Poor old Cilla Black must be feeling past her prime. In the day, her dating show Blind Date was one of TV’s most popular shows but now it seems she can’ even get past her first episode.

Cilla was supposed to be fronting Loveland for Sky One, but the whole series has been cancelled after a test audience hated the first episode.

A source told The Sun: “People just did not like the show in the focus groups. They kept asking why we didn’t just bring back Blind Date.

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Legendary showbiz entertainer, Cilla Black is returning to TV for 21st Century dating show, LOVELAND.

In Loveland, Cilla Black will revolutionise the dating show format she championed by combining real-time animation within a studio-based show.

Richard Woolfe, Director of Programming, Sky1, Sky2 and Sky3 commented: “Cilla is the undisputed queen of the dating show. There’s been many pretenders to her throne, but she remains in a class of her own. I’m thrilled she shares my passion for Loveland and for bringing the dating show kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.” Read more & comment »