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ITV 'axes Weekender franchise after 10 years'

ITV 'axes Weekender franchise after 10 years'
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ITV reportedly decides to drop the Weekender reality franchise after 10 years.

ITV has reportedly decided to pull the plug on Weekender after 10 series.

The ITV2 reality show follows a group of reps working at a hotel in a typical Brit tourist destination, with different guests arriving each week to party.

The format debuted in 2013 and was originally known as The Magaluf Weekender, then after three series it became Ibiza Weekender before returning as Kavos Weekender for its most recent edition.

Explaining the decision, a source told The Sun: "The cast were recently informed that planned filming later this year has now been cancelled and the show won't be coming back. They're all gutted as many of them have been on it for years and it's always been such a popular format.

"ITV2 have had to make some difficult decisions with the return of Big Brother taking up a big portion of the schedule later in the year, and it looks like the Weekender series is one of those casualties.

"Obviously in telly land shows can always be resurrected, so it's not necessarily gone forever, but for the foreseeable future it's off the cards."

ITV2 also recently decided against bringing back Celebrity Karaoke Club this year for a fifth edition.

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