''Most Annoying Person'' is a

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programme that was broadcast on

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from 27 December 2006 to 26 December 2011 and was usually shown each year during the end of December. The show counted down the 100 "most irritating" people, with celebrities, pop stars, and politicians all in the running. It was narrated by

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History

The show for 2008 was criticised in March 2009 for homophobic comments about

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. The

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's Editorial Standards Committee condemned comments by

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and

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and demanded they be cut from future repeats.

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won that year.

Top Tens

Ratings

The show for 2011 got 776,000 viewers (3.1%) on 26 December 2011.

Transmissions

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2158647 BBC Three original programming 2006 British television series debuts 2011 British television series endings Lists of worsts