Jun 11, 2003 • 1 min read

Channel for cut their losses

Channel 4 has axed Celebrity Big Brother after two series and Chris Evans's Boys and Girls, with chief executive Mark Thompson saying it will focus on alternatives to BBC1 and ITV1 entertainment.

Channel 4 has thankfully axed 'Celebrity Big Brother' after only two series because the network's chief executive realises that it is too hard make it "interesting and different". Although the show commanded high ratings, Mark Thompson revealed that he would not be commissioning another series.

Unsurprisingly Chris Evans painfully bad 'Boys and Girls' comeback has also been axed after being slated by critics and drawing in tens of viewers. Thompson said: "Channel 4 is going to concentrate its efforts on finding alternatives to large scale, obvious entertainment offered by BBC1 and ITV1 on Saturday nights."

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