Richard & Judy’s New Position is reportedly going to be axed following poor viewing figures.
The show, which is on the Watch channel, lost over 90% of the audience since it’s launch in October last year, pulling in just 8000 viewers on Monday.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Every day, we think an announcement will be made…it looks unlikely this show will come back.”
Ratings for the programme started with 100,000 when they first joined the UKTV satellite and cable channel, but Richard Madeley, 52, and Judy Finnigan, 60, used to draw audiences of 3 million when their shows were on Channel 4 and ITV.
Their contract with Watch is due for renewal in December. They quit Channel 4 in 2008, when their £3 million pay deal expired, and they moved to Watch in a much-publicised move.
In January, the show moved to the 6pm timeslot from 8pm, after viewing figures released in December placed it bottom against closest rivals, with a mere 0.06% share.
Judy Finnigan recently said that she would happily quit TV, as she is keen to take a break from the “daily grind” of the show. A source also told The Sun: “She realises there is more to life than daily TV. It’s not that Judy wants to give up television all together, but you can burn out on the daily grind.”
However, if Judy was to quit television, husband Richard would not follow, as he is rumoured as being considered as the host of revamped game show, Double Your Money. The source added: “Richard has made it no secret he’s still ambitious and is keen to try other projects.”