| Genre: | Music game show |
| Developer: | Syco and Lifted |
| Creative Director: | Lee McNicholas (Lifted) |
| Presenter: | Maya Jama |
| Judges: | Gary Barlow Craig David Dawn French Alesha Dixon |
| Theme Music Composer: | Nigel Butler Simon Cowell Ray Hedges |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Executive Producer: | Paula Thomas Gallie |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 60–75 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Company: | Lifted Entertainment Syco Entertainment |
| Network: | ITV |
Walk the Line is a British music competition television series created and produced by Lifted Entertainment and Syco Entertainment. The ITV programme is presented by Maya Jama with a judging panel consisting of Gary Barlow, Craig David, Dawn French and Alesha Dixon. Simon Cowell was originally set to be the head judge on the panel, but was replaced by Barlow.[1] [2] [3]
In August 2022, it was announced that the series had been canceled after one series.[4]
Walk the Line is a music competition where five music acts appear and compete for the grand final prize of £500,000. However, instead of going straight into the final, the winner of an episode has to decide whether to come back the next night to perform again with the risk of being dropped from the competition at that point. If they do not want to take that risk then they can take a monetary prize (£10,000 in the first episode, with the prize increasing by a further £10,000 each night), with the runner-up continuing on towards the grand prize by competing in the next episode.[5]
The winner of the first three episodes was Bristol-born[6] singer Ella Rothwell, who has previously released singles such as "Stop Calling",[7] "Freedom"[8] and "Velvet Heart"[9] under the name Rothwell.[10] [11]
The winner of the fourth, fifth and final episode was London-based singer Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi, who has featured under the stage-name "Moko" on two singles by electronic music duo, Chase & Status[12] including on the UK Top 5 hit single "Count On Me".[13] Nadiah "Walked the Line" one final time in the last episode and won the audience vote, taking home the £500,000 jackpot.
| – | Act received the most public votes and walked the line |
| – | Act received the second most votes and was in the top 2 but was eliminated |
| – | Act cashed out of the competition |
| – | Act was eliminated |
| Act | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi | 1st Advanced | 1st Walked the Line | Winner Walked the Line | |||
| Scarlet Thomas | 2nd Eliminated | |||||
| Beatbox Collective | Eliminated | |||||
| Greg Charles | Eliminated | |||||
| Rodney Earl Clarke | Eliminated | |||||
| Luke Burr | 2nd Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 5) | ||||
| Chanel Haynes | Eliminated | |||||
| Jamie Hannah | Eliminated | |||||
| Vincent Bugozi | Eliminated | |||||
| Ella Rothwell | 1st Advanced | 1st Walked the Line | 1st Walked the Line | Cashed Out with £40,000 | Eliminated (Episode 4) | |
| ADMT | Eliminated | |||||
| Anthony Stuart Lloyd | Eliminated | |||||
| Deco | Eliminated | |||||
| Raynes | 2nd Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 3) | ||||
| Abz Winter | Eliminated | |||||
| Daniel Arieleno | Eliminated | |||||
| Lisa-Marie Holmes | Eliminated | |||||
| Darby | 2nd Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 2) | ||||
| Carly Burns | Eliminated | |||||
| Ida Girls | Eliminated | |||||
| Youngr | Eliminated | |||||
| A.J. Brown | 2nd Eliminated | Eliminated (Episode 1) | ||||
| Brendan Riley | Eliminated | |||||
| Eloise Viola | Eliminated | |||||
| Queenz | Eliminated | |||||
– The singer received the most votes
– The singer received the second highest votes
– The singer cashed out of the competition
| Act | Age | Song[14] | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Brown | 31 | "God Only Knows" | Top 2 (Eliminated) | |
| 2 | Queenz | Various | "Queen of the Night" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Eloise Viola | 26 | "Bad Habits" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Brendan Reilly | 38 | "Purple Rain" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Ella Rothwell | 28 | "I Wonder If You're Happy" (original song) | Winner (Walked the Line) |
| Act | Age | Song[15] | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youngr[16] | 32 | "Ooh Lordy" (original song)[17] [18] | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Ida Girls | Various | "Never Enough" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Carly Burns | 27 | "Hughie's Song" (original song) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Darby | 35 | "I (Who Have Nothing)" | Top 2 (Eliminated) | |
| 5 | Ella Rothwell | 28 | "Darling" (original song) | Winner (Walked the Line) |
| Act | Age | Song[19] | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Arieleno | 30 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Abz Winter | 19 | "Traitor" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Raynes | Various | "Come My Way" (original song) | Top 2 (Eliminated) | |
| 4 | Lisa-Marie Holmes | 35 | "All by Myself" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Ella Rothwell | 28 | "Best of You" | Winner (Walked the Line) |
| Act | Age | Song[20] | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deco | Various | "Rain" (original song) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | ADMT | 26 | "Falling" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Anthony Stuart Lloyd | 55 | "One Moment in Time" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi | 30 | "Kissing You" | Winner (Advanced) | |
| 5 | Ella Rothwell | 28 | "I Don't Need You Anymore" (original song) | Cashed Out (£40,000) |
Judge Alesha Dixon came into close contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19, therefore she judged this episode from home virtually.
| Act | Age | Song[21] | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Bugozi | Various | "One Day" (Original song) | Eliminated | |
| 2 | Jamie Hannah | 24 | "The Winner Takes It All" | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Chanel Haynes | 44 | "Respect" | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Luke Burr | 26 | "Mine" (Original song) | Top 2 (Eliminated) | |
| 5 | Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi | 30 | "Everybody's Free" | Winner (Walked the Line) |
Judge Alesha Dixon came into close contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19, therefore she judged this episode from home virtually.
| Act | Age | Song[22] | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlet Thomas | 19 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" | Top 2 (Eliminated) | |
| 2 | Beatbox Collective | Various | a medley of Garage songs | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Rodney Earl Clarke | 43 | "Mantra" (Original song) | Eliminated | |
| 4 | Greg Charles | 30 | "Titanium" | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi | 30 | "This Woman's Work" | Winner (Walked the Line) |
Judge Gary Barlow performed his rendition of "Merry Christmas Everyone".
The first episode of Walk the Line was watched by approximately 3 million viewers, with The Guardian reporting that viewing figures for the following Monday night episode had slumped to 2.1 million, meaning that the show was beaten in the ratings by BBC Two's Only Connect, with 2.7 million viewers tuning into the quiz.[23] Tuesday's episode fell to 1.8 million,[24] with the figure increasing to 2.05 million viewers once catch-up data was included.[25] With data included from catch-up services over a seven-day period, the other episodes achieved ratings of 2.23 million, 2.07 million and 2.2 million viewers. Over the six-episode series, the show averaged 2.1 million viewers, a 14% share of the available audience.[26]