Gogglebox is a British reality show that has aired on Channel 4 since 7 March
2013. The show features recurring couples, families and friends from
around Britain sitting in their living rooms watching weekly British television
shows. The show won a BAFTA award in 2014 and a National Television Award in
2015. Transmissions
= Gogglebox = = Gogglesprogs =
Production The show is a production of Studio
Lambert, a company run by British media executive Stephen Lambert, who was
behind other Channel 4 shows such as Faking It, Wife Swap, Undercover Boss
and The Secret Millionaire. The executive producer is Tania Alexander,
who said the original idea was for the show to be a "mix of Harry Hill and The
Royle Family". Farah Ramzan Golant, the boss of
All3Media, said: "Everyone loves watching TV and talking about TV. But
the show isn't really about TV. The show is about people's lives, their
relationships, their living rooms and the way children and parents talk about
TV. It's near real-time because you're watching what happened in the seven days
before. That’s quite priceless. It captures a cultural response to
something that's happening in the world. Gogglebox shows TV in people's living
rooms is alive and well and thriving. It is asserting the indispensable role of
TV in the fabric of people's lives." = Filming =
The show is filmed in the viewers' homes by two small HD remote-control cameras
known as "hot heads" operated by a small team elsewhere in the home that have set
up a temporary production control room; the team consisted of a
producer/director, gallery operator, assistant, audio engineer, researcher
and a runner. Cast
Current Former
Notes Viewers
= Current = = Former =
Awards and nominations International versions
= Australian version = An Australian edition of the programme
debuted on 11 February 2015. It is a co-production between pay TV provider
Foxtel and commercial Network Ten. It airs on Foxtel's Lifestyle Channel
first, and is repeated 24 hours later on Ten. The program started its second
season on 30 September 2015. = United States/Canadian version =
Canadian, and American broadcasters. The American and Canadian versions, both
called The People's Couch, premiered on Bravo on 10 March 2014 and Bravo in July
2014. = Other versions =
Following the success of the British series, the rights to the show have been
sold to both Chinese and Ukrainian broadcasters. Irish broadcaster TV3 will
air an Irish version of Gogglebox; it was initially expected to broadcast from
January 2015 but has been delayed until September 2015. It will premiere on TV3
Ireland in January 2016. An Italian version of the show was
scheduled to air on Mediaset in the autumn of 2014.
In Poland, the show will begin airing in autumn 2014 on TTV, who bought
three-year broadcast rights. The Slovenian version is called
Bognedaj, da bi crknu televisor. A second series began on 11 March 2015 on
Planet TV, third season is scheduled for autumn 2015.
In Israel, the version called "Tadliku" premiered on Channel 2 in June 2014 and
was abruptly canceled after two episodes.
In Germany there have been two attempts at the show, in December 2014 and
January 2015: Wohnzimmerhelden on Sat.1 which was identical to the original
format and Sofa Stars on RTL Television which only let the viewers/participants
comment on shows of RTL group. Both German versions each had two episodes
which received poor ratings so that it is unlikely that there will be a
continuation of either one. In Finland, the show is called
Sohvaperunat and is aired by the Finnish broadcasting company, Yle.
In Norway, the show is called "Sofa" and is aired by NRK from October 2014.
In Belgium, the show is called "Hallo Televisie" and is shown on Eén since 6
January 2015. In France, the show has been adapted
under the title Vu à la télé and broadcast on M6, starting October 2014.
References External links
Gogglebox at channel4.com Gogglebox at Radio Times
Gogglebox at the Internet Movie Database