Lee Mack Leads ITV Renewal of The 1% Club for Three Years
ITV has renewed The 1% Club for three more years, and lee mack will stay on as host. The move keeps one of the broadcaster’s most reliable quiz properties in place after the show drew more than five million viewers per episode.
Three series for Lee Mack
Lee Mack said he was “delighted that ITV have given us three more series to discover Great British clever clogs.” He added, “I just told my family how old I would be when these three series are over, but apparently I got it wrong - which shows you how well I’d do as a contestant.”
The renewal extends a format that has been streamed more than 60 million times and reached more than 43 million viewers since launching three years ago. For ITV, that leaves the show as a repeatable piece of prime-time scheduling rather than a one-off hit that fades after its first run.
Sue Murphy on ITV's slate
Sue Murphy, ITV’s director of factual entertainment, said: “We’re thrilled to be renewing The 1% Club for a further three years.” She added: “The show has become a huge hit with viewers of all ages.”
Murphy also said: “With Lee at the helm as always, we can’t wait to bring more series and specials to the viewers.” She described it as “a brilliant entertainment show with a unique format that viewers love to play along with at home, and its broad appeal makes it a hugely valuable part of our slate on ITV.”
Awards and specials
The show’s award record helps explain why the network is extending it again. The 1% Club has won the National Television Award for best quiz show three times in a row, the Broadcast Award for best entertainment twice, and a Rose d’Or for best entertainment show.
ITV will continue to broadcast specials and the return of The 1% Club Rollover, and a Kids Special is set to air later this month. Lee Mack has also been nominated twice for a BAFTA for best entertainment performance, keeping the presenter’s profile tied to a format that now has both scale and repeat value.
For viewers, the practical effect is simple: the quiz stays on ITV, Mack stays with it, and the channel is committing to more than just standard episodes. The new three-year run suggests ITV sees the format as a durable piece of entertainment inventory, not a short-term ratings spike.
