The Big Reunion (2013)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 17 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This reality series reunites pop bands from the 1990s and early 2000s who were once big in the UK. It follows them as they prepare for a comeback performance after years apart. The show includes their rehearsals, behind-the-scenes moments, and a tour.

nostalgiclight-heartedenergeticupbeatwarmfunsentimentalreality-style

What happens

The Big Reunion is a British reality-documentary series that began airing on ITV2 on 31 January 2013. The show featured chart-topping bands who were big in the UK pop music scene between the 1990s and early 2000s, and the programme followed them as they reunited for the first time in a decade and went through their two weeks of intensive rehearsals before finally stepping back on stage for a comeback performance. The first series featured Five, 911, Atomic Kitten, B*Witched, Blue, Honeyz and Liberty X. Another mini-series, entitled The Big Reunion: On Tour, aired from 5–19 September 2013. It followed the groups embarking on their arena tour, and other behind-the-scenes action. The Big Christmas Reunion, a Christmas special, also aired on 12 December 2013. It saw the bands recording a Christmas charity single for Text Santa and looked at how Text Santa helped vulnerable people. The Big Reunion proved to be an unexpected hit for ITV2; the first episode brought in 1.2 million viewers, becoming the channel's highest-rated premiere in five years, and the show went on to achieve over 1 million viewers every week, making it one of the channel's most popular shows. Due to the huge success, a second series was commissioned. The second series, which premiered on 6 February 2014, featured 3T, A1, Damage, Eternal, Girl Thing, and a supergroup called 5th Story, which consisted of Kenzie from Blazin' Squad, Dane Bowers from Another Level, and former soloists Adam Rickitt, Kavana and Gareth Gates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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