Dani Behr and Joe Mace, hosts of BBC1’s Saturday Show, will be axed when their contract come up for renewal in September. The replacement for Live & Kicking was launched last year to take on ITV1’s SM:TV, then by far the most popular of the weekend kids TV shows. Although Behr said her show would be "better, sassier, sexier and more stylish" many critics said Dani was unsuitable for kids TV. "Children like to believe presenters are their pals but Dani came across as too much of a dominatrix. Let's just say she won't be missed," one BBC insider told the Guardian. The Saturday Show has not been a complete failure, it has regained ground over SM:TV and the two shows now perform equally well in the ratings – though the departure of Ant & Dec from the ITV show probably had more to do with that than anything done by Behr or Mace. Whether the BBC will now go the pop presenter route – SMTV recruited former Steps stars Claire and H as two of its new presenting team – remains to be seen.
Jul 12, 2002
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No more Behr on Saturdays
BBC1's The Saturday Show hosts Dani Behr and Joe Mace will be axed when their contracts come up for renewal in September.