Overview

• Unnamed insiders report the BBC and other producers have opened early discussions to develop a new chat-show vehicle for Alan Carr, which his representatives have not confirmed.
• Carr’s agent has reportedly fielded multiple offers in recent days, and a mooted joint format with Jonathan Ross is viewed as unlikely given Ross’s one-year extension to his own show.
• The celebrity edition launched to roughly 11.7–12 million viewers overall and 6.5 million live, which the BBC describes as the biggest unscripted opening since 2022.
• The BBC confirms the spin-off runs for nine episodes on Wednesdays and Thursdays, concluding November 6 with a 70-minute finale, as Friday’s slot is occupied by Steve Coogan’s new series.
• Kate Garraway posted a playful Instagram video responding to Carr’s on-air broom-cupboard quip, and coverage also notes contestants lodge at a nearby Courtyard by Marriott rather than inside Ardross Castle.