Gogglebox returns to Channel 4 in new Friday prime time slot

19 February 2014

The latest instalment of Channel 4’s award winning series, Gogglebox, returns to Channel 4 with 12 part series and in a new prime time slot of Friday 9pm.

Now in its third series Gogglebox is back with the same adored and highly-opinionated British households, as well as a few new additions. The loveable Leon and June, Steph and Dom the posh couple who like a tipple,  hairdressers Christopher and Stephen, and Brixton’s own Sandy and Sandra will all once again share their opinions with the nation as to what’s good and bad about the week’s television.

Each episode is filmed over seven days, covering that week’s TV and news highlights.  From each household, Gogglebox will capture their instant reactions, love/hate relationships and fierce discussions on the best and worst television shows of the past week – all from the comfort of their own homes.

From Saturday night entertainment juggernauts to the week’s big soap storylines, from hard hitting documentary series to gritty drama, the Gogglebox households offer sharp, insightful, passionate and sometimes emotional critiques of the week’s popular and topical TV shows, sparking debates and giving the audience the chance to share those ‘we said that!’ moments. Their reviews could also be interrupted by breaking news stories and controversial TV events – subjects the outspoken households won’t be shying away from.

Head of Specialist Factual David Glover says, “We make each episode from scratch every week, never knowing what we are going to get. I love the fact that it’s so funny, and I love that the show feels warm but maybe most of all I love the fact it feels like a little bit of truth. Our viewers can say whatever they want, cutting through PR, cutting through the bullshit. They are even allowed to slag of my other shows – which they invariably do.”

The programmes the viewers discuss in the first episode include: The Oscars, The Voice, The Taste and Saturday Night Takeaway  

“It sounds a rubbish idea: you watch people watching telly. But the result is a work of quiet genius and often hysterically funny.” Harry Wallop, Daily Telegraph

Exec Prod: Tania Alexander; Series Editor: Paul Broadbent; Prod Co: Studio Lambert

Gogglebox is a 12 x 60minute series and launches on Friday 7th March at 9pm on Channel 4

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