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Evening Standard
Entertainment
Lisa McLoughlin

David Tennant hit with major TV blow after new series snubbed by fans

David Tennant plays The Creator on ITV quiz show, Genius Game - (ITV/Remarkable Entertainment)

ITV’s bid to position David Tennant as a leading face of the network appears to have faltered, as his new series Genius Game has become one of the broadcaster’s biggest ratings disappointments in recent years.

The prime-time game show, which reportedly cost more than £2.5 million to make, launched with an average audience of 1.2 million viewers but has seen numbers fall sharply.

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