ITV's big-budget reality show The Summit 'is axed after just one series' in fresh misery for the channel amid Celebrity Big Brother doubts and The Voice's coaching shake-up

ITV have reportedly axed their big-budget reality show The Summit after just one series, in another shake-up for the channel.

The series, which was hosted by , saw 14 contestants go head-to-head to scale a mountain in a bid to win £200,000.

After launching in a primetime slot back in February, The Summit struggled to pull in strong ratings, concluding with just 1.2 million viewers.

It comes following reports that Celebrity Big Brother is also poised to be axed by ITV, and claims that and have quit The Voice UK. 

The Summit had hoped to capitalise on interest around formats inspired by , but sources are claiming The Summit is unlikely to return.

An insider said: 'Competition is fierce out there right now, and even shows with big budgets and big-name presenters are not a guarantee of success.'

They went on to tell The Sun: 'And unless they make an impact, quite quickly execs have to weigh up whether the cost of making these shows is worth the ratings, and therefore the advertising revenues, to make it worthwhile.

'Everyone is looking for The Next Big Show. Unfortunately The Summit wasn't it, even though commentators remarked on the fact it did seem to try to tap into some of the energy of The Traitors.'

The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for ITV for comment.

It comes following reports that McFly's double act Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones have quit The Voice UK despite bosses' hopes they could keep them on the show.

The 14th series of the show has been delayed multiple times, after the first part of the series - the auditions - were filmed in 2024. 

ITV producers then faced the headache that could be an awkward primetime TV clash if it was to air this autumn as host Emma Willis would go head to head with herself on rival networks. 

The presenter is set to host Strictly Come Dancing, after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman stepped down last year.

Tom and Danny joined Will.i.am,  and  on the judging panel but now a TV insider has said talks to finalise a future line-up remain ongoing. 

'Tom and Danny loved their time on the show, but a full series is a huge commitment,' a source told The Sun. 

'Tom is back and forth from New York, working on taking Paddington: The Musical over there from London’s West End and he’s also in and out of the studio writing the eighth album with Danny. As much as they would have liked to return to , sadly it’s impossible.'

have had a huge shake-up with their programme schedule with Celebrity Big Brother reportedly being axed.  

The broadcaster had rested the star-studded reality show, hosted by and , for 2026 with tentative plans to move it to ITV2 in 2027. 

But now latest reports suggest it has been shelved completely due to the challenge of securing the right calibre of celebrities - who are all said to be picking Celebrity Traitors over the reality show. 

Celebrity Big Brother launched in 2001 as a brief, one-time spin-off for charity but the show's success saw 24 series air over the last two and a half decades, across three television broadcasters. 

An insider told The Sun: 'Bosses face a huge challenge trying to sign up celebrities because so many of them are now pressing their agents to get them on The Celebrity Traitors.

'That is already causing problems for other big shows, like and , which rely on star contestants because they now find themselves as second in the pecking order.

'So that is an even greater issue for a show like because now it's on ITV, it needs a certain calibre of contestant which are very hard to sign up now.

'ITV are already having to find two lots of stars to compete on I'm A Celebrity this autumn as well as its spin off show, The Wild Frontier, which is expected to air in early 2027 – which is exactly the same time ITV were hoping to drop the new series of CBB.'

But an ITV spokesperson told the Daily Mail: 'Big Brother returns to ITVX and ITV2 later this year. No decisions have been made for 2027 as yet.'