Fans have been especially attentive to this season because of major alterations to the core cast. The offbeat comedians Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding have replaced Ms. Giedroyc and Ms. Perkins as hosts, while the chef and writer Prue Leith has taken over for Ms. Berry as judge. Those changes have rattled faithful viewers, who’ve come to think of the “Bake Off” as an oasis of civility in an angry age. There are more than 1000 suggestions for what to stream over on Watching, The New York Times’s TV and movie recommendation site. »Since the fifth season, which aired in 2014, this amiable competition of nonprofessional bakers has averaged over 10 million viewers a week in Britain.

Source: New York Times August 30, 2017 07:13 UTC