Gary Barlow's 'Let It Shine' won't return next year

Singer Gary Barlow's reality competition "Let It Shine" won't be back on the BBC next spring.

Barlow created the show, which grouped aspiring singer- dancers into boybands in hopes of winning roles in the Take That-inspired stage musical The Band, reported Digital Spy.

The format averaged between 4 and 6 million viewers throughout its six-week run on BBC One opposite ITV's "The Voice UK".

A spokesperson for the BBC has confirmed that "Let It Shine" won't air again in 2018 but stressed that "the door is open" for another series in the future.

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