Harry Hill tops Ross replacement poll
Harry Hill is the celebrity the public would like to see eventually taking over Jonathan Ross’s Friday night show, according to a survey.
In a poll of more than 4,000 Yahoo! TV users, the ITV funnyman beat Cork's Graham Norton, Chris Evans, Michael McIntyre, among others to be the “people’s choice” for the prized TV hot seat.
Ross, the BBC’s highest-paid TV star, sensationally announced on Thursday he was quitting the BBC after 13 years at the Corporation.
This morning his Radio 2 show will be broadcast for the first time since he made the shock announcement.
Ross’s reported £18m (€20m) three-year contract is due to expire in the summer.
The award-winning TV Burp host received 24% of the votes, with motor-mouth McIntyre coming in second place with 17%.
Paul Johnson, TV editor at Yahoo! said: “Both Michael and Harry have had incredible years.”
Ross’s Sachsgate cohort Russell Brand came third with 12% of votes.
Graham Norton, a well-known BBC personality seen by many as a favourite to land the job, came fifth with 9%.
Here are the most popular replacements for Jonathan Ross, according to the poll:
1. Harry Hill – 24% 977 votes
2. Michael McIntyre – 17% 672 votes
3. Russell Brand – 12% 468 votes
4. Chris Evans – 10% 400 votes
5. Graham Norton – 9% 369 votes
6. Lily Allen – 7% 265 votes
7. Simon Amstell – 5% 217 votes
8. Paul O’Grady – 5% 192 votes
7. Justin Lee Collins – 3% 111 votes
8. Alan Carr – 3% 105 votes
9. Ricky Gervais – 2% 81 votes
10. Sir Terry Wogan – 2% 76 votes
11. Fern Britton – 2% 72 votes
12. Ian Wright – 1% 34 votes
