KEN BRUCE'S POPMASTER TV RENEWED FOR THIRD AND FOURTH SERIES ON CHANNEL 4

Channel 4 have handed Ken Bruce's PopMaster TV a double recommission with applications now open for its third and fourth series.

The new series presented by legendary radio DJ Ken Bruce will feature more music, more questions and more opportunities for would-be pop aficionados to flex their music trivia muscles. The series will, once again, be filmed in Glasgow.

In PopMaster TV, five contestants go head-to-head to test the depth of their music knowledge over a series of six knockout rounds.

The rounds include ‘Intros, Middles and Ends’, ‘Video Gaga’, ‘Pop Years’ and ‘It’s Only Words’, before two players progress to play ‘Original PopMaster’. The winner must then correctly tackle a ‘3 in 10’ if they’re to take home the PopMaster TV gold disc.

Based on the ionic radio quiz, which has been running for 25 years, the six-episode first series of PopMaster TV elevated More4 to the number one digital channel on weekdays at 8pm, averaging an audience of 760k, an increase of +565% on slot average and +471% on audience share.

Speaking about the first series, Bruce commented: “After playing PopMaster on the radio for 25 years, it was a joy to work with Channel 4 and 12 Yard to finally bring it to TV screens... PopMaster TV was brilliant fun and I’m thrilled we get to do it again ... to put even more music lovers, and some celebs, to the ultimate pop trivia test.”

PopMaster TV airs on More4 and is available on Channel 4.