[Youngian]

He returned to seek revenge on all those that broke Britain. Cut to scene of Nigel fencing with a mirror.

[Oboogie]

Struggle to see that is Farage's market level even as the panto villain contestant. He's too boring even for that.

his £1.5m fee for participating in I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! in late 2023.

The question you must ask yourself though is "how much ad revenue would he have generated for ITV?"

Incidentally, the Strines are sacking the show off, or "resting" it as they now call it.

Farage is good box office - with apologies to James O'Brien, that's not opinion, that's counting.
I once saw a graph of Question Time viewing figures for the 2010s, usually pretty flat but with huge spikes every time Farage was on.
It'll be the same for the other political shows. The assumption that Farage's appearance on TV proves the political bias of the broadcaster, programme or presenter overlooks the fact that TV success is measured in viewing figures.
It's grim that there's no progressive politician who attracts as much attention, but that's where we are.

[Youngian]

It's grim that there's no progressive politician who attracts as much attention, but that's where we are.

In the Kinnock era, Labour leaned on the broadcast media to complain about the ubiquity of Derek Hatton, Livingstone and Scargill. As you say, they were box office not because BBC or ITV were run by Trots in the late 80s.

[Oboogie]

It's grim that there's no progressive politician who attracts as much attention, but that's where we are.

In the Kinnock era, Labour leaned on the broadcast media to complain about the ubiquity of Derek Hatton, Livingstone and Scargill. As you say, they were box office not because BBC or ITV were run by Trots in the late 80s.

Yep, people who are likely to say controversial stuff and ensure the debate gets "lively" makes better* TV than people debating points of policy in a moderate and sensible manner.

*"better" as in more popular.