You're Back in the Room

You're Back in the Room
Genre Game show
Presented by Phillip Schofield
Starring Keith Barry
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 8
Production
Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Tuesday's Child
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format 16:9 (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) – 9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)

You're Back in the Room is 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.

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

Series 1 (2015)

Episode No. Guests Airdate Viewers
(millions)[3]
1Ed Baines, Paul Rankin, Lesley Waters, Aldo Zilli14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)4.24
2Samia Smith, Nigel Pivaro, Jack P. Shepherd, Ryan Thomas21 March 2015 (2015-03-21)4.06
3Joe Swash, Vicki Michelle, Vincent Simone28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)3.93
4Diversity4 April 2015 (2015-04-04)3.24

Series 2 (2016)

Episode No. Guests Airdate Viewers
(millions)[3]
1Andrea McLean, Linda Robson, Sherrie Hewson, Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)3.20
2Chris Kamara19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)3.16
3Joey Essex and Carl Fogarty2 April 2016 (2016-04-02)2.58
4Anthony Cotton and Jennie McAlpine9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)3.12

Reception

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]

The show has been criticised by some hypnotists, such as Mark Powlett and Liz McElligott (chief executive of the National Hypnotherapy Society), who have claimed that it is not possible to use hypnosis to make people do things against their will and that contestants are merely play acting. Keith Barry has asserted that all contestants are genuinely hypnotised and ITV have said that "duty of care to the contestants was always of paramount importance", and that the show follows regulations of Ofcom and the 1952 Hypnotism Act.[9]

International versions

Australia

An Australian version of You're Back in the Room, hosted by Daryl Somers, was screened in 2016 on the Nine Network.[10] Keith Barry was the hypnotist in this version as well as the British edition.[11]

France

A French version, Hypnose le Grand Jeu (Hypnosis, the Big Game), hosted by Stephane Rotenberg and Cyrille Arnaud, the hypnotist, the first episode aired on 9 October 2015 on W9 and the second episode on 30 December 2015 on M6.[12]

Colombia

A Colombian version, Hipnosis un juego de mente (Hypnosis, a mind game), will be adapted by RCN Television in 2016 and presented by Victor Mallarino and Colombian-Egyptian hypnotist Mustafa Badawy.

Slovenia

A Slovenian version, Hipnoza dobra zabava (Hypnosis Good Fun), will be adapted by POP TV in 2017 and presented by Boštjan Romih.

United States

An American version of You're Back in the Room aired on FOX later in 2016 hosted by Taye Diggs and featuring Keith Barry as hypnotist.[13]

New Zealand

In August 2016, TVNZ announced that the kiwi version of You're Back In The Room will be airing starting on the 21st of July on TV2. It will be hosted by New Zealand television personality Jason Gunn and feature Peter Powers as hypnotist.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Phillip Schofield's You're Back in the Room axed by ITV". 7 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB)". BARB. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Deen, Sarah (14 March 2015). "Viewers were totally split over 'telly Marmite' You're Back In The Room". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Benji (21 March 2015). "You're Back in the Room: something close to delirium". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "'Don't be hypnotised by this fraudulent nonsense': Therapists savage ITV's You're Back In The Room over claims it could be exploiting 'vulnerable' people". Daily Mail. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (10 June 2015). "Nine puts a spell on You're Back in the Room". TVTonight. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  12. ↑ ""Hypnose, le grand jeu" passe de W9 à M6". OZAP. 12 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (5 April 2016). "Taye Diggs To Host ‘You’re Back In The Room’ Hypnosis Game Show On Fox".
  14. ↑ Zealand, Television New. "Watch You're Back in the Room New Zealand Episodes - TVNZ OnDemand".
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