Cruising with Jane McDonald | |
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Directed by | Jon Cowen, Ray Easmon, Mark Drake, Vanessa Williams |
Presented by | Jane McDonald |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 7 |
No. of episodes | 31 |
Production | |
Producers | Jeff Anderson, Mark Powell, David Kirkham |
Running time | 1 hour |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 5 |
Release | 10 February 2017 | –
Cruising with Jane McDonald is a British travel television series first broadcast on Channel 5 in 2017. It is presented by singer-songwriter Jane McDonald and follows McDonald as she embarks on various cruise ships across the world. The first episode aired on 10 February 2017 and has since gone on for a total of 7 series.
The series has been a critical and commercial success. The first series averaged 2 million viewers per episode, gaining 8.4 percent of the total UK viewing audience.[1] The second series aired throughout September 2017 and averaged 1.7 million viewers per episode.[1] The third season aired in early 2018 and was followed by the fourth series which garnered 2.4 million viewers and a 10.8 per cent audience share.[1] The television series also was the first Channel 5 programme to be awarded a BAFTA TV Award, when it won Best Feature in 2018.[1]
Episodes
editSeries 1
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Pilot" | 10 February 2017 |
2 | "Treshnish Islands" | 17 February 2017 |
3 | "The Danube" | 24 February 2017 |
4 | "Alaska" | 3 March 2017 |
Series 2
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Baltic" | 1 September 2017 |
2 | "West Mediterranean" | 8 September 2017 |
3 | "Rhone River Cruise" | 15 September 2017 |
4 | "Cuba" | 22 September 2017 |
5 | "Christmas Special" | 23 December 2017 |
Series 3
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "California" | 9 February 2018 |
2 | "Iceland" | 16 February 2018 |
3 | "Mekong" | 23 February 2018 |
4 | "Mississippi" | 2 March 2018 |
Series 4
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Australia and New Zealand - Part 1" | 8 June 2018 |
2 | "Australia and New Zealand - Part 2" | 15 June 2018 |
3 | "South America - Part One" | 22 June 2018 |
4 | "South America - Part Two" | 29 June 2018 |
Series 5
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Greece" | 28 January 2019 |
2 | "Portugal" | 19 April 2019 |
3 | "India, Part 1" | 26 April 2019 |
4 | "India, Part 2" | 3 May 2019 |
Series 6
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Great Lakes" | 29 November 2019 |
2 | "Mediterranean Riviera" | 6 December 2019 |
3 | "The Balkans" | 13 December 2019 |
4 | "The Adriatic Sea" | 20 December 2019 |
5 | "Cruising at Christmas with Jane McDonald" | 24 December 2019 |
Series 7
editNo. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Caribbean - Part One" | 9 May 2021 |
2 | "The Caribbean - Part Two" | 16 May 2021 |
3 | "Episode #7.3" | 23 May 2021 |
4 | "Episode #7.4" | 30 May 2021 |