TV
BBC wants more 'Who Do You Think You Are?'
Published Tuesday, Dec 14 2004, 09:22 GMT | By Neil Wilkes
The BBC has ordered a second series of popular celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?
The first series was a massive ratings winner for BBC Two, with a peak of over 7 million viewers and an average audience of 5 million. The show also managed the feat of usurping traditional ratings dominator Wife Swap on Channel 4.
"Who Do You Think You Are? has had a fantastic impact and has really captured the public's imagination," said BBC Two controller Roly Keating.
"The cleverness of the programme is that it taps into a popular pastime, brings unexpected subjects into the mainstream and works on many levels - personal, social, historical.
"You never know what it will discover and we're looking forward to lots more surprises."
The new series of six episodes will air early next year.
The first series was a massive ratings winner for BBC Two, with a peak of over 7 million viewers and an average audience of 5 million. The show also managed the feat of usurping traditional ratings dominator Wife Swap on Channel 4.
"Who Do You Think You Are? has had a fantastic impact and has really captured the public's imagination," said BBC Two controller Roly Keating.
"The cleverness of the programme is that it taps into a popular pastime, brings unexpected subjects into the mainstream and works on many levels - personal, social, historical.
"You never know what it will discover and we're looking forward to lots more surprises."
The new series of six episodes will air early next year.
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