BBC cancel Radio 1 star’s TV show after just two series – leaving fans gutted
THE BBC has announced it has cancelled a popular Radio 1 Xtra DJ's television show.
DJ Target's BBC Three series Tonight With Target will not return to the screen, the Corporation has confirmed.
In a statement to TVZone, it said: "Whilst there are no plans for another series of Tonight with Target, we’d like to thank DJ Target and the entire team at New Wave and Naked for bringing viewers two high octane series, all of which are still available for viewers to watch on BBC iPlayer.”
The programme championed black British music acts and featured celebrity guests and performances from established and up and coming artists.
The likes of Ghetts, Big Zuu, Eddie Kadi, Babatunde Aleshe and Little Simz all appeared on the programme.
DJ Target was a founding member of influential grime group Roll Deep - best known for their number one singles Good Times and Green Light - before becoming a legend of radio broadcasting.
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He also starred in The Rap Game alongside Krept & Konan as they championed some of the country's best new MCs.
When Tonight With Target launched in 2021, the DJ told GQ: "For me, TV happened almost accidentally. I've been doing my thing as a DJ, as a radio presenter. Everything’s always been very heavily music-related. And I ended up doing The Rap Game.
"Originally, I wasn’t down to be the presenter, I was just helping out with some ideas and consultation and those consultations – after a bunch of meetings and catching up and developing the show – turned into a conversation about me hosting it with Krept & Konan. I’d never really seen myself as a TV presenter.
"It wasn't something that was on my bucket list, necessarily. We just wanted to make something that was authentic and credible and people could enjoy, but without losing the essence of what the show is actually about, which is: it’s a rap competition. So that was how I slid over into TV."
Back in 2022 BBC chief Tim Davie announced plans to axe 1,000 jobs in the coming years.
The huge shake-up is part of a major Corporation overhaul to address a £500million budget cut for the taxpayer-funded corporation.
Speaking to BBC staff at the time, he added: "This is our moment to build a digital-first BBC. Something genuinely new, a Reithian organisation for the digital age, a positive force for the UK and the world.
"Independent, impartial, constantly innovating and serving all. A fresh, new, global digital media organisation which has never been seen before.
"Driven by the desire to make life and society better for our licence fee payers and customers in every corner of the UK and beyond.
"They want us to keep the BBC relevant and fight for something that in 2022 is more important than ever.
"To do that we need to evolve faster and embrace the huge shifts in the market around us."
