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have starred in one feature film, as well as several television specials, documentaries and commercials. They made their film debut in 1997, starring in their feature film '' Spice World''. The film was a commercial success, but was widely panned by critics, earning the group the

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for

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. The Spice Girls have hosted various television specials. In November 1997, the Spice Girls became the first pop group to host ITV's '' An Audience with...''; their show featured an all-female audience and was watched by 11.8 million viewers in the UK, one fifth of the country's total population. On Christmas Eve that year, the group presented a ''Spice Girls on

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'' television special on

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concert special of the group's October 1997 show in Istanbul aired on various dates throughout 1998 in the US on

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. Its first airing on 17 January 1998 was the highest-rated music pay-per-view in seven years. The concert was aired again in the US on

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on 16 August 1998, receiving a 1.8 household rating despite being up against a four-hour Spice Girls MTV special and a different pay-per-view Spice Girls concert airing the same weekend. In September 1998, a television special titled ''Spice Girls: Live in Your Living Room'' was aired on

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. In it,

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and Georgie Stait presented live coverage of the Spice Girls' concert at Wembley Stadium, including a live fan call-in segment, interview footage with the group, and in-studio guests, followed by a live broadcast of the full concert. In 1999, a television special of the group's concert at Earl's Court titled ''Spice Girls: The Live One'' was broadcast in various countries and also included a documentary containing rehearsals and interviews with the Spice Girls. The Spice Girls have released at least seven official behind-the-scenes television documentaries, including two tour documentaries and two

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documentaries for their film '' Spice World''. December 1997 was the release of their first official US television documentary ''Too Much Is Never Enough'' on

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. The documentary focused on their reaction to their sudden rise to fame around the world, and was watched by 5.4 million viewers. In December 2007, the official documentary, ''Spice Girls: Giving You Everything'', made its world premiere in Australia on FOX8. It aired on CTV in Canada on 19 December 2007, and on

in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2007. The documentary attracted 3.5 million viewers in the UK, coming in second in its timeslot. In December 2012, the official documentary ''The Spice Girls' Story: Viva Forever!'' was aired on ITV to promote the group's West End musical "

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26 December 2012 The Spice Girls have also been the subject of a number of unofficial documentaries. In March 2001, ITV aired an unauthorised documentary about the Spice Girls titled '' Raw Spice''. The film, which focused on the group before they became famous and featured never before seen footage of them from 1994, was the subject of four-year-long legal disputes with former members of the film's production company and the Spice Girls themselves, who tried to prevent it from being screened. The documentary was the most-watched program of the night that it aired, drawing 9.4 million viewers—almost 40% of the available audience. The Spice Girls have had episodes dedicated to them in several music biography series, including

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's ''BioRhythm''. The Spice Girls have appeared and performed in numerous television shows and events. In February 1997, the Spice Girls opened the

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with

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wearing the iconic Union Jack dress whilst performing onstage with the group. Their performance won Most Memorable Performance Of 30 Years at the 2010 Brit Awards. The band performed again at the

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, where they were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by

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. Other notable appearances include ''

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'' and two ''

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s''. In June 1998, the group also performed their songs " Stop" and "

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in Italy. The Spice Girls performed at the

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; it was the group's last performance before their split in December that year, until their 2007 reunion. The first public performance by the Spice Girls during their 2007 reunion was made at the

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in Hollywood, where the group performed at the

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. They performed two songs, 1998 single " Stop" and the lead single from their greatest hits album, "

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". The show was broadcast in December 2007, and was watched by 7.4 million viewers on

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and 2.94 million viewers on

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. In August 2012, after much speculation and anticipation from the press and the public, the group performed a medley of "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life" at the

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, reuniting solely for the event. Their performance became the most tweeted moment of the entire Olympics with over 116,000 tweets on

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per minute. The Spice Girls have also starred in television commercials as part of their endorsement deals with several brands. In 1997 and 1998, they starred in commercials for

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, Polaroid,

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. For their 2007 reunion, the group starred in two commercials for British supermarket chain

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during the Christmas season. One of their Tesco commercials ranked number four in the "Top 10 ads with the highest

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of 2008" in

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's annual ''Adwatch'' rankings. In 2019,

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announced plans to release an animated Spice Girls film that would feature both new and classic music. The film is currently in development and is scheduled for a 2020 release.

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is set to produce the film, with

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and Kiwi Smith writing the screenplay. A director has not yet been announced.

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