That's My Jam (British TV series)
{{short description|British game show}}
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{{Infobox television
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| director = Glenn Weiss
| presenter = Mo Gilligan
| theme_music_composer = Adam Blackstone
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Will Macdonald
- Andy Price
- Pinki Chambers
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Isabel Forte
- Sapphire Dew
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| location = Universal Studios Lot Universal City, California
| runtime = 57 minutes
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| channel = BBC One
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|12|17|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2023|2|4|df=yes}}
| related = That's My Jam
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That's My Jam is a British television game show based on the American game show of the same name. It premiered on 17 December 2022 on BBC One and is hosted by British comedian Mo Gilligan.
Format
The game features celebrity teams competing in music-themed challenges, such as "Mixtape Medley Showdown", "Slay It, Don't Spray It", "Wheel of Musical Impressions" and "Take On Mo".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/celebrity-line-up-thats-my-jam|title=Celebrity line-up announced for brand new entertainment show That's My Jam|work=BBC|date=29 November 2022|access-date=8 March 2023}}
Production
In December 2021, it was reported that the BBC would be developing a British adaptation of That's My Jam with Mo Gilligan as host.{{cite web|last=Farber|first=Alex|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/bbc-eyes-jimmy-fallons-thats-my-jam/5166086.article|title=BBC eyes Jimmy Fallon's That's My Jam|website=Broadcast Now|date=17 December 2021|access-date=8 March 2023}} In August 2022, the series was officially announced, with filming taking place in Los Angeles.{{cite news|last=Whittock|first=Jesse|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/mo-gilligan-universal-television-thats-my-jam-bbc-edinburgh-tv-festival-1235098912/|title='That's My Jam': Mo Gilligan's BBC Remake Of Jimmy Fallon Format Will Shoot In LA; Universal Execs Urged Presenter To Be Himself During Pilot — Edinburgh TV Festival|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=24 August 2022|access-date=8 March 2023}} In December 2022, it was announced that the show would premiere on BBC One on 17 December 2022.{{cite news|last=Ravindran|first=Manori|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/thats-my-jam-uk-mo-gilligan-1235463600/|title=That's His Jam: How Britain's Mo Gilligan Made Jimmy Fallon's Spin-Off His Own for the BBC|work=Variety|date=16 December 2022|access-date=8 March 2023}}
Episodes
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Alesha Dixon & Michelle Visage vs. Kevin McHale & Jenna Ushkowitz
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| Viewers = 2.7{{cite web|last1=Kahn|first1=Ellie|last2=Fallon|first2=Heather|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings/thats-my-jam-matches-the-traitors/5177597.article|title=That's My Jam matches The Traitors|website=Broadcast Now|date=19 December 2022|access-date=8 March 2023}}{{registration required}}
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| Title = Nicole Scherzinger & Thom Evans vs. Joey Fatone & Aloe Blacc
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|12|24|df=yes}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Amber Riley & Donny Osmond vs. Shawn Stockman & Wanyá Morris
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|12|31|df=yes}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Becky Hill & Jason Derulo vs. Salt-N-Pepa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|1|7|df=yes}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Camilla Luddington & Chris Carmack vs. Kimberly Wyatt & Gina Yashere
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|1|14|df=yes}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Tom Grennan & Patsy Palmer vs. Tom Ellis & Billy Boyd
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|1|21|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 1.8{{cite web|last=McHugh|first=Marian|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings/masked-singer-overtakes-michael-mcintyre/5178392.article|title=Masked Singer overtakes Michael McIntyre|website=Broadcast Now|date=23 January 2023|access-date=8 March 2023}}{{registration required}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Courtney Act & The Vivienne vs. Ricki Lake & Reggie Watts
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|1|28|df=yes}}
| Viewers = 1.3{{cite web|last=McHugh|first=Marian|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings/thats-my-jam-tunes-out-with-15m/5178845.article|title=That's My Jam tunes out with 1.5m|website=Broadcast Now|date=6 February 2023|access-date=8 March 2023}}{{registration required}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Chrishell Stause & Mary Fitzgerald vs. Lucy Davis & David Koechner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|2|4|df=yes}}
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Reception
Despite its success in the US, the show received poor reception from UK audiences and critics. Jack Seale of The Guardian gave the show two-out-of-five stars, calling the show "awkward".{{cite web|last=Seale|first=Jack|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/17/thats-my-jam-review-mo-gilligans-singing-show-is-just-awkward|title=That's My Jam review – Mo Gilligan's singing show is just … awkward|work=The Guardian|date=17 December 2022|access-date=8 March 2023}} Michael Hogan of The Daily Telegraph gave the show one star out of five, criticizing the lack of British participants and calling it "embarrassing" and "clattering".{{cite news|last=Hogan|first=Michael|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2022/12/17/jam-bbc-one-review-embarrassing-clattering-americanised-mess/|title=That's My Jam, BBC One, Review|work=Telegraph|date=17 December 2022|access-date=8 March 2023}} Katie Timms of The Plymouth Herald gathered audience reactions which mainly gave negative feedback, some deemed it as "the worst programme on Saturday night television".{{cite web|last=Timms|first=Katie|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/bbc-viewers-slam-thats-jam-8005973|title=BBC viewers slam That's My Jam as the 'worst programme' on Saturday night TV|work=The Plymouth Herald|date=7 January 2023|access-date=8 March 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{BBC programme|m001gcdp}}
- {{IMDb title|21270848}}
- {{UKGameshow|That%27s_My_Jam}}
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Category:2022 British television series debuts
Category:2023 British television series endings
Category:2020s British game shows
Category:BBC television game shows
Category:2020s British music television series
Category:British television series based on American television series