{"id":134377,"date":"2023-11-25T14:09:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134377"},"modified":"2023-11-25T14:09:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T14:09:48","slug":"itvs-im-a-celebrity-hit-with-over-100-ofcom-complaints-days-after-show-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/itvs-im-a-celebrity-hit-with-over-100-ofcom-complaints-days-after-show-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"ITVs Im A Celebrity hit with over 100 Ofcom complaints days after show launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! preview<\/h3>\n<p>ITV has been hit with more than 100 Ofcom complaints over its casting of former UKIP leader Nigel Farage in this year&#8217;s I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here!<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of this year&#8217;s series, the line-up announcement instantly saw ITV come under fire as many fans claimed they&#8217;d be &#8220;boycotting&#8221; the programme over the inclusion of the politician who spearheaded the Brexit movement.<\/p>\n<p>It was confirmed on Wednesday that 103 complaints had been made to regulator Ofcom, with 42 regarding the 59-year-old&#8217;s appearance on the show, 31 about right-wing politics, and 24 about a quip made by Ant and Dec about Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the series launch, the channel released a statement over the criticism faced by Nigel&#8217;s participation in the show.<\/p>\n<p>ITV said: &#8220;I&#8217;m A Celebrity has always featured a diverse cast from all areas of public life and has a history of featuring political figures throughout its 20 years on screen.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>Nigel Farage accused of &#8216;playing a game&#8217; on ITV show by former I&#8217;m A Celeb star<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-A-Celebrity-Nigel-s-casting-has-caused-hundreds-of-Ofcom-complaints-5079842.jpg?r=1700671145304\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As with any camp mate, viewers are invited to form their own opinions when the show begins on Sunday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During an episode form earlier in the week, Ant and Dec took aim at the north east city of Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>It came as Ant explained: &#8220;In case you&#8217;re not familiar with the Australian outback, it&#8217;s a barren, deeply hostile environment, that&#8217;s barely fir for human habitation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Imagine Sunderland, but hotter,&#8221; Dec added as the crew laughed at the joke.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>I\u2019m A Celeb&#8217;s Ant and Dec take another savage dig at GB News\u2019 \u2018two viewers'[VIDEO] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8217;s Nigel Farage details being unconscious after plane crash[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8217;s Nella Rose takes on mission in Bushtucker Trial[VIDEO] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-A-Celebrity-The-former-UKIP-leader-has-led-to-some-people-boycotting-the-series-5079843.jpg?r=1700671145347\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The hit programme saw a smaller-scale backlash last year when former health secretary Matt Hancock joined the jungle camp.<\/p>\n<p>It seems Nigel&#8217;s stint in the show has caused more of an outcry though and the channel has suffered a big loss in ratings.<\/p>\n<p>The show lost more than two million viewers on Sunday&#8217;s debut of the after hundreds complained they wouldn&#8217;t be tuning in.<\/p>\n<p>An average of seven million tuned in to watch the first episode of series 23 on Sunday, according to overnight ratings, with ITV reporting a peak audience of 7.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s first episode of the 2022 series saw an average of 9.1 million with a peak viewership of 10.3 million, according to ITV&#8217;s overnight ratings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; get Me Out Of Here! continues on Wednesday at 9pm on ITV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1837898\/Im-A-Celebrity-Ofcom-complaints-Nigel-Farage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! preview ITV has been hit with more than 100 Ofcom complaints over&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITVs Im A Celebrity hit with over 100 Ofcom complaints days after show launch - bluemull<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/itvs-im-a-celebrity-hit-with-over-100-ofcom-complaints-days-after-show-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ITVs Im A Celebrity hit with over 100 Ofcom complaints days after show launch - bluemull\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; 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