Totally Saturday

Totally Saturday
Totally Saturday title card
GenreEntertainment
Presented byGraham Norton
StarringStuart Hall
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerSam Donnelly
ProducerClodagh O'Donoghue
Production locationBBC TVC
Running time59 mins
Production companyBBC Vision
Original release
NetworkBBC One
BBC HD
Release6 June (2009-06-06) –
18 July 2009 (2009-07-18)

Totally Saturday is an entertainment and audience participation programme aired by the BBC in the United Kingdom. It premiered on BBC One on 6 June 2009 and ran for seven weeks.

Production

The seven-part series, produced by BBC Vision, Unlike Noel's House Party the show been broadcast for 7 weeks and was commissioned by BBC One Controller Jay Hunt and Controller of Entertainment Commissioning Mark Linsey.[1] A pilot for the show was created months beforehand.[2]

Content

The show turns the tables on members of the audience, by assuming control of their possessions, and putting them centre stage along with celebrities. During the live show, viewers could join in from their homes. One game was called the "Hamster Run", which viewers played with Norton via telephone. Participants had the chance to win a holiday.[3]

Cancellation

On 6 July 2009, it was announced that the BBC had decided to axe the show after just one series, due to poor ratings.[4]

Episodes

Episode Number Airdate Celebrities/Performers
1 6 June 2009 Lionel Richie, Boyzone and Perry Fenwick
2 13 June 2009 Pixie Lott and Roger Moore
3 20 June 2009 The Pet Shop Boys and The Jonas Brothers
4 27 June 2009 Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Kelly Clarkson
5 4 July 2009 The Saturdays and Ricky Hatton
6 11 July 2009 The Script
7 18 July 2009 The Noisettes, Jason Donovan and John Altman

References

  1. ^ "Totally Saturday: brand new Saturday night entertainment with Graham Norton". BBC Press Office. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Graham Norton (Totally Saturday) Interview". Last Broadcast. 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Graham Norton to host Totally Saturday". Digital Spy. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Norton's show axed". Sky. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

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