All Together Now (UK TV series)

All Together Now
Presented by
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • James Fox
  • Dom Waugh
  • Andrew Cartmell
Production location(s) dock10, MediaCityUK, Greater Manchester
Editor(s) Marc Bassett
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Remarkable Television
Release
Original network BBC One
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) – present
External links
Website

All Together Now is a British reality television music competition which first aired on BBC One on 27 January 2018. It is presented by Rob Beckett and Geri Halliwell (credited as Geri Horner). Michael Rice was crowned the winner of the first series on 3 March. A second series was announced on 28 March[1] and a one-off celebrity special was commissioned in July. [2]

Format

In each episode, a range of singers take to the stage, but waiting to judge each performance is ‘The 100’ - a unique panel of one hundred music experts and performers from across the UK headed up by former Spice Girl, Geri Horner.

There are six episodes in the series, consisting of five heats and the final.

The heats

During each heat, performers try and outscore their competitors in order to earn a seat on the top three podium. Whenever a performer scores high enough for a podium place, the act in 3rd place is eliminated as a result.

From each heat, two acts go through to the series final. Once all acts have sung, the 1st placed performer with the highest score automatically goes through. The acts in 2nd and 3rd sing off against one another and the winner of that sing off earns the second qualification spot.

Prior to filming, all performers choose the song they want to sing. The 100 learn the words to all the songs before the show, but they don’t know who is going to come out and sing said songs to them. Each song is approximately 90 seconds long, but importantly the 100 can only join in for the final 60 seconds as signified by a lighting change. This means that the 100 have the same amount of time to join in the singing for every act.

Tie-breaks

In the event of a tied score, the 100 review the full performances of both acts on monitors in studio. Each member of the 100 decides which act they prefer and votes by pressing their button. The act with the most votes takes their seat on the podium, meaning that the act with the fewer votes either drops down a podium place or exits the competition. In the event that the tiebreak vote is also tied, Geri Horner, as captain of the 100 has the casting vote.

The sing-off

For the sing-off at the end of the show, scores are reset to zero and the 2nd and 3rd placed acts perform a new song chosen from a given shortlist. In the event that both acts wish to sing the same song from that shortlist, the performer in 2nd place has priority.

The final and the prize

In the final, the ten finalists (the first placed performer and sing-off winner from each heat) perform again in front of The 100 with a new song. This time, all three acts who finish in the top three podium seats sing again and the act with the highest score after this final sing off wins the series and with it the £50,000 cash prize.

Heat 1 (27 January)

Result's colour key
     Artist advanced to the final with the highest score
     Artist did not score enough points to place inside the Top 3
     Artist advanced to the sing-off in 2nd and 3rd place

Michael advanced to the final.

Sing-Off details
Name Song Score Result
Chrissy Caine "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 10 Eliminated
The Sundaes "Shout" by The Isley Brothers 92 Advanced

Heat 2 (3 February)

Running order

Tabi advanced to the final.

Sing-Off details
Order Name Song Score Result
1 Valentina "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston 32 Eliminated
2 Karl Lewis "Wonderwall" by Oasis 82 Advanced

Heat 3 (10 February)

Running order

Jodie advanced to the final.

Sing-Off details
Name Song Score Result
Chloe Griffiths "Get Here" by Oleta Adams 31 Advanced
Norbert Bondin "Next to Me" by Emeli Sandé 18 Eliminated

Heat 4 (17 February)

Running order

Victoria advanced to the final.

Sing-Off details
Name Song Score Result
Rachael Hawnt "Alone" by Heart 97 Advanced
Scott Dale "Fly Me to the Moon" by Kaye Ballard 7 Eliminated

Heat 5 (24 February)

End Song: The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

Running order

James advanced to the final.

Sing-Off details
Order Name Song Score Result
1 Lee England "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers 68 Eliminated
2 Rachel Lee Stephens "Run" by Snow Patrol 94 Advanced

The final (3 March)

Running order
Sing-Off details
Order Name Song Score Result
1 Victoria Ouwari "Tonight" by Ferrante & Teicher 43 Third place
2 James Thompson "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross 84 Runner-up
3 Michael Rice "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen 94 Winner

The 100 and the performers

The 100

The 100 are a range of music experts and performers from across the UK. They were cast to include a diverse mix of ages, backgrounds and a variety of music genres. As captain of the 100, Geri’s vote carries no extra weight. The only time Geri’s vote takes precedence is in the case of a tied vote in the Tie Break.

Members of the 100 include:

The performers

The Performers are a mix of soloists and groups. They were cast to include a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and genres, including pop, rock, soul, jazz, musicals, and classical. The casting was open to all and the show attracted performers with minimal public performance experience through to seasoned performers who have appeared on major stages and theatres.

Critical response

All Together Now has received mixed reviews. Sam Wollaston from The Guardian said: “It’s kind of like a pub singalong meets Celebrity Squares. I quite enjoyed it. It doesn’t take itself too seriously. There are no promises of stardom; just a bit of a laugh, and 50 grand to the winner. And it’s nice to be able to easily work out how well someone’s done, as a percentage.” Jeff Robson from The Independent said: “With The Voice having moved to ITV, it’s clear the BBC is looking for a new show to capture the nation’s imagination before Strictly… comes back. They may well have found it. As head judge/MC, Geri Horner generates enough positivity to power a small town but co-presenter Rob Beckett brings a nicely acerbic vibe to counter the showbiz excesses.” [3]

Others have been more critical. Michael Hogan from The Daily Telegraph said the show's first episode "fell short" and noted as a positive that it "had the decency not to outstay its welcome".[4] Stuart Heritage of The Guardian called it "alarmingly complicated and pointlessly inconsequential" and "less a programme and more a plea to end an entire genre [televised music competitions] for good".[5] Carol Midgely of The Times said: "I haven’t seen such toe-curling, ‘make it stop’ TV since Len Goodman’s Partners in Rhyme. Whoever thought of having 100 judges deserves to be tied to a chair and forced to watch both shows on a loop. For a week."[6]

Ratings

Episode Air date Viewers
(millions)		 BBC One
weekly ranking		 Viewing share
Episode 1 27 January 3.88 26 TBA
Episode 2 3 February 3.90 29 TBA
Episode 3 10 February 3.90 21 TBA
Episode 4 17 February 3.83 23 TBA
Episode 5 24 February 3.18 30 TBA
Episode 6 3 March 4.03 30 TBA

International versions

     Currently airing franchise
     Franchise with an upcoming season
     Franchise negotiating with production, although it is not official
     Franchise no longer in production
Country/RegionNameNetworkPremiereHost(s)Seasons and winnersRef.
 Australia All Together Now Seven Network October 7, 2018 Julia Zemiro
Ronan Keating capitan		 Season 1, 2018: Upcoming [7]
 Brazil Canta Comigo
Sing with Me		 RecordTV July 18, 2018 Gugu Liberato Season 1, 2018: Débora Pinheiro
Season 2, 2019: Upcoming		 [8]
 Denmark All Together Now: Danmark Kanal 5 August 18, 2018 Christopher Læssø
Mette Lindberg		 Season 1, 2018: Current season
[9]
 Germany Sing Mit Mir
Sing with Me		 RTL TBD TBD Season 1, 2018: Upcoming [10]
 Poland Śpiewajmy razem. All Together Now
Let's sing together		 Polsat September 5, 2018 Igor Kwiatkowski
Ewa Farna Capitan		 Season 1, 2018: Current season
 France Together, tous avec moi M6 TBD Eric Antoine Season 1, 2018: Upcoming [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Saturday night entertainment show All Together Now to return to BBC One for second series". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "BBC One commissions All Together Now Celebrities". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "All Together Now".
  4. ↑ Hogan, Michael (27 January 2018). "All Together Now, episode 1 review: we don't need another singing contest but at least this one's only an hour long". Daily Telegraph.
  5. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (31 January 2018). "All Together Now: unwieldy, bonkers and the singing show's death knell". Guardian.
  6. ↑ Midgely, Carol (29 January 2018). "TV review: Chris Packham: In Search of the Lost Girl". The Times.
  7. ↑ "Endemol Shine Group announce first international deal for All Together Now - Endemol Shine Group". Endemol Shine Group. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  8. ↑ "RecordTV orders All Together Now". C21Media. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  9. ↑ "Stort internationalt sangprogram til Kanal 5". Discovery Networks Denmark.
  10. ↑ "Germany and France stand up for Endemol Shine Group's All Together Now in first European Deals - Endemol Shine Group". Endemol Shine Group. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  11. ↑ "Germany and France stand up for Endemol Shine Group's All Together Now in first European Deals - Endemol Shine Group". Endemol Shine Group. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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