Channel 4 Makes Final Greenlight Decision On Two Of Its Biggest Entertainment Launches Of 2023
23.04.2024 - 16:07
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has delivered the verdict on which of its biggest 2023 entertainment launches have landed a second season.
Tempting Fortune, the Paddy McGuinness-hosted adventure reality series, has been given the greenlight for a supersized second season, although U.S. co-pro partner Roku is no longer involved. Danny Dyer-hosted Scared of the Dark, in which celebrities are locked in a pitch-black space for a week, will no longer be seeing the light of day and has been axed.
The move ends a several-months-long period of speculation over which major 2023 launches would be given the nod for Season 2 during which Channel 4 also culled Studio Lambert’s Traitors-esque Rise and Fall and its version of U.S. History hit Alone, the latter revealed by Deadline last week.
Tempting Fortune from Scoop co-producer Voltage TV will shift from six to eight episodes for Season 2. The show sees contestants dropped in a tropical jungle location – South Africa in Season 1 – where they spend a number of days in the wild avoiding temptations thrown at them in order to win as much of a substantial cash prize as possible. Season 1 saw ex-pro basketball player James take home the most, around £22,000 ($27,000) from a pot that started at £300,000. Prize fund for Season 2 is still unconfirmed.
Tempting Fortune was watched by around 1M people per ep. Channel 4 said it was one of the most-watched shows last year for the coveted 16-34 year old audience, with a viewing completion rate of 91% across the series. Its performance on Channel 4’s VoD player was crucial to the recommissioning decision, Deadline understands.
“Tempting Fortune has all the hallmarks of a classic Channel 4 format,” said commissioner Steven Handley, who recently took
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