BBQ Champ

{{short description|British reality TV series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = BBQ Champ titlecard.jpg | genre = Reality | presenter = Myleene Klass | judges = {{Plainlist| * Adam Richman * Mark Blatchford }} | music = Dan McGrath & Josh Phillips | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 5 | runtime = 45-47 minutes | company = Whizz Kid Entertainment (eOne) and County of Kings | channel = ITV | first_aired = {{Start date|2015|07|31|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2015|08|28|df=yes}} }}

'''''BBQ Champ''''' is a British reality television series that first aired on 31 July 2015 and ended on 28 August 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/s-time-bangers-new-cooking-BBQ-Champ/story-27477474-detail/story.html|date=28 July 2015|title=It's time to get your bangers out for new cooking show BBQ Champ|access-date=31 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022744/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/s-time-bangers-new-cooking-BBQ-Champ/story-27477474-detail/story.html|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a661189/bbq-champ-what-did-you-think-of-itvs-new-cooking-show.html|title=BBQ Champ What Did You Think Of ITV's New Cooking Show?|website=Digital Spy |date=31 July 2015}}</ref> on ITV. The show was presented by Myleene Klass and starred judges Mark Blatchford and Adam Richman.

==Premise== The aim of the programme was to find the best amateur barbecuer, with the help of the judges. The winner received a prize of £25,000.<ref name=nosecondseries>{{cite news|author=James Leyfield |title=Myleene Klass' BBQ Champ AXED after one series as Great British Bake Off scorches ITV rival |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/myleene-klass-bbq-champ-axed-6458902 |work=Daily Mirror |date=17 September 2015 |accessdate=15 November 2015}}</ref> At the end of each episode, two contestants who had least impressed the judges enough had to face each other in a grill–off. The judges' favourite contestant in the grill–off advanced to the next episode, whilst the other was eliminated from the competition.

==Contestants== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size:95%;" |- ! style="width:150px;"|'''Name''' ! style="width:25px;"|'''Age''' ! style="width:150px;"|'''Occupation''' ! style="width:115px;"|'''Status''' |- | Kuldip Singh Sahota | 33 | Chilli sauce business owner | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 1st on 31 July 2015 |- | Solomon Smith | 29 | Youth worker | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 2nd on 7 August 2015 |- | Gary Thomasson | 46 | Full time carer | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 3rd on 14 August 2015 |- | Nicola Fitzpatrick | 36 | Secretary | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 4th on 21 August 2015 |- | Duncan Meyers | 29 | IT consultant | style="background:#f4c7b8;"|Eliminated 5th on 28 August 2015 |- | Tony Smith | 38 | Photographer (now chef) | style="background:tan;"|Third Place on 28 August 2015 |- | Emma Millest | 32 | Admin assistant | style=background:silver|Runner-up on 28 August 2015 <ref name=nosecondseries /> |- | style="background:lavender;"|'''Simon Dyer''' | style="background:lavender;"|'''52''' | style="background:lavender;"|'''Farm owner''' | style=background:gold|{{nowrap|'''Winner''' '''on 28 August 2015''' <ref name=nosecondseries />}} |}

==Ratings== Official episode viewing figures are from BARB.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30|title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes|publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Episode no. !! Airdate !! Viewers (millions) !! ITV weekly ranking |- | 1 || 31 July 2015 || 2.32 || 21 |- | 2 || 7 August 2015 || 1.77 || 30 |- | 3 || 14 August 2015 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} |- | 4 || 21 August 2015 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} |- | 5 || 28 August 2015 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}} |}

==Reception== Sam Wollaston writing for ''The Guardian'' described it as "Basically the Great British BBQ-Off, with Klass playing the Mel & Sue role (fewer puns, posher frocks), Richman and Blathford as Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry, and the setting outdoors. In the meantime, Great British Bake Off starts next week. I don’t think it has much to worry about from this."<ref>{{cite news|author=Sam Wollaston |title=BBQ Champ review – 'We're talking The Great British Barbecue-Off basically' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jul/31/bbq-champ-review-were-talking-the-great-british-barbecue-off-basically |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2015}}</ref> Ben Travis for the ''Evening Standard'' made similar comments: "The show might as well be called The Great British BBQ-Off for all that it poaches from the BBC’s winning culinary formula. There’s a reason that formula works though, and while BBQ Champ isn’t as unexpectedly gripping as the Beeb’s quaint baking contest, the first episode proves enjoyable viewing."<ref>{{cite news|author=Ben Travis |title=BBQ Champ, ITV, Episode 1 review: 'Might as well be called the Great British BBQ-Off' |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/bbq-champ-itv-episode-1-review-might-as-well-be-called-the-great-british-bbq-off-10431395.html |work=Evening Standard |date=31 July 2015}}</ref>

In September 2015 ITV stated they had no future plans for a second series, after the programmes failed to come close to matching the viewing figures of the rival BBC programme, among the negative reviews received from the critics.<ref name=nosecondseries />

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{UKGameshow|BBQ_Champ}}

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