Relegated back to its former home

QI is being dropped from BBC One and returning to BBC Two.

The last three of its nine series have run in a prime-time slot on the BBC’s flagship channel – but series ten, which will air this autumn, is heading for a post-watershed slot on its original home.

The show’s creator John Lloyd said sardonically; ‘QI did very well in the ratings on BBC One but we thought we ought to give Coronation Street a fighting chance.’

George Entwistle, acting director if the BBC’s Vision, department added: ‘I'll be very pleased to see QI back on Two, custom-built for a post watershed slot where I guess it might dare to be even more interesting.’

Host Stephen Fry and regular panellist Alan Davies will both remain with the show back on BBC Two.

Published: 3 Mar 2011