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BBC One viewers loved Little Mix's new talent show The Search

Photo credit: Modest TV/Zoe McConnell - BBC
Photo credit: Modest TV/Zoe McConnell - BBC

From Digital Spy

The viewer verdict is in on Little Mix's new talent show The Search, and viewers loved everything about it.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson were originally searching for a new support act for their summer 2020 tour, but transmission was halted by COVID-19.

The show is set to build four different groups – boyband, mixed group, girl vocal and vocal and instruments – and the winning band will get to join them on the tour when it goes ahead, which is planned for next summer at the moment.

Photo credit: BBC
Photo credit: BBC

Tonight's (September 26) debut episode followed the girls as they searched for the next big boyband.

After some really great solo performances (there were no cringe ones on this show) in front of Little Mix, the girls chose their favourites to go through to the Band Room and the next round, while some were sent home.

They then whittled the boys down from 10 to seven, where they then had to perform as a group in front of a live audience, before the final five were revealed.

Little Mix decided Adam, Zeekay, Talis, Lee and Kaci had all made the cut and are officially the first band ready to battle for the spot on the tour.

Little Mix fans flooded social media with praise for the girls and the show, and on the whole, viewers really loved it.

Viewers were really impressed with the great technical advice the girls were giving the contestants, which is something that doesn't happen too often.

Viewers liked how quickly the auditions moved through the stages, from the initial audition all the way through to the final band and there wasn't any time for the usual reality TV sob stories.

Viewers also thought The Search was a fresher and more unique take on the typical music talent show.

Little Mix The Search continues on BBC One on Sunday 27 September at 6.45pm.


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