BBC viewers left seething as fan-favourite series is pulled off air for a second week in major schedule shake-up

BBC VIEWERS have been left seething as a fan-favourite series has been pulled off air for the second week in a row.

Mastermind viewers tuned in on Monday night hoping to get their latest fix of the quiz show with host Clive Myrie.

However, the programme had been replaced in the Beeb‘s latest schedule shake-up.

Bosses took the show off air in favour of airing England’s Cricket match against Sri Lanka.

It saw day four highlights from the third and final Test in the Mastermind slot.

The shake-up is the second in a row, with last week’s episode also being removed from the schedule.

Mastermind’s official social media account has addressed its absence, with a spokesperson telling fans the show is on a short hiatus.

They said: “Missed us last night? #Mastermind is taking a short break but we’ll be back with four brand new specialist subjects on Monday 16th September at 7:30pm on #BBCTwo.”

However, fans have been left fuming by the move and flooded social media with their complaints.

One blasted: “Every week, they seem to be showing cricket in the #Mastermind slot. Could they not put that nonsense on BBC 4 instead?”

A second wrote: “Where the heck is Mastermind?? Put that boring cricket on another channel!”

“This certainly isn’t Mastermind,” said a third.

While a fourth hit out: “Exactly what I think of mastermind being dumped again, this time for bloody cricket.”