Celebrities Under Pressure

Celebrities Under Pressure is a British game show that aired on ITV from 13 September 2003 to 7 August 2004. It was first hosted by Melanie Sykes for series 1 & 2 and then hosted by Vernon Kay for series 3.

Celebrities Under Pressure
GenreGame show
Based onHappy Family Plan
by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
Presented byMelanie Sykes (2003–04)
Vernon Kay (2004)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyGranada Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) –
7 August 2004 (2004-08-07)

Format edit

The show follows families allowing a celebrity to live with them for a week as they attempt to learn a new skill from their hosts. The celebrity's progress is followed through a video diary, before they are tested in a live studio situation. If successful, the celebrity will win a string of prizes for the family they stayed with, however, if they fail, the family goes home with nothing. The show relates strongly to an earlier ITV game show The Moment of Truth, which is the same concept, but with one member of the family, not celebrities.

Participants edit

Series 1 edit

Series 2 edit

Series 3 edit

Transmissions edit

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 13 September 2003 18 October 2003 6
2 10 January 2004 31 January 2004 4
3 17 July 2004 7 August 2004 4

Ratings edit

Episode Viewing figures from BARB.[1]

Series 1 edit

Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers ITV Weekly Ranking
1 13 September 2003 Under 3,830,000 Outside Top 30
2 20 September 2003 Under 3,870,000 Outside Top 30
3 27 September 2003 4,770,000 26
4 4 October 2003 4,860,000 22
5 11 October 2003 4,730,000 26
6 18 October 2003 5,400,000 25

Series 2 edit

Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers ITV Weekly Ranking
1 10 January 2004 5,110,000 30
2 17 January 2004 Under 4,870,000 Outside Top 30
3 24 January 2004 Under 4,490,000 Outside Top 30
4 31 January 2004 5,600,000 28

Series 3 edit

Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers ITV Weekly Ranking
1 17 July 2004 3,850,000 24
2 24 July 2004 4,030,000 20
3 31 July 2004 3,400,000 27
4 7 August 2004 3,100,000 27

References edit

  1. ^ "Broadcasters Audience Research Board". BARB. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

External links edit