BBC Cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo in £500 Million Savings Drive

The BBC has cancelled Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo, part of a £500 million savings programme (roughly $664 million). The cuts come from the entertainment genre, feeding a £100 million content-division target. Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo each have one remaining series to air. The BBC called them "difficult decisions" tied to "funding challenges" (Deadline, 29 July 2026).