London -- The BBC is to offer a refund to fans of the Saturday night dance extravaganza "Strictly Come Dancing" -- the U.K.'s version of "Dancing With the Stars" -- after the show's producers opted to scrap the viewers' vote when the judges tied in the latest round.
More than 1,800 viewers have complained to the BBC about the decision to scrap the audience vote, which was taken when the judges awarded the two of the three pairs of competitors a tie. This meant that the third pair was forced into a dance-off whatever the public vote, and the judges decided that all three couples should continue to the next round.
BBC head of entertainment production Jon Beazley said the votes would be carried over to the next round and that aggrieved viewers could seek a refund for the cost of their phone vote.
"(Saturday's) votes will count, and that's really important.
More than 1,800 viewers have complained to the BBC about the decision to scrap the audience vote, which was taken when the judges awarded the two of the three pairs of competitors a tie. This meant that the third pair was forced into a dance-off whatever the public vote, and the judges decided that all three couples should continue to the next round.
BBC head of entertainment production Jon Beazley said the votes would be carried over to the next round and that aggrieved viewers could seek a refund for the cost of their phone vote.
"(Saturday's) votes will count, and that's really important.
- 12/16/2008
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The BBC has agreed to give refunds to viewers unhappy with Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing result. Almost 1,800 people complained after contestants Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon were awarded the same score by judges, rendering votes for Holby City actor Tom Chambers irrelevant. Initially the BBC had refused to offer any refunds, stating that all votes cast would roll over to the following week's final. However, the corporation has now announced that refunds will be available to those viewers who are unhappy. Head of entertainment production Jon Beazley told spinoff show It Takes Two: "[Saturday's] votes will count and that's really important. They have been registered on Saturday and will roll (more)...
- 12/16/2008
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
BBC controller of entertainment Jon Beazley has defended the decision to put all three Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalists through to Saturday's final. Couples Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup, Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone, and Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole all avoided elimination last weekend after a phone vote mix-up. Beazley told Claudia Winkleman on It Takes Two that he considered the matter to be "very serious" and that bosses did "what we possibly could to resolve it". Responding to concerns that the show may have been rigged in some way, he said: "There was no fix, there was nothing underhanded (more)...
- 12/15/2008
- by By Michael Thornton
- Digital Spy
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