CBBC causes online debate after the children’s channel ranks its popular shows

Fans were upset that CBBC did not include The Story of Tracy Beaker in its “legend” tier.

Children’s TV channel CBBC has caused online debate after it ranked their popular shows, in a tier ranging from “legend” to “hmmm”.

Among the top shows CBBC picked were game show 50/50, series Dick And Dom In Da Bungalow, and Horrible Histories. Ranking worst were Dennis The Menace and children’s news programme Newsround.

Posting the diagram to Twitter, the channel asked: “Did we get it right?”

The question received more than 2,000 responses, with several Twitter users disappointed that their favourite childhood shows didn’t make it into the “legend” tier.

Most questioned of all was The Story Of Tracy Beaker, which ranked in the “top tier”, one rank lower than many fans believed the show starring Dani Harmer deserved.

One Twitter user “fixed” the diagram, placing The Story of Tracy Beaker top, moving 50/50 down three spaces.

The new diagram won the approval of Tracy Beaker herself, with Dani Harmer commenting: “Thank you”.

Entertainer Paul Chuckle even weighed in on the debate after Chuckle Vision, the show on which he starred along with late brother Barry Chuckle (Barry David Elliott), ranked “mid” tier.

He said on Twitter: “No actually you didn’t in my opinion.. Chucklevision 294 episodes over 21 years.”

A fan said: “I’m afraid you need one more tier at the top to move Chucklevision to. You can call it God tier.”

After hours of debate, the channel responded to Twitter users, saying: “This is the kind of passionate debate we want! Obviously we could never choose a favourite child.

“We think every single show on CBBC is legend tier.”

HONOLULU (AP) — Days after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released an outside report that flagged communications issues in the response to the deadly August wildfire, Maui County officials pushed back and offered “clarifications” on some of the report’s details.

Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez released a first phase report Wednesday by the Fire Safety Research Institute that said a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts during the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century.

The report did not answer questions about cause or liability. It also said it is only an initial reckoning and two more reports will follow. Investigators are still trying to get some documents from Maui County.

Late Friday, Maui County issued a statement with clarifications on various details in the report, including when Mayor Richard Bissen issued a county emergency proclamation among other things.

Lopez responded in a statement Monday that the attorney general's office welcomes Maui “supplementing the facts.”

The Aug. 8 fire killed 101 people and destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina.

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Several days after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released an outside report that flagged communications issues in the response to a deadly August wildfire, Maui County officials pushed back and offered “clarifications” on some of the report’s details. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - Wilted palm trees line a destroyed property from the August wildfires, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Several days after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released an outside report that flagged communications issues in the response to a deadly August wildfire, Maui County officials pushed back and offered “clarifications” on some of the report’s details. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)