If QI is the best television programme ever made (a claim I’m sometimes tempted to make), why doesn’t the whole world watch it? Why hasn’t every country at least adapted it—as the world has done with so many less interesting shows (does the planet really need any more versions of X Factor?)? There’s a bit of debate on this topic. The show has been sold to channels in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, and Africa, and a Dutch version was made in 2009. However, it’s still not been seen on American television, not even on BBC America.

On 9 August 2009, TV Squad reported that John Hodgman, who appeared as a bonus guest in Series G, was furious with BBC America’s choice not to broadcast the show, implying that the channel thinks the show is too intelligent for an American audience. Two days later John Lloyd explained to TV Squad that part of the issue was cost, as the pictures used on the show are only cleared for use in the UK; although he admitted that then-president of BBC America, Garth Ancier, “is convinced that Americans ‘won’t get it.’ We disagree (of course!).”

Recently, John Mitchinson, head of QI research, said the fact that QI is “genre-busting” is the problem: “It’s much more to do with the difference between US and UK panel shows. QI doesn’t fit into any US channel’s remit.” This is a shame for American television and viewers. If smart, funny entertainment doesn’t meet a channel’s needs, what does that say about the execs’ opinions of the American viewing public?

This. All of this. QI on BBC America would be the best thing ever. And if they ever decide to ‘remake’ QI instead of just broadcasting the UK eps in America, John Hodgman would be a fantastic host.

(I’d also like to thank Katey for doing her part in bringing QI to America with her UCB show The Fascinator, which was very good and also quite interesting.)

• Viewership across all of BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who YouTube content reached an all-time high of 3.5 million views.
• The official debut of Doctor Who on Tumblr reached over 10,000 followers in two weeks.
• Doctor Who is currently the #1 TV series on the iTunes store.
• BBCAMERICA.com pulled in its largest traffic ever.  On its best day, Saturday, April 23, 74% of users were new visitors to the site.

Amazing.

oneandonlygabriel:

stopitsgingertime:

thatbluebox:

lightandwaves:

natyseixas:

miscelletc:

TUMBLR WHOVIANS PLEASE REBLOG

SPREAD THE WORD

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT O_O

How were they able to save this name?

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mullofkintyre:

We greatly appreciate you bringing all the glorious television shows and news channels from Britain and airing them over here. Although you have seemed to forget one very important show, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. As you can well imagine, it is very frustrating to have to rely on youtube or other means just to watch the latest episodes of The Buzzcocks. It doesn’t make sense to have to rely on youtube when you are after all BBC America for a reason; hence you air British shows over here in the states for our convenience. However, it is not very convenient at all because for some reason you are trying to make this process very difficult, and all for 30 minutes of television. All I ask is that you air Never Mind The Buzzcocks in America and all will be unicorns and sunshine again.

However if you donnot oblige I will continue to bombard your company with useless letters of anger that you probably wont even read anyway.

With love,
Mullofkintye

I’ll second this message and add “pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top?”