Celebrities Under Pressure

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Celebrities Under Pressure
Genre Game show
Based on Happy Family Plan
by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
Presented by Melanie Sykes (2003–4)
Vernon Kay (2004)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes14
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company Granada Productions
Release
Original network ITV
Original release13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 
7 August 2004 (2004-08-07)

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.

Contents

Format

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

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
113 September 200318 October 20036
210 January 200431 January 20044
317 July 20047 August 20044

Ratings

Episode Viewing figures from BARB. [1]

Series 1

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV Weekly Ranking
113 September 2003Under 3,830,000Outside Top 30
220 September 2003Under 3,870,000Outside Top 30
327 September 20034,770,00026
44 October 20034,860,00022
511 October 20034,730,00026
618 October 20035,400,00025

Series 2

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV Weekly Ranking
110 January 20045,110,00030
217 January 2004Under 4,870,000Outside Top 30
324 January 2004Under 4,490,000Outside Top 30
431 January 20045,600,00028

Series 3

Episode No.AirdateTotal ViewersITV Weekly Ranking
117 July 20043,850,00024
224 July 20044,030,00020
331 July 20043,400,00027
47 August 20043,100,00027

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References

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