<P> After the end of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, it was announced that The Graham Norton Show would be taking over the coveted Friday night slot . The show premiered on 22 October 2010 . </P> <P> The first series began at 10pm on 22 February 2007 on BBC Two and was originally slated to end on 24 May 2007 after 13 episodes . However, the series proved such a hit that it was extended for an additional six episodes . A 12 - week second series began on 11 October 2007, and culminated with a Boxing Day special and New Year's compilation from previous episodes . </P> <P> The show made its North American premiere on BBC America on 2 June 2007, one week after what was supposed to be the final episode of Series 1 (before its extension). </P> <P> Series 2 premiered on BBC America on 20 October 2007 . Unlike the previous series, each episode premiered in the United States only 9 days after the initial UK broadcast . However, the final three episodes were broadcast in reverse order (with Episode 12 being shown on BBC America a few days earlier than on BBC Two . The same thing occurred in Series 4 with the Christmas special airing on BBC America 10 days before the BBC Two broadcast . </P>

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