Studio Lambert for BBC
Series three of Studio Lambert’s runaway hit reality game of deception and strategy returned to an eager audience, which averaged 10.3m (probably more when you take into account the number of people having viewing parties in pubs and cinemas across the nation).
This instalment brought back the show’s trademark traitors, faithfuls, murders, banishments and cloaks, but added new twists, including a rail replacement which forced three contestants to risk their place in the game right at the start, a face-to-face murder and the power for one person to discover whether the object of their suspicions was a traitor or a faithful.
But, as ever, it was the casting which won over both the audience and the judges, one of whom described it as “genius”. This season included call centre manager Minah who became the figurehead for the sisterhood of Traitors; retired opera singer, fan favourite and terrible liar Linda and Charlotte, who faked a Welsh accent in order to seem ‘more trustworthy’.
“Once again, this addictive hit got everybody talking,” said one judge, adding: “This show continues to prove that even in a world of intense competition for viewers’ time and attention, event telly is still something which can bring the nation together.”
SHORTLISTED
I Kissed a Boy
Twofour for BBC
The UK’s first ever gay dating show returned with more gripping reality drama, untold stories and what-just-happened moments. Its diverse cast smashed stereotypes while the series created poignant moments and made space for ground-breaking conversations that are rarely seen on TV – alongside all the relationship drama.
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
Lifted Entertainment, part of ITV Studios for ITV1
The 2024 series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here was the reality stalwart’s 24th run. To keep it fresh, this year producers added new twists to the format such as the secret luxury camp, which contestants Rev Richard Coles and Maura Higgins lived in while pretending to be living in squalor, thanks to a moving set which hid their home comforts at the flick of a switch.
Love Is Blind: UK
CPL Productions for Netflix
Season two of the global dating experiment follows 30 men and women on aged 26 to 37 on their search for a soulmate solely based on an emotional connection. The participants will enter the pods in hopes of getting to know someone they won’t see until after they’re engaged.
Tempting Fortune
Voltage TV Productions for Channel 4
The show in which contestants must battle through the jungle and weigh up whether the sacrifice money from the communal prize pot in exchange for luxuries to make the trip more bearable. The production team’s focus on sustainability pushed them to create recyclable sets which could be erected in the middle of the Malaysian rainforest, but which still had the wow factor.
The Fortune Hotel
Tuesday’s Child for ITV1
Pairs of contestants at a luxury Caribbean hotel given a briefcase which either contains £250,000, an Early Checkout Card or nothing at all. Throughout a series of challenges, guests must swap cases to be the last team holding the money. The second series ramped up the gameplay, and ultimately reached a total of almost 6m viewers.
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