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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square_ITV.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</div>13 August '''ReBLANKED'''<br/>ITV has announced today that they are reviving the classic celebrity panel game [[Blankety Blank]] after being off the air for 14 years.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square_ITV.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</div>15 August '''ReBLANKED'''<br/>A piece in the ''Sunday People'' claimed that ITV wanted to make another series of [[Blankety Blank]]. We've not been able to confirm that ITV has commissioned a series, as the broadcaster has not commented on the speculation.<br><br>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>1 June '''Meet the new judges, same as the old judges'''<br />[[Louis Walsh]]! Sharon Osbourne! [[Simon Cowell]]! Nicole Scherzinger! The judging panel for [[The X Factor]] has been announced, and the names have bags of experience. With [[Dermot O'Leary]] back as host, this year's show takes us back to the glory days of 2013, and with no Gary Barlow.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>1 June '''Meet the new judges, same as the old judges'''<br />[[Louis Walsh]]! Sharon Osbourne! [[Simon Cowell]]! Nicole Scherzinger! The judging panel for [[The X Factor]] has been announced, and the names have bags of experience. With [[Dermot O'Leary]] back as host, this year's show takes us back to the glory days of 2013, and with no Gary Barlow.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:de mooi cj square.jpg|Eggheads]]</div>5 May '''CJ de Mooi on the move again'''<br />CJ de Mooi will leave the [[Eggheads]] panel and move to South Africa. CJ, one of the original Eggheads, left the programme between 2012 and 2014. He will be replaced by two new Eggheads who will be found in a televised quiz.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:de mooi cj square.jpg|Eggheads]]</div>5 May '''CJ de Mooi on the move again'''<br />CJ de Mooi will leave the [[Eggheads]] panel and move to South Africa. CJ, one of the original Eggheads, left the programme between 2012 and 2014. He will be replaced by two new Eggheads who will be found in a televised quiz.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square brendan sheerin.jpg|Coach Trip]]</div>6 April '''Coach Trip Rolls onto E4'''<br />[[Coach Trip]] is heading for a new destination by moving to E4. The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, has aired on and off for 11 years on Channel 4. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will air later in the year.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square brendan sheerin.jpg|Coach Trip]]</div>6 April '''Coach Trip Rolls onto E4'''<br />[[Coach Trip]] is heading for a new destination by moving to E4. The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, has aired on and off for 11 years on Channel 4. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will air later in the year.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>5 April '''Cheryl has The Exit Factor'''<br />Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has quit [[The X Factor]]. The singer first appeared as a judge between 2008-10, before returning for the 2014-5 series. The former [[Popstars: The Rivals]] contestant has chosen to leave to focus on her music career. To date, no judges have been confirmed for the upcoming series, which begins airing this summer.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>5 April '''Cheryl has The Exit Factor'''<br />Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has quit [[The X Factor]]. The singer first appeared as a judge between 2008-10, before returning for the 2014-5 series. The former [[Popstars: The Rivals]] contestant has chosen to leave to focus on her music career. To date, no judges have been confirmed for the upcoming series, which begins airing this summer.<br/><br/>
''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''
''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''

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Blankety Blank
15 August ReBLANKED
A piece in the Sunday People claimed that ITV wanted to make another series of Blankety Blank. We've not been able to confirm that ITV has commissioned a series, as the broadcaster has not commented on the speculation.

The X Factor
1 June Meet the new judges, same as the old judges
Louis Walsh! Sharon Osbourne! Simon Cowell! Nicole Scherzinger! The judging panel for The X Factor has been announced, and the names have bags of experience. With Dermot O'Leary back as host, this year's show takes us back to the glory days of 2013, and with no Gary Barlow.

Eggheads
5 May CJ de Mooi on the move again
CJ de Mooi will leave the Eggheads panel and move to South Africa. CJ, one of the original Eggheads, left the programme between 2012 and 2014. He will be replaced by two new Eggheads who will be found in a televised quiz.

Coach Trip
6 April Coach Trip Rolls onto E4
Coach Trip is heading for a new destination by moving to E4. The series which sees tour guide Brendan Sheerin overseeing a couples tour of Europe, with the least popular couple voted off at the end of each day, has aired on and off for 11 years on Channel 4. The new series will consist of thirty half-hour episodes, and will air later in the year.

The X Factor
5 April Cheryl has The Exit Factor
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has quit The X Factor. The singer first appeared as a judge between 2008-10, before returning for the 2014-5 series. The former Popstars: The Rivals contestant has chosen to leave to focus on her music career. To date, no judges have been confirmed for the upcoming series, which begins airing this summer.

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