when we launched Bake Off, people said, \u2018Thanks for making it soft again.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s the end of mean TV. We\u2019re in a new era.\u201d<\/p>\n

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