[Jon]

But BGT and SNT stopped production in 2021, and 2019 respectively, and weren't considered revivals upon their returns.

Well if we’re going to be pedantic about it they stop production every year, that’s how series work there is no rule that says the next series of something has to be the following year. I don’t think there was any suggestion they weren’t planning for either to return.

But there is no official Ofcom rule on what constitutes a revival if you or a journalist want to call the 2022 BGT series a revival then feel free every new series is in some sense.

I guess the real question here is what do people mean when they talk about revivals of TV shows? I imagine it’s usually the answer I’ve given, but they could mean anything. The particular context of the conversation is the important thing.