You're Back in the Room
You're Back in the Room was a British television game show that was broadcast on ITV from 14 March 2015 to 9 April 2016. The show was hosted by Phillip Schofield and starred Keith Barry. The premise consists of contestants who have to complete a series of normally straightforward tasks after being subject to "deep hypnosis", causing them to be compelled to develop various distracting tics or quirks that hinder their ability to compete.
| You're Back in the Room | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Phillip Schofield |
| Starring | Keith Barry |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Tuesday's Child |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 14 March 2015 – 9 April 2016 |
A second series consisting of four episodes was announced on 21 July 2015 and began airing on 12 March 2016.[1]
On 7 October 2016, it was announced that the show had been axed.[2]
Episodes Edit
Series 1 (2015) Edit
| Episode No. | Guests | Airdate | Viewers (millions)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Baines, Paul Rankin, Lesley Waters, Aldo Zilli | 14 March 2015 | 4.24 |
| 2 | Samia Smith, Nigel Pivaro, Jack P. Shepherd, Ryan Thomas | 21 March 2015 | 4.06 |
| 3 | Joe Swash, Vicki Michelle, Vincent Simone | 28 March 2015 | 3.93 |
| 4 | Diversity | 4 April 2015 | 3.24 |
Series 2 (2016) Edit
| Episode No. | Guests | Airdate | Viewers (millions)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea McLean, Linda Robson, Sherrie Hewson, Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams | 12 March 2016 | 3.20 |
| 2 | Chris Kamara | 19 March 2016 | 3.16 |
| 3 | Joey Essex and Carl Fogarty | 2 April 2016 | 2.58 |
| 4 | Antony Cotton and Jennie McAlpine | 9 April 2016 | 3.12 |
Reception Edit
The show has received mixed reviews; Sarah Deen, in a Metro article, summarised that "everyone either completely loved or absolutely hated [the show]".[4] Adam Postans described You're Back in the Room as "one of the worst prime-time shows you'll ever see" in a Daily Mirror article.[5] Sam Wollaston gave the programme a mixed review, describing it as "quite funny for a while", but said it went "backwards from Brown to McKenna".[6] Ben Travis of the Evening Standard described the show as "watchably daft".[7] Benji Wilson from The Daily Telegraph gave the show a very positive review, opining that it is "significantly funnier than anything else on TV".[8]
International versions Edit
| Country | Title | Presenter | Hypnotist | Broadcaster | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | You're Back in the Room | Daryl Somers | Keith Barry[9] | Nine Network[10] | 3–25 April 2016 |
| Colombia | Hipnosis un juego de mente | Victor Mallarino | Mustafa Badawy[11] | RCN | 15 May 2016 |
| France | Hypnose le Grand Jeu | Stephane Rotenberg | Cyrille Arnaud | W9[12] M6 (from 30 December 2015) | 9 October 2015 |
| Netherlands | You're Back in the Room | Beau van Erven Dorens | Rinke Jacobs[13] | RTL 4[14] | 2015 |
| New Zealand | You're Back in the Room | Jason Gunn | Peter Powers | TV2[15] | 21 July 2016 |
| Poland | Hipnoza | Filip Chajzer | Artur Makieła[16] | TVN | 3 March 2018 |
| Portugal | DivertidaMente | João Manzarra | José Tejada | SIC | 11 March 2018[17][18] |
| Slovenia | Hipnoza dobra zabava | Boštjan Romih | Božidar Grilc[19] | POP TV | 29 January 2017 |
| United States | Hypnotize Me | Taye Diggs[20] | Keith Barry | Fox (planned) The CW | 2017 (planned) 2019 |
References Edit
- ^ Wighman, Catriona (21 July 2015). "You're Back in the Room will be, er, back in the room as it's renewed for a second series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Phillip Schofield's You're Back in the Room axed by ITV". Digital Spy. 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB)". BARB. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Deen, Sarah (14 March 2015). "Viewers were totally split over 'telly Marmite' You're Back in the Room". Metro. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Postans, Adam (14 March 2015). "You're Back in the Room review: This abomination is like a Little Britain sketch gone feral". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (16 March 2015). "You're Back in the Room review: Keith can make people do unexpected things. Like seduce Phillip Schofield". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Travis, Ben (11 March 2016). "You're Back in the Room, ITV: the hypnosis game show returns with Phillip Schofield – and the Loose Women panel". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Benji (21 March 2015). "You're Back in the Room: something close to delirium". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (10 June 2015). "Nine puts a spell on You're Back in the Room". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Byrnes, Holly; Duck, Siobhan (29 October 2015). "Hey, Hey, he's back – Daryl Somers makes another TV comeback in one of Nine's new shows for 2016". news.com.au.
- ^ "RCN estrena este fin de semana "Hipnosis, un juego de mente"". RCN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ ""Hypnose, le grand jeu" passe de W9 à M6". OZAP. 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Rinke Jacobs hypnotiseur in 'You're Back In The Room'". Blue Circle (in Dutch). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "You're Back In The Room". Blue Circle (in Dutch). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Zealand, Television New. "Watch You're Back in the Room New Zealand Episodes – TVNZ OnDemand".
- ^ "Tego jeszcze nie było! Filip Chajzer zaprosi nas do niezwykłego świata "Hipnozy"!". www.tvn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Fantastic - Mais do que Televisão |Page 474, Chan:6039996 |RSSing.com". fantastictv1.rssing.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "DivertidaMente March 11 at SIC – Shine Iberia". Shine Iberia. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Hipnocenter Grilc". Božidar Grilc. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (5 April 2016). "Taye Diggs To Host 'You're Back in the Room' Hypnosis Game Show on Fox".
External links Edit
- You're Back in the Room at IMDb
- You're Back in the Room at British Comedy Guide
- You're Back in the Room at UKGameshows.com