Channel 4 urged to rename comedy series 8 Out of 10 Cats (www.mirror.co.uk)

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This is obviously just a marketing stunt, but...

Cat food brand WHISKAS® has launched a campaign challenging Channel 4 to update the name of its popular comedy show

Cat food manufacturer WHISKAS® has called on Channel 4 to rename its flagship comedy programme, 8 Out of 10 Cats. The show took its inspiration from the brand's legendary advertising slogan from its 1970s campaign which claimed "8 out of 10 cats" favoured the well-known feline food.

However, a new NielsonIQ survey of 300 cat owners shows the famous catchphrase needs updating, as nine out of 10 moggies now prefer its latest recipe.

Fronted by Jimmy Carr, 8 Out of 10 Cats ran from 2005 to 2021 and centred around statistics, surveys and opinion polls

Apparently they want them to rename a show that finished five years ago.

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[-] remon@ani.social 8 points 1 month ago

Apparently they want them to rename a show that finished five years ago.

Cats Countdown is still going.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean this with sincerity and no disrespect: I just love how the British shorten their TV shows. I get a laugh every time I hear someone say "they were on Strictly"

I was trying to think of any funny abbreviations we use here in shitland but none came to mind. I'm guessing it's the prevalence of long titles over there

[Edit] SNL, Conan, Colbert, etc. shows like that are the only abbreviations I can think of

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 4 points 1 month ago

Everyone just calls that "Cats Does Countdown" anyway, so the number is irrelevant.

[-] essell@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

In my circles it's called Catsdown

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Same here!

[-] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 0 points 1 month ago

Maybe they should cancel that show too. It would give the host more time to participate in various comedy festivals around the world.

[-] remon@ani.social 4 points 1 month ago

Or maybe they should cancel all these festivals so we can get more than 4-5 episodes a years.

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I'm sure the latest run only had two episodes (and then two old repeats) before it stopped!

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