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The Circle (British TV series) series 2

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The Circle
Series 2
Presented by
No. of days27
No. of contestants15
Winner
  • Paddy Smyth
Runner-up
  • Georgina Elliott
Other finalists
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release24 September (2019-09-24) –
18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Additional information
Filming dates22 September (2019-09-22) –
18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 1
Next →
Series 3

The second series of The Circle began on 24 September 2019 on Channel 4, with a live special hosted by Emma Willis,[1] and concluded on 18 October 2019 after 22 episodes.[2] The series was confirmed on 18 January 2019.[3] Sophie Willan returned as narrator for the second season.[4] The series launched with 1,975,000 viewers.[5] It concluded with 1,209,000 viewers, which was a +67% increase on the first season's final number of viewers, and attracted the biggest share of 16-34 year old viewers from 10 to 11:35 p.m.[6]

On 24 September 2019, it was announced that Richard Madeley would be taking part in the series as a special guest, and would be entering during the live launch.[7] Viewers were then tasked with picking which persona he would be playing, ultimately choosing him to play as "Judy", a 27-year-old woman.[8] He left the series during the seventh episode after successfully completing his mission to be blocked.[9]

On 18 October 2019, the series was won by Paddy Smyth, who had played the game as himself. He won £70,000 of the total prize fund, with the remaining £30,000 going to Tim Wilson who won the "viewers champion" vote. Georgina Elliott was the runner-up of the series.

Format changes

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This series was the first to include weekly live episodes, which are hosted by Emma Willis and airs instead of the regular episode on Fridays. Although it still features daily highlights, it also includes interviews with blocked players and celebrity guests dissecting the week's events.[10] Emma also confirmed on the launch show that the prize fund had been increased this year taking it to £100,000, doubling the amount from the first series. The £100,000 would be split, with £70,000 going to the highest rated player and £30,000 going to the viewers' favourite finalist.[11] Unlike the previous series, instead of the players rating each other out of 5 during each round, they are given the task of ranking each other from most to least favourite instead.

Players

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The contestants taking part in the series were revealed on 23 September 2019.[12]

Name Age Hometown Playing as Entered Exited Status
Emelle Smith 31 Manchester Herself, but straight and younger (24)[13] Episode 1 Episode 2 Blocked
Sy Jennings 35 Somerset Himself Episode 1 Episode 4 Blocked
Richard Madeley[a] 63 London "Judy", a 27-year-old nutritionist Episode 2 Episode 7 Blocked
Katie Carr 43 Hampshire Jay, her 25-year-old son Episode 1 Episode 9 Blocked
Brooke Derosiers 24 Buckinghamshire Herself Episode 1 Episode 15 Blocked
Beth Dunlavey[b] 29 Newcastle Herself, but younger (26) and using another woman's photos "Joyce", a 62-year-old widow Episode 8 Episode 18 Blocked
Jack Quirk[b] 29 Edinburgh Himself Episode 8 Episode 18
Busayo Twins 24 London "Josh", a 24-year-old white man Episode 14 Episode 19 Blocked
Jan Jones 58 Kent Herself Episode 16 Episode 20 Blocked
Ella May 24 London Herself Episode 4 Episode 21 Blocked
Woody Cook 18 Brighton Himself, but not revealing his famous parents (Zoe Ball & Norman Cook) Episode 1 Episode 22 Fifth place
James Doran 26 Liverpool "Sammie", a 26-year-old single mother Episode 1 Episode 22 Third place
Tim Wilson 58 Rugby Himself Episode 1 Episode 22 Third place
Georgina Elliott 21 Nottingham Herself Episode 1 Episode 22 Runner-up
Paddy Smyth 31 Dublin Himself, but not revealing his cerebral palsy until later Episode 10 Episode 22 Winner
  1. ^ Richard was a guest and was therefore not eligible to win.
  2. ^ a b Decided by the viewers, Beth and Jack joined forces during Episode 11 to become "Joyce", a 62-year-old woman

Twists

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Richard Madeley – "Judy"

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Ahead of the launch, it was announced that television presenter Richard Madeley would be entering The Circle, with the viewers deciding which persona he would be playing. They chose for him to play as "Judy", a 27-year old woman.[14] In Episode 5, Richard was tasked with becoming the most unpopular player and getting blocked at the next ratings. He successfully completed this task and, as a reward, was allowed to give one player immunity in the next ratings. He gave this to Georgina.

The Public – Ella and Kevin

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During episode 4, the public were given the choice to vote for a new player to be added into The Circle. The viewers had the choice between Ella, 24, or Kevin, 23, to join the game as themselves. After the vote, it was revealed that Ella had won, and joined The Circle.[15]

"Joyce"

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Beth Dunlavey and Jack Quirk, who both joined The Circle as separate players in Episode 8, were the next twist decided by the public.[16] After being blocked during Episode 11, having received the two lowest average ratings, they were then informed that the viewers had been voting for whether they should be blocked for good and be replaced by a brand new player, Ryan, playing secretly with his girlfriend, Lauren, or to continue in the game together, but join forces to play as one persona ("Joyce", a 62-year-old woman). The viewers voted for Beth and Jack to continue in the game as a team, and "Joyce" officially joined The Circle in Episode 12.

The Eggs – Andrea and Jan

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During Episode 16, Andrea and Jan entered The Circle as anonymous players represented by coloured eggs. Andrea ("Red Egg") and Jan ("Blue Egg") had to participate in various tasks so the other players could vote for which of the two they would like to see join The Circle. Tim and Ella voted for "Red Egg", whilst Beth and Jack ("Joyce"), Busayo, Georgina, James, Paddy, and Woody voted for "Blue Egg". After the votes were tallied, the identities of the eggs were revealed. Having received the majority vote, Jan was introduced into The Circle; Andrea was immediately blocked, leaving the show just a few hours after arriving. Jan became the last player to enter The Circle.[17]

Results and elimination

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Unlike the previous series, players ranked each other from most to least favourite in order to determine the average ratings results.

Colour key
      The contestant was blocked.
      The contestant was an influencer.
      The contestant was immune from being blocked.
      The contestant was blocked, but returned as a different contestant.
Episode 2 Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 8 Episode 10 Episode 14 Episode 17 Episode 19 Episode 21 Episode 22
Final
Paddy Not in
The Circle
Exempt =5th No
ratings
6th =4th 1st Winner
(Episode 22)
Georgina =7th =4th 1st 5th 5th =5th No
ratings
=4th 2nd 2nd Runner-up
(Episode 22)
James
"Sammie"
1st 2nd 4th 6th 6th 4th No
ratings
1st 3rd =3rd Third place
(Episode 22)
Tim 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st No
ratings
2nd 1st =3rd Third place
(Episode 22)
Woody =5th 7th 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd No
ratings
=4th =4th 5th Fifth place
(Episode 22)
Ella Not in
The Circle
Exempt 1st 2nd 2nd No
ratings
3rd =4th Blocked
(Episode 21)
Jan Not in
The Circle
No
ratings
7th Blocked
(Episode 20)
Busayo
"Josh"
Not in
The Circle
Exempt No
ratings
8th Blocked
(Episode 19)
Beth "Joyce" Not in
The Circle
Exempt 8th 8th No
ratings
Blocked
(Episode 18)
Jack Not in
The Circle
Exempt 7th
Brooke =7th =4th 5th 7th 4th 7th Blocked
(Episode 15)
Katie
"Jay"
=5th 3rd 6th 4th Blocked
(Episode 9)
Richard
"Judy"
Not in
The Circle
Exempt 7th Blocked
(Episode 7)
Sy =3rd 6th Blocked
(Episode 4)
Emelle =3rd Blocked
(Episode 2)
Notes none 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 none
Influencers James,
Tim
James,
Tim
Georgina,
Tim
Ella,
Tim
Ella,
Woody
Ella,
Tim
Woody James,
Tim
Georgina,
Tim
none
Blocked Emelle
Influencers'
choice to block
Sy
Influencers'
choice to block
Richard
"Judy"

Influencers'
choice to block
Katie
"Jay"

Influencers'
choice to block
Beth
Lowest
rated player
Brooke
Influencers'
choice to block
Beth & Jack
"Joyce"

Secret
Influencer's
choice to block
Busayo
"Josh"

Lowest
rated player
Ella
Influencers'
choice to block
Woody
Lowest
rated player
Tim
Third highest
rated player
James
"Sammie"

Third highest
rated player
Georgina
Second highest
rated player
Jack
Second lowest
rated player
Jan
Influencers'
choice to block
Paddy
Highest
rated player

Notes

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  • ^Note 1 : In Episode 6, due to being a guest, Richard was not allowed to rate but was eligible to be rated by the other players.
  • ^Note 2 : After passing his task to be blocked, Richard was able to give immunity to a player of his choice during the next round. He chose Georgina.
  • ^Note 3 : This round the influencers did not have the power to block. Instead, the two players with the lowest ratings were automatically blocked. However, the viewers had to then decide whether to save the two eliminated players, Beth and Jack, and have them secretly return as a team (playing as "Joyce", a catfish), or if new players Lauren and Ryan should enter the game as a team, playing as "Ryan". The viewers chose to save both Beth and Jack, who joined together as "Joyce".
  • ^Note 4 : Before the Deliberation, both Influencers were told to independently save a player. Tim (as the higher-rated influencer) went first and saved Woody. Ella then saved "Sammie"/James.
  • ^Note 5 : This round, there were no ratings. Instead, the viewers voted for one player to become a "secret influencer", whose identity was not revealed to the other players. That secret influencer had to block a fellow player face-to-face. As a new player, Jan was not eligible to become the secret influencer or to be blocked by them.
  • ^Note 6 : In Episode 19, the lowest-rated player, Busayo, was immediately blocked from The Circle. Then the new Influencers went to the Hangout and blocked another player, which was Jan.
  • ^Note 7 : Before the Deliberation, both influencers were told to independently save a player. Tim, as the higher-rated influencer, went first and saved Woody. Georgina then saved James.

References

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  1. ^ "When is The Circle on TV? Who is the host? Who are the players? Who won the show last year?". Radio Times.
  2. ^ "The Circle: The Circle - On Demand". Channel 4. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ Tutton, Charlotte (18 January 2019). "The Circle season 2 confirmed as Channel 4 series returns with a HUGE twist". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ^ Slater, Jack (30 September 2019). "Who is The Circle narrator and what else have they been on?". metro.co.uk. Metro News. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Four-screen dashboard". BARB. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "C4 Press". Twitter.
  7. ^ "Why is Richard Madeley doing The Circle?". Radio Times.
  8. ^ "The Circle sees Richard become Judy in the show's first twist". Radio Times.
  9. ^ "The Circle: 5 moments of TV gold from Richard Madeley as he leaves series". Metro. 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ Edwards, Chris (27 September 2019). "The Circle viewers hate this big series 2 change". Digital Spy.
  11. ^ "What are the big format changes for The Circle series 2?". Radio Times.
  12. ^ Edwards, Chris (22 September 2019). "The Circle 2019 cast: Meet the new contestants". Digital Spy.
  13. ^ Wakefield, Lily (25 September 2019). "There's a lesbian pretending to be straight on the new season of The Circle, and the internet has a lot of thoughts". PinkNews. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. ^ West, Amy (23 September 2019). "The Circle reveals Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley as surprise contestant... with a twist". Digital Spy.
  15. ^ "The Circle: Ella joins the game after Sy gets blocked and we're already obsessed". 27 September 2019.
  16. ^ Darvill, Josh (6 October 2019). "The Circle results! Two players 'blocked' - but there's a big twist". TellyMix.
  17. ^ Darvill, Josh (11 October 2019). "The Circle 2019: Two new players enter - but only one gets to stay". TellyMix.