Channel 5 pull reality show from screens after just one episode in last-minute schedule shake-up

07.11.2023 17:53

TheSun.co.uk

CHANNEL 5 have pulled a reality show from screens after just one episode in a last-minute schedule shake-up.

The broadcaster’s brand new reality show Wife on Strike kicked off on Monday night.

Channel 5Channel 5 have pulled a reality show from screens after just one episode in a last-minute schedule shake-up[/caption]

Episode 1:..In two thirds of households across the UK the responsibility for chores fails on one person. Now, in two separate homes in London, two women have had enough and put their partners to the test as they go on strike...The Bensalem family, made up of Dad Wassim and Mum Laura, plus their five kids, as well as Lauras parents and two dogs all live together in south east London. The couple have been together for 16 years, however the domestic load falls entirely to Laura who caters, taxis and generally looks after the household. In a dramatic move, she announces to her loved ones thats shes leaving and Dad Wassim is forced to step up. ..Until now Laura has been preparing three separate dishes for her family, taking all the kids to school and dropping Wassim at the train station, as well as cleaning, vacuuming, dog walking and keeping on top of the washing. Without Laura at home, Wassim has to try and juggle it all - but the first stop for dinner is the local takeaway. ..Fifteen miles away in Romford, married couple Claire and Sean are also struggling to balance the domestic load. Claire who works full time from home is fed up with being responsible for all the chores. Having nagged her husband for years to step up, thing still havent changed, and so she too is leaving...But after 23 years together, Sean is at sea without his wife and ends up turning to 19-year-old daughter Joy-Anna, who attempts to sort out the washing and assist with the school duties for her younger brother. ..With the two women safely ensconced in a local hotel, they are able to monitor just how their other halves are getting on via footage, and what they see doesnt always go down well. Can their men turn it around? ..Determined that this grand gesture will have an effect, the two mums send in their friends to pass on some words of wisdom to their husbands and hand over a list of tasks and requirements for the future...By the end of the week, each couple meet on neutral ground in an effort to try and implement some long-term changes. Will Wassim win his battle to make his children more independent? And can Sean stick to a rota at home? Will Laura still end up cooking three meals for her family? And can Sean master the washing machine? — The broadcaster’s brand new reality show Wife on Strike kicked off on Monday night

In two thirds of households across the UK the responsibility for chores fails on one person. Now, in two separate homes in London, two women have had enough and put their partners to the test as they go on strike...The Bensalem family, made up of Dad Wassim and Mum Laura, plus their five kids, as well as Lauras parents and two dogs all live together in south east London. The couple have been together for 16 years, however the domestic load falls entirely to Laura who caters, taxis and generally looks after the household. In a dramatic move, she announces to her loved ones thats shes leaving and Dad Wassim is forced to step up. ..Until now Laura has been preparing three separate dishes for her family, taking all the kids to school and dropping Wassim at the train station, as well as cleaning, vacuuming, dog walking and keeping on top of the washing. Without Laura at home, Wassim has to try and juggle it all - but the first stop for dinner is the local takeaway. ..Fifteen miles away in Romford, married couple Claire and Sean are also struggling to balance the domestic load. Claire who works full time from home is fed up with being responsible for all the chores. Having nagged her husband for years to step up, thing still havent changed, and so she too is leaving...But after 23 years together, Sean is at sea without his wife and ends up turning to 19-year-old daughter Joy-Anna, who attempts to sort out the washing and assist with the school duties for her younger brother. ..With the two women safely ensconced in a local hotel, they are able to monitor just how their other halves are getting on via footage, and what they see doesnt always go down well. Can their men turn it around? ..Determined that this grand gesture will have an effect, the two mums send in their friends to pass on some words of wisdom to their husbands and hand over a list of tasks and requirements for the future...By the end of the week, each couple meet on neutral ground in an effort to try and implement some long-term changes. Will Wassim win his battle to make his children more independent? And can Sean stick to a rota at home? Will Laura still end up cooking three meals for her family? And can Sean master the washing machine? — It pulled in 700,000 viewers – below the channel’s typical one million average for 9pm

It sees the spouse that does the most housework – typically a woman – leave the family home.

Their family is then left with all the chores to do as the series aims to highlight how much work the participants really do.

Viewers get to watch as the family cope with the change and see if the household can still function day-to-day.

However, overnight ratings for Wife on Strike show the programme launch to just 700,000 viewers.

It’s below the Channel 5‘s slot average of approximately one million viewers for 9pm.

As a result, bosses have now decided to pull the show from the schedule after its second episode broadcasts next week.

It’s set to be replaced by Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts.

The Sun has contacted Channel 5 for comment.

Viewers at home were left divided after watching the first instalment, as one branded it “one-sided”.

Another said: “Not sure I’m going to watch #WifeOnStrike again. It was tedious.”

“I can’t believe how old fashioned this show is,” said a third viewer.

But the show did have fans as one tweeted: “Wife on Strike on Channel 5 is 10/10! Great content power to the workers.”

LONG GONE My husband does NO chores because he says 'men can't multitask' so I've ditched him, says C5's Wife on Strike Sam Hunt — It sees the spouse that does the most housework – typically a woman – leave the family home

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