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television series based on the American version of the same name. It premiered on Channel 5 on 8 January 2016. It is hosted by

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. The concept was introduced on the American chat show ''

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'', in which celebrities battle each other with

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performances. It has been used as a recurring segment on ''

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'' before being developed as a separate show.

Production

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, remaining unaired. On 7 November 2016 Channel 5 confirmed that a second series, comprising six episodes, plus an additional Christmas Special, had been ordered and would broadcast from January 2017. Despite this, only four episodes aired, with episodes

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going unaired. In March 2018, the third run of episodes was broadcast by Channel 5; however, despite some listings referring to them as a third series, the four-episode run consisted of the four unaired episodes from the first two series.

Series overview

Episodes

:''Winners are listed in bold

Series 1 (2016)

Christmas Special (2016)

Series 2 (2017–2018)

References

External links

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