The BBC is about to be home to a lot fewer "soggy bottom" jokes -- "The Great British Bake Off" is leaving for another network. "Channel 4 will become the new home of 'The Great British Bake Off' after signing a new three-year agreement with the producers of the hit show, Love Productions," the network said in a statement. "The Great British Bake Off" is an unlikely phenomenon, one of the biggest shows in its motherland. Statement on Great British Bake Off: pic.twitter.com/j4D0mMoqmN — BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) September 12, 2016It is hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, with Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry acting as judges. Older seasons of "The Great British Bake Off," renamed "The Great British Baking Show," are broadcast by PBS and available on Netflix for American viewers.
Source: CNN September 12, 2016 20:37 UTC