ITV have reportedly cancelled Dermot O’Leary’s primetime Saturday night series ‘The Marriage Ref.’
The show was based on a popular American format however, in Britain it never attracted enough viewers, despite Dermot landing some big name guests who offered marital advice to members of the oublic.
Ratings on a recent episode fell to a new low of 1.7 million and though it was moved to a later spot in the schedule, ITV bosses have reportedly decided not to bring the show back for a second run.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “‘The Marriage Ref’ is definitely not coming back. Ratings were just not strong enough. The figures have to be higher than this for a prime-time Saturday night show to work.”
However, the station is “still committed” to Dermot and looking forward to his return on ‘The X Factor’.
Dermot was thrilled when he was named as the host of ‘The Marriage Ref’.
He said at the time: “It’s a great show and the kind of thing I want to present because it’s not your usual show. It’s something I’d watch. I’d never do a gameshow. ITV have big plans for it, so fingers crossed.”
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