Reality Series ‘Shelved’ After One Season Despite Fan Praise

Channel 4 has ‘shelved’ another show after just one season despite the series earning rave reviews from fans when it aired.

Brits Down Under followed a group of adventurous backpackers from the UK as they moved to the Australian Outback to throw themselves into farm work.

They spent 88 days taking on gruelling manual labour, with the hopes that in return they may get a visa extension – and not the sack.

But, fans of the reality travel show are out of luck as it’s unlikely it will return for a second season, reports TV Zone.

It was aired in January of this year and consisted of six 45-minute-long episodes, which are still available to stream now.

Channel 4 has ‘shelved’ another show after just one season despite the series earning rave reviews from fans when it aired 

Brits Down Under followed a group of adventurous backpackers from the UK as they moved to the Australian Outback to throw themselves into farm work 

At the time it was broadcast earlier this year, fans took the social media to praise the show, quipping:

‘I’m loving this so far. Something different to watch #BritsDownUnder.’

‘I’m loving it too ! Like u say something different.’ 

‘#BritsDownUnderis the reality TV breath of fresh air we needed! Watch as directionless British youths trade city life for Aussie farm adventures. 

‘It’s a charming mix of culture shock, humor, and life lessons. From clueless to capable, these Brits are in for a wild ride.’

‘I’ve just tumbled upon #britsdownunder now it looks really good.’

‘Watching Brits Down Under. I miss Australia so much. Regional work was one of the highlights of my time there for sure #c4 #britsdownunder.’  

The controversial ‘shelving’ comes as Channel 4 is dipping its toe back into the world of reality dating and is reportedly re-launching one of TV’s raunchiest dating programmes.

Fans of the travel show are out of luck as it’s unlikely it will return for a second season, reports TV Zone

At the time it was aired earlier this year, fans took the social media to praise the show

The broadcaster is on the lookout for the ‘sexiest singles ever’ as its most daring show makes a return. 

Love Triangle – which was reportedly inspired by David Haye’s three-way relationship with The Saturdays singer Una Healy and model Sian Osborne – sees singles message two suitors before choosing one to double date.

The show, which aired in April and has been described as a mash up between Love Island and Married At First Sight, is said to have been such a success for Channel 4 that they believe a second series will be even bigger. 

A TV source told The Sun: ‘Throuples is a buzz word in right now so the first season of Love Triangle caught viewers’ imagination, and produced explosive telly and some really raunchy moments.

‘Execs are now casting again and hope Channel 4 will snap up the series and air it later this year. Either way, they’re sure other broadcasters will be just as keen.’

A casting advertisement for the show reads: ‘In a world where online dating offers too much choice, are we letting true love slip through our fingers?

‘Modern dating has turned into a shallow numbers game in which snap judgments are made, often based on nothing more than superficial selfies.

‘Finding the quality amongst the quantity is harder than ever. In this alternative to swiping right, our pickers will take the bold step of sharing their lives with just two suitors, chosen by a dating expert.

The controversial ‘shelving’ comes as Channel 4 is dipping its toe back into the world of reality dating and is reportedly re-launching one of TV’s raunchiest dating programmes (contestants pictured from series one)

Love Triangle follows unlucky-in-love singles who are matched with two potential partners in the hope of finding love in an unconventional way

‘When given the time to make a proper connection, which one will ultimately win their heart?’

In the first season, the singles were given the chance to build a connection within two days via text only.

They then had to make a potentially life-changing choice between their two matches before they meet on a blind date.

Just 24-hours later, the person who is picking and their chosen match had to take the extraordinary step of moving in together to explore what their future may look like.

However, around the corner were a series of gripping plot-twists that neither the singles or suitors saw coming.

During the explosive  series, the six singles were forced to question themselves, their choices, and everything they think they know about love.

MailOnline has contacted Channel 4 for comment. 

The new axing and reboot comes amid Channel 4 axing a string of shows this year.

The broadcaster also revealed back in January plans to make hundreds of staff redundant.

Channel 4 will also be abandoning its London HQ, the Horseferry Road office, which it have been based out of since 1994, and instead will find a new office elsewhere in London.

In June, the closure of five channels was announced – The Box music channels 4Music, The Box, Kiss, Magic and Kerrang!

The channel has been forced to cancel a handful of programmes recently, including SAS: Who Dares Wins and Steph’s Packed Lunch, as part of efforts to reduce costs.

Danny Dyer’s popular show Scared of the Dark has also been axed after just one series, despite its huge success.

The experimental TV show asked a whole host of famous faces to live in complete darkness for a week as they were tasked with various challenges.

Former footballer Paul Gascoigne was crowned the series winner after living eight days in complete darkness, beating Love Island’s Chloe Burrows, ex boxer Chris Eubank and comedian Chris McCausland in the competition.

Despite raking in more than a million viewers, Channel 4 has decided against reviving it for a second series, according to Deadline.

It comes as Channel 4 have axed a string of shows this year and revealed back in January their plans to make hundreds of staff redundant

The channel has been forced to cancel a handful of programmes recently, including SAS: Who Dares Wins and Steph’s Packed Lunch (pictured), as part of efforts to reduce costs

Danny Dyer’s popular show Scared of the Dark has also been axed after just one series despite its huge success 

Meanwhile Channel 4’s Hollyoaks will also have fewer episodes airing each week from September.

The soap, which airs on streamer 4OD, E4 and YouTube, will be slashed from five episodes per week to three.

The channel said that they were making the change because it is the ‘optimum pattern to keep heartland audiences hooked and attract new ones in a highly saturated content market,’ based on Channel 4 data.

The latest show to fall victim to the cuts is BAFTA-nominated documentary series Banged Up.

Among the star-studded line-up who took part in season one were EastEnders actor Sid Owen, Gogglebox star Marcus Luther and the Mail’s Peter Hitchens.

Season one of the four-part documentary series, which first aired in October 2023, followed a group of male celebrities as they swapped their normal lives for a stint at the decommissioned Shrewsbury Prison.

The participants were locked up for eight days, during which they were kept in cells, given jobs and subjected to body searches. They were attended to by real former prison guards and real ex-criminals.

It was so impactful that it even got nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Reality, losing out to Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge.

But, the broadcaster has confirmed it won’t be returning, and described the programme as a ‘one-off social experiment’.