The Great British Bake Off is just so quintessentially British, isn’t it?
From the village fete atmosphere, to the delicious bakes, the cosy cooking show makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
And, yes, a lot of that is down to the fact that there are NO adverts whatsoever.
Yup, thanks to the good old fashioned BBC, we get to enjoy our Bake Off fix completely uninterrupted.
Well, unless we pause it to run and get a cuppa and a slice of Victoria Sponge, obviously.
However that could all be about to change.
According to The Sun, the BBC’s three-year deal runs out with the makers of the show following this summer’s series.
Which means that a bidding war could see the broadcaster LOSE the Great British Bake Off to another channel.
Yup, with even more budget cuts coming to the broadcaster, there is increasing pressure from the likes of Channel 4, ITV, and Sky, all of whom would love to get their mitts on GBBO.
Their interest in the baking show is unsurprising, as it’s proven to be something of a gold mine in terms of ratings; last year, it raked in a whopping 15.1 million viewers on average!
“It’s no surprise at all the broadcasters want a chance at landing Bake Off. It really would be a fantastic fit for Channel 4.
“But if you were Sky and ITV why wouldn’t you want the most-watched show on telly?” a source told the newspaper.
Even worse than the prospect of ADVERTS mixed in with our dose of Bake off is the fact that, if another channel secures the rights to the show, it won’t return to our screens until 2018 due to a clause in the BBC’s contract.
Yes, that means that this year’s series could be the last for a few years.
Eep.
Fingers crossed the BBC manage to secure the show for a few more years, eh?
We don’t think we could go without our regular summer dose of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood…
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