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In theory though Bake Off pays for itself - it's only if it's loss making would it be worthwhile axing the show and reinvesting into new content. If it's profitable they should be getting the money back they invest in it and more to invest in new content.

Agree the Professional version could go. The Junior version seems to get quite well received - not sure how it rates at 5pm but could be reworked into primetime I guess if needed, though would likely need to change it's format if weekly. Surprised too they've never introduced a mini Christmas Bake Off series to directly follow from the main series - that would make more sense for C4 to run sommething throughout December rather than just air Christmas/New Year editions, which don't seem to get traction.


I know the BBC did a similar show but based more around cooking than baking, with Mary Berry as a judge, but was that from the Love stable - or was that one of the shows that saw Love lose patience with the BBC and head to C4? I'm quite surprised there hasn't been a "Great British Cook Off" spin-off really, though not sure that would work as well visually as the makes on Bake Off.

No, Britain's Best Home Cook was made by KEO / Endemol. Its first series aired in 2018, after Bake Off had moved to Channel 4, and as an alternative Mary Berry vehicle on the BBC. It performed poorly ratings-wise, returned as Best Home Cook in 2020 and 2021, before being put out of its misery in 2022.