The second series of The Circle has premiered on Channel 4 on 24th September, 2019, starting the series with a live episode.
The season concluded with a live final with Paddy Smyth being crowned the winner and Tim Wilson the viewers' champion.
Production[]
The second series of The Circle was announced on the 18th of January 2019 after being successful on its first series and will feature a weekly live episode.[1]
Emma Willis was announced as the new presenter on the 4th of June.[2]
On the 11th of September, 2019, it was confirmed that the season would be airing the 24th of September with a live launch show.[3]
On the 17th of September, 2019, The Circle annouced on Twitter that they have moved to a new apartment complex.[4]
On the 23rd of September, 2019, The cast has been revealed on Twitter, and a day earlier on Digital Spy.[5][6]
Contestants[]
Name | Age | Playing as | Entered | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paddy Smyth | 31 | Himself | Episode 10 | Winner (Episode 22) | |
Georgina Aurelia Elliot | 21-22 | Herself | Episode 1 | Runner-up (Episode 22) | |
James Doran | 26 | "Sammie", a single mother with a baby | Episode 1 | Third place= (Episode 22) | |
Tim Wilson | 58 | Himself | Episode 1 | ||
Woody Fred Cook | 18 | Himself, but not revealing his famous parents | Episode 1 | Fifth place (Episode 22) | |
Ella May | 23 | Herself | Episode 4 | Blocked (Episode 21) | |
Jan Jones | 58 | Herself | Episode 16 | Blocked (Episode 20) | |
Busayo Twins | 24 | A man called, "Josh" | Episode 12 | Blocked (Episode 19) | |
Beth Dunlavey | 29 | Herself, younger and other pictures | "Joyce" a 62-year-old woman | Episode 8 | Blocked (Episode 18) |
Jack Quirk | 29 | Himself | |||
Brooke Odun | 24-25 | Herself | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 15) | |
Katie Roe Carr | 43 | Her 25 years old son; Jay | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 9) | |
Richard Madeley | 63 | "Judy", a 27-year-old woman | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 7) | |
Sy Jennings | 35 | Himself | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 4) | |
Emelle Smith | 31 | Herself, but younger and straight | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 2) |
Results and Elimination[]
|
Episode 2 | Episode 4 | Episode 6 | Episode 8 |
Episode 10 | Episode 14 | Episode 17 | Episode 19 | Episode 21 | Episode 22 Final | ||||
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Paddy | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 5th= | No ratings | 6th | 4th= | 1st | Winner (Episode 22) | |||||
Georgina | 7th= | 4th= | 1st | 5th | 5th | 5th= | No ratings | 4th= | 2nd | 2nd | Runner-up (Episode 22) | ||
James "Sammie" |
1st | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | No ratings | 1st | 3rd | 3rd= | Third place= (Episode 22) | ||
Tim | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | No ratings | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Woody | 5th= | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | No ratings | 4th= | 4th= | 5th | Fifth place (Episode 22) | ||
Ella | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | No ratings | 3rd | 4th= | Blocked (Episode 21) | ||||
Jan | Not in The Circle |
No ratings | 7th | Blocked (Episode 20) | |||||||||
Busayo "Josh" |
Not in The Circle |
Exempt | No ratings | 8th | Blocked (Episode 19) | ||||||||
Beth | "Joyce" | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 8th | 8th | No ratings | Blocked (Episode 18) | ||||||
Jack | 7th | ||||||||||||
Brooke | 7th= | 4th= | 5th | 7th | 4th | 7th | Blocked (Episode 15) | ||||||
Katie "Jay" |
5th= | 3rd | 6th | 4th | Blocked (Episode 9) | ||||||||
Richard "Judy" |
Exempt | 7th | Blocked (Episode 7) | ||||||||||
Sy | 3rd= | 6th | Blocked (Episode 4) | ||||||||||
Emelle | 3rd= | Blocked (Episode 2) | |||||||||||
Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4,5 | none |
Notes[]
- ^Note 1: Richard Madeley wasn't in The Circle until the very end of the Episode 1, meaning that he was exempt from the ratings in Episode 2.
- ^Note 2: In Episode 6, due to being a guest Richard was not allowed to rate but was eligible to be rated by the other players.
- ^Note 3: In Episode 7 after passing his task to be blocked, Richard was able to give immunity from the next blocking to another player; he chose Georgina.
- ^Note 4: In this rating, the influencers do not have the power to block but the bottom two players are instantly blocked from The Circle; both Jack and Beth were the at the bottom of the rankings and the twist is that they could go on as a pair potentially playing as a catfish together.
- Another couple, Ryan & Lauren could potentially replace them in The Circle.
- ^Note 5: Beth and Jack was chosen to stay in The Circle, now playing as a Catfish.
The Circle Apps[]
TBA
Post Circle[]
Trivia[]
- Season 2 now uses numbers for their ratings instead of stars like the previous series.
- Season 1 winner Alex Hobern was a guest on the live opening of The Circle.
- This series includes its fair share of "firsts":
- This series is the first to do weekly live shows.
- Richard Madeley was the first celebrity to participate in The Circle.
- This series was the first to have a game twist.
- This series was the first to include a disabled contestant.
- This series is the first to include a pair playing together in the game.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-01-18/the-circle-series-2-channel-4-confirmed-how-to-apply/
- ↑ https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/404965-emma-willis-to-host-series-two-of-the-circle-on-channel-4.html
- ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/9794874/the-circle-season-2-emma-willis/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/C4TheCircle/status/1174007355651973120
- ↑ https://twitter.com/C4TheCircle/status/1176015839918723073
- ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/g29175095/the-circle-2019-cast-new-contestants/