The Circle (British TV series) series 2
| The Circle | |
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| Series 2 | |
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| No. of days | 27 |
| No. of contestants | 15 |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 24 September – 18 October 2019 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | 22 September – 18 October 2019 |
| Series chronology | |
The second series of The Circle began on 24 September 2019 on Channel 4, with a live special hosted by Emma Willis, and concluded on 18 October 2019 after 22 episodes. The series was confirmed on 18 January 2019. Sophie Willan returned as narrator for the second season. The series launched with 1,975,000 viewers. It concluded with 1,209,000 viewers, which was a +67% increase on the first season's final number of viewers, and attracted the biggest share of 16-34 year old viewers from 10 to 11:35 p.m.
On 24 September 2019, it was announced that Richard Madeley would be taking part in the series as a special guest, and would be entering during the live launch. Viewers were then tasked with picking which persona he would be playing, ultimately choosing him to play as "Judy", a 27-year-old woman. He left the series during the seventh episode after successfully completing his mission to be blocked.
On 18 October 2019, the series was won by Paddy Smyth, who had played the game as himself. He won £70,000 of the total prize fund, with the remaining £30,000 going to Tim Wilson who won the "viewers champion" vote. Georgina Elliott was the runner-up of the series.