May I offer another example of the tail wagging the BBC Commissioning Dog in the hunt for "yoof" audiences ? The irredeemably awful quiz and fairground game show, The Wall, is coming back for another series because: "The latest series has averaged 3.3m on 30-Day All Screens for All Audiences, peaking at 4.2m for the fifth episode and the most recent series has seen the highest episode to date for young audiences."
Desperate. Perhaps they could tell us the exact proportion of 'young audience' that is a now measure of success at the BBC ?
The other aspect of the tail wagging the BBC Commissioning Dog is the vested interest BBC Studios, nee Enterprises, has in flogging its quiz formats to other broadcasters. The more it can commission the more profitable the Beeb's commercial arm becomes.
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