The Circle (British series 1)

The first series of The Circle began on 18 September 2018 on Channel 4,[1] and concluded after 21 days with a live final on 8 October 2018.[2] This series was hosted by Alice Levine and Maya Jama on both the launch and the final, and was narrated by Sophie Willan. Ahead of the series it was announced that players would be competing against each other to become the most popular, but would never actually meet. Instead they would communicate through a specially designed app and be able to portray themselves in any way they choose.[3] The series launched with a total of 1,607,000 including +1 catch-up services.[4] It concluded with 1,125,000.

The Circle
Series 1
Presented by
No. of days21
No. of contestants15
Winner
  • Alex "Kate" Hobern
Runner-up
  • Freddie Bentley
Other finalists
  • Sian Owen
  • Dan Mosaku
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release18 September (2018-09-18) –
8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)
Series chronology

On 8 October 2018, the series was won by Alex Hobern, who had played the game claiming to be a 25-year-old woman called Kate, using photos of his real-life girlfriend Millie. Alex also won the "viewers champion" for an additional £25,000, claiming £75,000 in total. Freddie Bentley was the series runner-up.[5]

Following this series, it was announced that Alice and Maya would not be returning for the second, with Emma Willis taking over the role as presenter instead.

Players

The contestants taking part in the series were revealed on 18 September 2018.[6] However throughout the series more players joined The Circle.

Name Age Hometown Playing as Entered Exited Status
Jennifer Freeman 40 Newcastle Herself, but a doctor and younger (34) Episode 1 Episode 2 Blocked
Mitchell Palmer 22 Norfolk Himself Episode 1 Episode 4 Blocked
Sinead Edwards 22 South Wales "Christopher", a 65-year-old retired antiques dealer Episode 3 Episode 6 Blocked
Aiden Bradbury 19 Wakefield Herself Episode 1 Episode 6 Blocked
Genelle Perkins 31 London Herself, but not revealing that she's a mother with her daughter Episode 1 Episode 10 Walked
Hannah Rosie Steadman 27 London Herself Episode 7 Episode 10 Blocked
Ryan Gooding 28 Ipswich Himself Episode 5 Episode 12 Blocked
Mairead Martin 57 Cheshire Herself, but younger (32), and using another woman's photos Episode 10 Episode 13 Blocked
Precious Muir 34 London Herself, but younger (25) Episode 12 Episode 15 Blocked
Scotty Forrester 36 London Himself, but younger (31) Episode 7 Episode 16 Blocked
Harry Southern 22 South Shields Himself Episode 12 Episode 17 Blocked
Dan Mosaku 28 London Himself Episode 1 Episode 18 Fourth place
Sian Owen 20 London A “Plain Jane” version of herself Episode 1 Episode 18 Third place
Freddie Bentley 20 Essex Himself, but straight and older (24) Episode 1 Episode 18 Runner-up
Alex Hobern 26 London "Kate", a 25-year-old woman Episode 1 Episode 18 Winner

Results and elimination

For the first series, the contestants rated one another out of five throughout. At the end of each ratings their average scores were revealed from highest to lowest to the players. The two highest rated players became "influencers", while the remaining players were at risk of being "blocked" by the influencers.

Colour key
      The contestant was blocked.
      The contestant was an influencer.
      The contestant was immune from being rated and blocked.
Episode 2 Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 10 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18
Final
Alex
"Kate"		 3.28
 3.41
 2.86
 2.71
 2.50
 2.71
 3.50
 Not
published		 2.50
 3.00
 Winner
(Episode 18)
Freddie 2.71
 2.43
 3.14
 2.86
 2.83
 3.14
 3.33
 Not
published		 3.00
 2.67
 Runner-up
(Episode 18)
Sian 3.00
 3.14
 2.43
 3.00
 3.17
 3.29
 4.00
 Not
published		 4.25
 2.33
 Third place
(Episode 18)
Dan 3.14
 2.86
 3.71
 2.86
 2.83
 3.43
 3.83
 Not
published		 2.75
 2.00
 Fourth place
(Episode 18)
Harry Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 2.33
 Not
published		 1.50
 Blocked
(Episode 17)
Scotty Not in
The Circle		 2.71
 3.17
 2.86
 3.50
 Not
published		 Blocked
(Episode 16)
Precious Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 2.00
 Blocked
(Episode 15)
Mairead Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 2.57
 Blocked
(Episode 13)
Ryan Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 2.57
 2.50
 Blocked
(Episode 12)
Hannah Not in
The Circle		 2.29
 Blocked
(Episode 10)
Genelle 3.00
 2.71
 3.14
 Walked
(Episode 10)
Aiden 2.86
 2.57
 2.57
 Blocked
(Episode 6)
Sinead
"Christopher"		 Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 2.00
 Blocked
(Episode 6)
Mitchell 2.43
 2.86
 Blocked
(Episode 4)
Jennifer 2.28
 Blocked
(Episode 2)
Notes none 1 2 none 3 4 none
Influencers Alex,
Dan		 Alex,
Sian		 Dan,
Freddie,
Genelle		 none Scotty,
Sian		 Dan,
Sian		 none Sian none
Walked none Genelle none
Blocked Jennifer
Influencers'
choice to block		 Mitchell
Influencers'
choice to block		 Sinead
"Christopher"
Influencers'
choice to block		 Hannah
Lowest
rated player		 Ryan
Influencers'
choice to block		 Mairead
Influencers'
choice to block		 Precious
3 of 5
votes to block		 Scotty
Super-influencer's
choice to block		 Harry
Lowest
rated player		 Dan
Lowest
rated player		 Sian
Third highest
rated player
Aiden
Influencer's
choice to block		 Freddie
Second highest
rated player		 Alex
"Kate"
Highest
rated player

Notes
  • ^Note 1 : In Episode 6, as Freddie and Genelle tied on their ratings, they both joined Dan as influencers. The first ever double blocking was also held on the same day.
  • ^Note 2 : In Episode 10, although they were new players, Hannah and Scotty were eligible to be rated and ultimately blocked from the game. Genelle also received a rating, however it was not revealed as she chose to leave The Circle before the ratings were announced. Her ratings for the other players were still counted. Also, for the first time, there were no influencers; instead, the player with the lowest rating was automatically blocked from the game.
  • ^Note 3 : In Episode 15, as the bottom two players, Precious and Harry were at risk of being blocked. The other five players had to publicly cast their vote for which of the two to block from The Circle. Sian, Dan, Freddie voted for Precious. Scotty voted for Harry. "Kate"/Alex did not cast a vote, as a majority decision had already been reached.
  • ^Note 4 : In Episode 16, the top player was a secret super-influencer. The ratings were not revealed to the players nor the audience.

References
  1. "Meet The Circle contestants - the deceptive social media-inspired reality show". 18 September 2018.
  2. "The Circle's finale date isn't far away". Capital.
  3. Donaldson, Laura (3 October 2018). "The Circle on Channel 4: What is The Circle and when is it on?". OK! Magazine.
  4. "BARB – Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV2 Total". Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. "Who won The Circle 2018 and what is the prize for the show?". Heart.
  6. "Meet The Circle contestants - the deceptive social media-inspired reality show". The Metro. 18 September 2018.
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