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Celebrity Mastermind Faces Viewer Backlash Over Unfamiliar Guest Line-Up

Posts on X questioned whether the line-up matched the show's 'celebrity' billing.

Overview

  • Monday night's BBC Two episode, hosted by Clive Myrie, featured James Cracknell, Jen Brister, Craig Rowe and Bradley Riches.
  • Viewers quickly posted that they recognised none or only one of the guests, according to reactions compiled from X.
  • Several comments joked that the term 'celebrity' was doing 'heavy lifting' and asked if it was still the show's celebrity edition.
  • The format paired specialist subjects with general knowledge, with topics including Grigori Rasputin, Tina Fey, Grace Jones and Little Shop of Horrors.
  • The episode concluded with a three-way tie-break to settle the result after closely matched scores.