The Circle (British TV series) series 1

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The Circle
Series 1
Presented by
No. of days21
No. of contestants15
Winner
  • Alex "Kate" Hobern
Runner-up
  • Freddie Bentley
Other finalists
  • Sian Owen
  • Dan Mosaku
No. of episodes18
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release18 September (2018-09-18) 
8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)
Series chronology
Next 
Series 2

The first series of The Circle began on 18 September 2018 on Channel 4, [1] and concluded after 21 days with a live final on 8 October 2018. [2] This series was hosted by Alice Levine and Maya Jama on both the launch and the final, and was narrated by Sophie Willan. Ahead of the series it was announced that players would be competing against each other to become the most popular, but would never actually meet. Instead they would communicate through a specially designed app and be able to portray themselves in any way they choose. [3] The series launched with a total of 1,607,000 including +1 catch-up services. [4] It concluded with 1,125,000.

Contents

On 8 October 2018, the series was won by Alex Hobern, who had played the game claiming to be a 25-year-old woman called Kate, using photos of his real-life girlfriend Millie. Alex also won the "viewers champion" for an additional £25,000, claiming £75,000 in total. Freddie Bentley was the series runner-up. [5]

Following this series, it was announced that Alice and Maya would not be returning for the second, with Emma Willis taking over the role as presenter instead.

Players

The contestants taking part in the series were revealed on 18 September 2018. [6] However throughout the series more players joined The Circle.

NameAgeHometownPlaying asEnteredExitedStatus
Jennifer Freeman40 Newcastle Herself, but a doctor and younger (34)Episode 1Episode 2Blocked
Mitchell Palmer22 Norfolk HimselfEpisode 1Episode 4Blocked
Sinead Edwards22 South Wales "Christopher", a 65-year-old retired antiques dealerEpisode 3Episode 6Blocked
Aiden Bradbury19 Wakefield HerselfEpisode 1Episode 6Blocked
Genelle Perkins31LondonHerself, but not revealing that she's a mother with her daughterEpisode 1Episode 10Walked
Hannah Rosie Steadman27LondonHerselfEpisode 7Episode 10Blocked
Ryan Gooding28 Ipswich HimselfEpisode 5Episode 12Blocked
Mairead Martin57 Cheshire Herself, but younger (32), and using another woman's photosEpisode 10Episode 13Blocked
Precious Muir34LondonHerself, but younger (25)Episode 12Episode 15Blocked
Scotty Forrester36LondonHimself, but younger (31)Episode 7Episode 16Blocked
Harry Southern22 South Shields HimselfEpisode 12Episode 17Blocked
Dan Mosaku28LondonHimselfEpisode 1Episode 18Fourth place
Sian Owen20LondonA “Plain Jane” version of herselfEpisode 1Episode 18Third place
Freddie Bentley20 Essex Himself, but straight and older (24)Episode 1Episode 18Runner-up
Alex Hobern26 London "Kate", a 25-year-old womanEpisode 1Episode 18Winner

Results and elimination

For the first series, the contestants rated one another out of five throughout. At the end of each ratings their average scores were revealed from highest to lowest to the players. The two highest rated players became "influencers", while the remaining players were at risk of being "blocked" by the influencers.

Colour key
     The contestant was blocked.
     The contestant was an influencer.
     The contestant was immune from being rated and blocked.
Episode 2Episode 4Episode 6Episode 10Episode 12Episode 13Episode 15Episode 16Episode 17Episode 18
Final
Alex
"Kate"
3.28
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3.41
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2.86
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2.71
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2.50
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2.71
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3.50
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Not
published
2.50
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3.00
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Winner
(Episode 18)
Freddie2.71
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2.43
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3.14
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2.86
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2.83
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3.14
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3.33
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Not
published
3.00
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2.67
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Runner-up
(Episode 18)
Sian3.00
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3.14
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2.43
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3.00
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3.17
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3.29
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4.00
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Not
published
4.25
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2.33
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Third place
(Episode 18)
Dan3.14
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2.86
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3.71
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2.86
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2.83
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3.43
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3.83
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Not
published
2.75
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2.00
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Fourth place
(Episode 18)
HarryNot in
The Circle
Exempt2.33
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Not
published
1.50
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Blocked
(Episode 17)
ScottyNot in
The Circle
2.71
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3.17
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2.86
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3.50
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Not
published
Blocked
(Episode 16)
PreciousNot in
The Circle
Exempt2.00
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Blocked
(Episode 15)
MaireadNot in
The Circle
Exempt2.57
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Blocked
(Episode 13)
RyanNot in
The Circle
Exempt2.57
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2.50
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Blocked
(Episode 12)
HannahNot in
The Circle
2.29
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Blocked
(Episode 10)
Genelle3.00
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2.71
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3.14
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Walked
(Episode 10)
Aiden2.86
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2.57
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2.57
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Blocked
(Episode 6)
Sinead
"Christopher"
Not in
The Circle
Exempt2.00
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Blocked
(Episode 6)
Mitchell2.43
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2.86
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Blocked
(Episode 4)
Jennifer2.28
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Blocked
(Episode 2)
Notesnone 1 2 none 3 4 none
InfluencersAlex,
Dan
Alex,
Sian
Dan,
Freddie,
Genelle
noneScotty,
Sian
Dan,
Sian
noneSiannone
WalkednoneGenellenone
BlockedJennifer
Influencers'
choice to block
Mitchell
Influencers'
choice to block
Sinead
"Christopher"

Influencers'
choice to block
Hannah
Lowest
rated player
Ryan
Influencers'
choice to block
Mairead
Influencers'
choice to block
Precious
3 of 5
votes to block
Scotty
Super-influencer's
choice to block
Harry
Lowest
rated player
Dan
Lowest
rated player
Sian
Third highest
rated player
Aiden
Influencer's
choice to block
Freddie
Second highest
rated player
Alex
"Kate"

Highest
rated player

Notes

  • ^Note 1  : In Episode 6, as Freddie and Genelle tied on their ratings, they both joined Dan as influencers. The first ever double blocking was also held on the same day.
  • ^Note 2  : In Episode 10, although they were new players, Hannah and Scotty were eligible to be rated and ultimately blocked from the game. Genelle also received a rating, however it was not revealed as she chose to leave The Circle before the ratings were announced. Her ratings for the other players were still counted. Also, for the first time, there were no influencers; instead, the player with the lowest rating was automatically blocked from the game.
  • ^Note 3  : In Episode 15, as the bottom two players, Precious and Harry were at risk of being blocked. The other five players had to publicly cast their vote for which of the two to block from The Circle. Sian, Dan, Freddie voted for Precious. Scotty voted for Harry. "Kate"/Alex did not cast a vote, as a majority decision had already been reached.
  • ^Note 4  : In Episode 16, the top player was a secret super-influencer. The ratings were not revealed to the players nor the audience.

References

  1. "Meet The Circle contestants - the deceptive social media-inspired reality show". 18 September 2018.
  2. "The Circle's finale date isn't far away". Capital.
  3. Donaldson, Laura (3 October 2018). "The Circle on Channel 4: What is The Circle and when is it on?". OK! Magazine.
  4. "BARB – Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV2 Total" . Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. "Who won The Circle 2018 and what is the prize for the show?". Heart.
  6. "Meet The Circle contestants - the deceptive social media-inspired reality show". The Metro. 18 September 2018.