Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Chris Howe
United Kingdom
English
16
181 (list of episodes)
- Andrew Beint
- Addison Cresswell
- Richard Ackerman
- Open Mike Productions
- Jon Holman
50–80 minutes
14 June 2009 –
25 December 2016
25 December 2017[1]
The show was first on as two pilots in late May 2009. It proved popular with the public and was commissioned for a full series and ran for 16 series from 2009 to 2016. The first episode drew in a total of 2.15 million viewers. To date, the show has broadcast 16 series and 181 episodes. The eleventh series consisted of 18 episodes, making it the longest series to date. A new series began airing on 30 August 2013. In 2013, Carr signed a two-year contract extension with Channel 4 for £4 million.[3] The sixteenth and final series ran from 3 March to 5 May 2016.
In continental Europe and Scandinavia, Alan Carr: Chatty Man was shown on BBC Entertainment a week behind the UK. Old episodes aired on 4Music between 2012 and 2013.[4] The show returned for a Christmas special in December 2017.[1]
Cancellation[edit]
On 9 October 2016, it was confirmed that Chatty Man had been cancelled due to low ratings compared to rival show The Graham Norton Show. The show aired a Christmas Special on Christmas Day, which was the last episode.
Chatty Man was replaced by the spin-off show Alan Carr's Happy Hour, which began on 2 December 2016.[6]