- Tonight's the Night (TV series)
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Tonight's the Night Format Game show Starring John Barrowman Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 3 No. of episodes 21 Production Producer(s) Barrowman Barker Productions Running time 60mins (Series 1 & 3)
50mins (Series 2)Broadcast Original channel BBC One Picture format 16:9 Original run 18 April 2009 – present External links Website Tonight's the Night is a BBC Saturday night entertainment television programme that has been broadcast on BBC One since 18 April 2009. It is presented by actor and singer John Barrowman.[1]
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Format
The show is based around making audience members' wishes come true, featuring ordinary people living out their fantasies for real.
There are no rules as to who can appear on the show, it features ordinary members of the public nominated by friends who think they have a hidden talent or other special reason. Every guest has the help of Barrowman and other celebrity guests.
The studio audience are also involved in the show, as John surprises unsuspecting members of the public, making their wishes come true on the night even if they hadn't signed up for the show.
It contains at its heart elements of classic 1980s entertainment shows, such as Surprise, Surprise, Jim'll Fix It, and Beadle's About.
The show is recorded at BBC Scotland's studios at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, Scotland
Transmissions
Series Start date End date Episodes 1 18 April 2009 23 May 2009 6 2 17 July 2010 11 September 2010 8 3 9 July 2011 12 November 2011 7 Ratings
Episode Viewing figures from BARB.[2]
Series 1
Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers BBC One Weekly Ranking 1 18 April 2009 4,690,000 14 2 25 April 2009 4,050,000 29 3 2 May 2009 Under 4,100,000 Outside Top 30 4 9 May 2009 4,270,000 25 5 16 May 2009 Under 4,000,000 Outside Top 30 6 23 May 2009 4,080,000 25 Series 2
Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers BBC One Weekly Ranking 1 17 July 2010 4,320,000 20 2 24 July 2010 4,460,000 14 3 31 July 2010 3,830,000 27 4 7 August 2010 4,510,000 17 5 14 August 2010 4,650,000 14 6 21 August 2010 Under 3,920,000 Outside Top 30 7 28 August 2010 Under 4,040,000 Outside Top 30 8 11 September 2010 Under 3,910,000 Outside Top 30 Series 3
Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers BBC One Weekly Ranking 1 9 July 2011 4,070,000 24 2 16 July 2011 4,700,000 15 3 23 July 2011 3,870,000 29 4 30 July 2011 Under 3,550,000 Outside Top 30 5 6 August 2011 Under 3,720,000 Outside Top 30 6 13 August 2011 Under 4,310,000 Outside Top 30 7 12 November 2011 Doctor Who Sketch
A short Doctor Who sketch aired as part og the 23 May 2009 episode. It featured John Barrowman reprising his role as Captain Jack Harkness, David Tennant as himself, and competition winner Tim Ingham as alien Sao Til. In the short, set on the TARDIS, Barrowman and Ingram alternate between playing their characters and playing themselves as actors on the Doctor Who set.
The short was the last piece of Doctor Who written by Russell T. Davis and the first time the TARDIS interior was filmed in High Definition.
References
- ^ "Tonight's The Night offers viewers chance to win incredible Doctor Who experience". BBC. 2009-03-27. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/03_march/25/night.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "BARB". BARB. http://www.barb.co.uk/.
External links
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- 2009 in British television
- 2009 British television programme debuts
- British lottery game shows
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