List of Michael McIntyre's Big Show episodes
Michael McIntyre's Big Show (also known as Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show) is a BAFTA award-winning British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian, presenter Michael McIntyre.
Series overview
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ave. UK viewers (millions) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
Pilot | 25 December 2015 | — | |||
1 | 6 | 16 April 2016 | 28 May 2016 | 4.22 | |
2 | 6 | 19 November 2016 | 24 December 2016 | 6.63 | |
3 | 6 | 18 November 2017 | 24 December 2017 | 6.97 | |
4 | 8 | 17 November 2018 | 12 January 2019 | 7.58 | |
5 | 6 | 23 November 2019 | 25 December 2019 | 7.22 |
Episodes
Christmas Special (2015)
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show aired on 25 December 2015 on BBC One. This episode also served as a pilot for the upcoming series.
Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show | Ellie Goulding and Paul Zerdin | 25 December 2015 | N/A |
Series 1 (2016)
The BBC announced they had ordered a full series which aired from 16 April until 28 May 2016.
Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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2 | 1 | Episode 1 | Michael Ball, Tinie Tempah and Geri Horner | 16 April 2016 | 5.56 |
3 | 2 | Episode 2 | Jess Glynne, Jamie Allan, Bryan Adams, Josh Widdicombe and Ronan Keating | 23 April 2016 | 5.78 |
4 | 3 | Episode 3 | James Morrison, Rod Stewart, Romesh Ranganathan and Peter Jones | 30 April 2016 | 5.14 |
5 | 4 | Episode 4 | Years & Years, Rob Beckett, Cirque du Soleil and Bruno Tonioli | 7 May 2016 | 4.45 |
6 | 5 | Episode 5 | Katherine Jenkins, Colin Cloud and Robbie Savage | 21 May 2016 | 4.37 |
7 | 6 | Episode 6 | All Saints and Alex Jones | 28 May 2016 | N/A |
Series 2 (2016)
On 7 May 2016, the BBC announced that a second series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show had been commissioned.[1][2]
This series aired for six episodes and was recorded in August, September and October 2016. The series began airing on BBC One on 19 November 2016. There was also a Christmas special entitled Michael Mcintyre's Big Christmas Show that aired on Christmas Eve.
Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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Main series | |||||
8 | 1 | Episode 1 | Ellie Goulding, Olly Murs and the cast of School of Rock | 19 November 2016 | 7.03 |
9 | 2 | Episode 2 | Russell Howard, OneRepublic and Alexander Armstrong | 26 November 2016 | 6.55 |
10 | 3 | Episode 3 | Sarah Millican, Tom Odell, Shane Filan and Carol Vorderman | 3 December 2016 | 6.72 |
11 | 4 | Episode 4 | Rick Astley, Olly Murs and Rebecca Adlington | 10 December 2016 | 6.16 |
12 | 5 | Episode 5 | Sting, Jack Whitehall, David Brent (Ricky Gervais) and Jamie Oliver | 17 December 2016 | 7.58 |
Christmas special | |||||
13 | 6 | Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show | Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Louis Smith, Nan (Catherine Tate), Kevin the Teenager (Harry Enfield) and Aled Jones | 24 December 2016 | 6.44 |
Series 3 (2017)
On 23 November 2016, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned a third series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Six episodes were recorded in September and October 2017 and the series began airing from 18 November and ending with a Christmas Special entitled Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show on Christmas Eve.
Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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Main series | |||||
14 | 1 | Episode 1 | Emeli Sande, Ed Balls and Joe Lycett | 18 November 2017 | 6.86 |
15 | 2 | Episode 2 | Danny Dyer, Gary Barlow, Clean Bandit and Russell Kane | 25 November 2017 | 7.21 |
16 | 3 | Episode 3 | Alan Shearer, Stereophonics and Jessie J | 2 December 2017 | 6.55 |
17 | 4 | Episode 4 | Marvin Humes, Rochelle Humes, The Vamps, Maggie Lindemann and Jason Manford | 9 December 2017 | 6.56 |
18 | 5 | Episode 5 | Miranda Hart and Niall Horan | 16 December 2017 | 7.56 |
Christmas special | |||||
19 | 6 | Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show | Alesha Dixon, Bill Bailey and Seal | 24 December 2017 | 7.09 |
Series 4 (2018–19)
It was announced in December 2017 that the series had been renewed for a fourth series, consisting of 8 episodes, to air in Autumn 2018. It premiered on BBC One on 17 November 2018.[3] Viewing figures adapted from BARB.[4] At the end of series 4, a recap special was aired wherein Michael looked back at his favourite surprises and pranks from the first four series of the Big Show.[5]
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Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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Main series | |||||
20 | 1 | Episode 1 | Little Mix and Holly Willoughby | 17 November 2018 | 7.64 |
21 | 2 | Episode 2 | Kylie Minogue and Bradley Walsh | 24 November 2018 | 7.92 |
22 | 3 | Episode 3 | Michael Bublé, Rita Ora, Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford | 1 December 2018 | 7.52 |
23 | 4 | Episode 4 | Josh Groban, Paloma Faith, Nile Rodgers, Chic | 8 December 2018 | 7.25 |
24 | 5 | Episode 5 | Anton du Beke, Dani Dyer, Samira Mighty, Gino D'Acampo and Cheryl | 15 December 2018 | 8.46 |
Christmas special | |||||
25 | 6 | Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show | Katherine Jenkins and Chris Kamara | 25 December 2018 | 7.88 |
Main series (cont.) | |||||
26 | 7 | Episode 7 | Cheryl, Peter Andre and George Ezra | 5 January 2019 | 7.22 |
27 | 8 | Episode 8 | Alan Carr, Snow Patrol and Oti Mabuse | 12 January 2019 | 6.77 |
Recap special | |||||
25 | 6 | Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Big Surprises Special | N/A | 19 January 2019 | 4.83 |
Series 5 (2019)
At the end of the fourth series on Saturday 12 January 2019. Michael announced at the end of the show, that a fifth series would be on later in 2019. Filming for series 5 took place at the new location of the London Palladium in September, October and November 2019. The fifth series started on Saturday 23 November 2019 and ran for five weeks between 23 November and 21 December 2019. The series concluded with a Christmas Special on Christmas Day 2019.
Total | No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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Main series | |||||
28 | 1 | Episode 1 | Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bear Grylls and Liam Payne | 23 November 2019 | 7.58 |
29 | 2 | Episode 2 | Emma Bunton, Robert Rinder and Freya Ridings | 30 November 2019 | 7.07 |
30 | 3 | Episode 3 | Harry Redknapp, Westlife and Camila Cabello | 7 December 2019 | 7.33 |
31 | 4 | Episode 4 | Ellie Goulding and Andrea Bocelli | 14 December 2019 | 7.56 |
32 | 5 | Episode 5 | Ian Wright and Robbie Williams | 21 December 2019 | 6.95 |
Christmas special | |||||
33 | 6 | Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show | Sharon Osbourne and Craig Revel Horwood | 25 December 2019 | 6.85 |
References
- ^ British Comedy Guide. "BBC orders Michael McIntyre's Big Show Series 2". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "BBC Shows and Tours – Take Part – Michael McIntyre's Big Show (unexpected star)".
- ^ "Michael McIntyre's Big Show". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Mandy. "Michael McIntyre's Big Surprises – BBC1". whatsontv. Retrieved 17 January 2020.