Jeremy Clarkson TV show renewed for new series despite mixed reviews

The former Top Gear host has become well known in recent years for the series Clarkson’s Farm, which has so far run for four seasons.

Set on his 1,000-acre Diddly Squat Farm near Chipping Norton, it has been renewed for a fifth series, which is set to come out this June.

However, this isn’t the only show he helms, having also been the lead presenter for the successful revival of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ on ITV since 2018.

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The show has been so popular that a spin-off called Millionaire Hot Seat was launched, with the first episode televised back in January.

Although hopes were high for the show, it garnered mixed reviews with many fans criticising the “waffling” of contestants.

On X, after the show’s initial broadcast, one user called it an “awful concept” and described it as “terrible”.

Meanwhile, viewers also picked up on a potential way that contestants bend the rules.

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The central aim of the game is to be in the hot seat at the end of the game, and when the first contestant to take the chair decided to pass his question, Mr Clarkson asked whether it was “strategic”.

While the contestant said it was “maybe strategic”, the host was more certain and said that by doing so, he was giving himself a better chance of victory.

He said: “If you use your pass now, there’s a greater chance of you being back in that chair before the game ends!”

According to the Daily Express, some fans said that Mr Clarkson had “shot himself in the foot” by exposing the flaw in the game show.

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Now, despite the mixed reviews, Millionaire Hot Seat has reportedly been renewed for a second series on ITV.

The new episodes are set to be televised later this year in the Autumn, according to the publication.

A statement from TV Zone this week said: “Millionaire Hot Seat will return to ITV next year for a new series, with the show returning to the studio later this year.

“It will follow a new run of 10 episodes – recorded as part of its first series – which are expected to air this Autumn on ITV.”