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I gave up watching The Voice during its early years on the BBC as I got frustrated with the coaches looking at each other and asking each other 'Are you going to push?' 'I'll go if you go' type of antics which often meant they missed out on some brilliant contestants and chose some awful ones.

Having said that I really enjoyed The Voice Kids as it felt different. However ITV started messing around with the format and scheduling of that by shortening the series and having it over several nights, moving it from summer to Christmas and back again. That version is 'taking a break' this year, but I expect it's been quietly dropped and won't return.

A few years ago Stephen Mulhern hosted 'Go For It' which was challenge type series, which was good but only lasted one series. I'm surprised that didn't get a longer run, but then again Stephen seems to be going for the world record of hosting the most about of TV shows!

Penn & Teller: Fool Us never seemed to take off here like it should have done, and yet continues to be successful in the US with it on it's 10th season. I'm surprised no UK channels show it - C5 showed a few from the 2nd series in random slots but then dropped it.