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Not a Lot of Brits Tuned in for The Taste’s U.K. Premiere

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Last night’s U.K. debut of The Taste drew in dismal numbers: It attracted only 1.8 million viewers and beat only one show — BBC Two’s Stargazing LIVE, which features a professor discussing astronomy. Yikes. Perhaps this Nymphomaniac-esque trailer turned people off? But the real question is: Is this flop dramatic enough to make it into the Nigella Lawson biopic? [Earlier, Earlier, Daily Mail]

Not a Lot of Brits Tuned in for The Taste’s U.K. Premiere