Overview
- ITV confirmed on Thursday that it has recommissioned Bullseye for a new series that will air later this year.
- Freddie Flintoff will return as host and long-time scorer Richard Ashdown has been confirmed to reprise his role.
- The recommissioning will include appearances by professional darts players and retains the classic three-pair question-and-dart format that ends with the Bully’s Mystery Star Prize.
- Broadcaster and production executives credited strong audience numbers for the revival — press reports cite nearly 15 million reach for the modern run and about 7 million for the 2024 Christmas special — and said the show performed well on ITVX catch-up.
- The move continues ITV’s strategy of reviving familiar formats to draw multi-generational viewers and could extend the programme’s reach on both linear TV and streaming this year.