The BBC has commissioned a further two series of both Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel for BBC One and iPlayer from producers Hungry McBear.
In this two-series deal Michael McIntyre’s Big Show will achieve the landmark milestone of 10 series. Filmed in front of a live theatre audience Michael McIntyre’s Big Show is packed with superstar guests, incredible musical performances and much loved features including ‘Unexpected Star’, ‘Send to All’ and ‘Remember Me’.
Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, known for edge-of-your seat jeopardy, big laughs and a colossal spinning Wheel sees contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrity experts.
Both shows have been nominated for various awards since launching in 2020 and 2016 respectively, including BAFTA, RTS, BPG and NTA nominations and a recent win for The Wheel for Best Game Show at this year’s TV Choice Awards. Michael McIntyre’s Big Show has also been nominated in the Entertainment programme category at this year’s BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises.
Production on the sixth series of The Wheel has just begun, with Michael McIntyre’s Big Show going into production on series nine in July.
The latest series of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (S8) averaged 5.9M, remaining one of the biggest shows on Saturday Nights across the board. 1.4M of those viewers were tuning in to each episode on demand (a quarter of the show’s total audience), making this series the brand’s biggest series on iPlayer yet.
The most recent series of The Wheel (S5) averaged a huge 5.3M, peaking at 5.9M, its biggest series since it launched during COVID in 2020, as the show continues to go from strength to strength.
Michael McIntyre says: “I’m so proud of the success of both The Big Show and The Wheel. This will take the Big Show up to its 10th series, which is an amazing achievement for everyone involved. The Wheel was a show we made in lockdown while we couldn’t film the Big Show, but it’s become equally beloved. Someone came up to me recently while I was walking the dog and said they “loved The Big Wheel”, I have no idea whether they meant The Big Show, The Wheel or both shows, they may have just come from The London Eye”.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, says: “We're committed to bringing our audiences unmissable Saturday Night entertainment that brings everyone together in front of the TV. With plenty of fantastic brand-new episodes of The Wheel and Michael McIntyre's Big Show coming to BBC One and iPlayer - there can be no doubt that Michael has well and truly cemented his position as Mr Saturday Night on the BBC!”
Dan Baldwin, CEO of Hungry Bear, says: “Both The Big Show and The Wheel seem to be getting better with every series. They have become firm favourites with the nation on a Saturday night. With Michael at the helm, they’re hilarious, packed with entertainment and both deliver unforgettable moments of emotion - exactly what Saturday night entertainment should do.”
Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel executive producers are Dan Baldwin and Paul McGettigan, the series producer is Simon Adsett. Michael McIntyre’s Big Show executive producers are Dan Baldwin and Rhe-An Archibald, and the series producers are Sarah Mittell and James Pratt. The commissioning editor for the BBC is Clodagh O’Donoghue across both series. Broadcast details will be confirmed in due course.
