American Idol was announced to be coming to an end after 15 seasons yesterday (May 12), but did you know that Ryan Seacrest used to have a co-host?
Brian Dunkleman hosted the Fox competition's first season alongside Ryan Seacrest, before the latter took sole control. History has not been kind to poor old Brian since, with Fox TV CEO Dana Walden joking about a possible reunion for the pair.
"Where is Brian Dunkleman? If you give me his number, I will call and invite him," she joked, though Dunkleman gave as good as he got last night:
I knew American Idol would never last without me #Cancelled
— brian dunkleman (@briandunkleman) May 11, 2015
To honour Dunkleman, we have collected a few hosts of massive shows that you may have cruelly forgotten, starting with the man himself.
1. Brian Dunkleman (American Idol)
The comedian co-hosted the Fox series with Ryan Seacrest for its first season, which...
Brian Dunkleman hosted the Fox competition's first season alongside Ryan Seacrest, before the latter took sole control. History has not been kind to poor old Brian since, with Fox TV CEO Dana Walden joking about a possible reunion for the pair.
"Where is Brian Dunkleman? If you give me his number, I will call and invite him," she joked, though Dunkleman gave as good as he got last night:
I knew American Idol would never last without me #Cancelled
— brian dunkleman (@briandunkleman) May 11, 2015
To honour Dunkleman, we have collected a few hosts of massive shows that you may have cruelly forgotten, starting with the man himself.
1. Brian Dunkleman (American Idol)
The comedian co-hosted the Fox series with Ryan Seacrest for its first season, which...
- 5/12/2015
- Digital Spy
"Say what you see", "It's good but it's not the one" - classic TV quotes forever rooted in the minds of a generation of viewers by the classic game show Catchphrase - and now, Catchphrase is returning to ITV, with Britain's Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern at the helm!
After playing a quick round of the revamped quiz - we came second to TV Times, in case you were wondering - Digital Spy sat down for a chat with Mulhern and talked Roy Walker, Catchphrase's enduring appeal and the fear of following in Nick Weir's stumbling footsteps and taking a tumble down the stairs...
Catchphrase is back - should we expect to hear, 'Say what you see'?
"In the first episode I'll say that obviously out of a sign of respect, but my catchphrases are, 'Just see it and say it' and 'The clue's on the screen' -...
After playing a quick round of the revamped quiz - we came second to TV Times, in case you were wondering - Digital Spy sat down for a chat with Mulhern and talked Roy Walker, Catchphrase's enduring appeal and the fear of following in Nick Weir's stumbling footsteps and taking a tumble down the stairs...
Catchphrase is back - should we expect to hear, 'Say what you see'?
"In the first episode I'll say that obviously out of a sign of respect, but my catchphrases are, 'Just see it and say it' and 'The clue's on the screen' -...
- 4/5/2013
- Digital Spy
A teaser trailer for the revived Catchphrase has debuted.
The quiz show's iconic mascot Mr Chips features in the 30-second TV spot, which was shared by host Stephen Mulhern via Twitter on Monday night (April 1).
The TV spot confirms that Catchphrase will return this Sunday (April 7) at 6.45pm.
Coronation Street's Kym Lomas, Benidorm's Steve Pemberton and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'s Rosemary Shrager have signed up to compete in a one-off, hour-long celebrity special which will air alongside eight regular 45-minute episodes.
Mulhern told Digital Spy last autumn that it would have been "a real shame" if his Catchphrase pilot had not been picked up to series.
Speaking before the show's revival was confirmed, he said: "It's been off screens for so long. I know there's been reruns of [the original show], but young kids wouldn't have been aware of it so it's a new game for them.
The quiz show's iconic mascot Mr Chips features in the 30-second TV spot, which was shared by host Stephen Mulhern via Twitter on Monday night (April 1).
The TV spot confirms that Catchphrase will return this Sunday (April 7) at 6.45pm.
Coronation Street's Kym Lomas, Benidorm's Steve Pemberton and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'s Rosemary Shrager have signed up to compete in a one-off, hour-long celebrity special which will air alongside eight regular 45-minute episodes.
Mulhern told Digital Spy last autumn that it would have been "a real shame" if his Catchphrase pilot had not been picked up to series.
Speaking before the show's revival was confirmed, he said: "It's been off screens for so long. I know there's been reruns of [the original show], but young kids wouldn't have been aware of it so it's a new game for them.
- 4/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Roy Walker has said that he would "love" ITV game show Catchphrase to be revived. The veteran comedian admitted that he was not happy with the direction the programme took after he departed in 1999, but claimed that he would love the series to be brought back. "I get a bit tired of it because it's probably never going to happen, [but] I would love it to happen again because it's been off for so long," he told Digital Spy. "It was unique as a gameshow because there was such great material." Walker was replaced as the host of the quiz by Nick Weir in 2000. Mark Curry took the helm two years later, but the programme (more)...
- 4/16/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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