‘It’s great to see two female hosts, and Mel and Lou are a joy to watch’

Expectation for Dave

Outrageous sins, lies and legal transgressions were the order of the day in a format that quickly found its feet on Dave. Its slate of comedian and celebrity confessions struck a chord with audiences, registering a seven-day consolidated audience of 457,000 adults, which was a +132% rise on the 52-week benchmark.

This translated to a consolidated viewing share of 3.07%, cementing Dave as the number one non-terrestrial owned channel across the 10pm time-slot on the night of launch.

The presenter line up of Mel Giedroyc and Lou Sanders impressed the Broadcast judges, with one claiming it was probably Giedroyc’s best work: “Her chemistry with her co-host is brilliant – it’s fantastic storytelling.” Another added: “It’s great to see two female hosts, and Mel and Lou are a joy to watch.”

A third judge praised the show’s originality, humour and lack of smugness.

By trusting the duo to push boundaries with their comedy, producer Expectation allowed Unforgivable to make jokes about the patriarchy rarely found on male-fronted panel shows. Already having persuaded the likes of Graham Norton, Jennifer Saunders, Richard Ayoade and Gemma Collins to battle to be crowned Unforgivable, the show has been recommissioned.

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