ITV The 1% Club 'pulled off air' as latest episode of Lee Mack show unexpectedly replaced

Fans of the popular game show The 1% Club, hosted by comedian Lee Mack, will be left disappointed this weekend as the programme has been unexpectedly pulled from Saturday night's listings. Despite there being plenty of episodes left in the new series, the show is conspicuously absent.

The 1% Club, which sees members of the public attempting to join the elite club by solving a series of challenging brain teasers, has quickly become one of the biggest shows on British television. However, despite its consistently high ratings and recent return for a third series, ITV has decided to pull this weekend's episode.

According to Chronicle Live, this move comes as channel executives aim to avoid a ratings clash with the Eurovision Song Contest, which is airing on the BBC at the same time. Instead, viewers will be treated to the James Bond film Casino Royale.

Unlike Britain's Got Talent, which has been rescheduled to Sunday evening, there is no place on this weekend's schedule for The 1% Club. Instead, Deal or No Deal and thriller Red Eye will be aired on either side of BGT.

Fans were left baffled on Saturday after a post from The 1% Club's official X (Twitter) account seemed to confirm is would be airing in its usual time slot. The post read: "Thank you for watching folks! Don't forget to tune in next week for brain teasers!"

The latest episode of The 1% Club ended on a sombre note last week when it was revealed that contestant Stephen Wong had tragically died after filming.

He had wowed presenter Lee with tales of his near-miss with Hollywood stardom, and fans were left saddened by the news of his death.

A message at the end of the episode confirmed the sad news of Steven's death, paying tribute to him. The statement read: "In memory of Steven Wong. 1972-2024."

Episodes of The 1% Club are available to stream now on ITVX.