The Debbie King Show premiered on Monday, March 5, 2007, at 10:00 PM on ITV Play. However, before it could premiere the next episode, the show was cancelled due to a bizarre reason. The Debbie King Show became the shortest-lived series in British television history. So why was The Debbie King Show cancelled within a day?It turns out the ITV Play channel was suspended in the early hours of March 6, 2007. ITV Play was a free-to-air television channel that was dedicated to phone-in quiz shows. However, it was suspended as they faced scrutiny for the semblance of gambling. A series of controversies also emerged surrounding the use of premium-rate telephone numbers on British television.Here's more about it.Why was ITV Play's The Debbie King Show cancelled after one episode? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Debbie King Show was a magazine-style quiz show that premiered on March 5, 2007. Hosted by Quizmania's famed Debbie King, it followed the same premium rate phone quiz format as its predecessors. The show went one step ahead and took a satirical outlook on the latest events, and also allowed viewers the opportunity to discuss their own stories. The show was cancelled after an episode because ITV Play was taken off air the day after the show premiered. The show was produced by Hamma & Glamma Productions. The show was first announced in February 2007.Quizmania was the UK's first-ever interactive call-in TV show that initially aired on Information TV and was later picked up by ITV. It was presented by Debbie King, Greg Scott, and Lee Baldry. Produced by FremantleMedia, after ITV, the show aired on weeknights on ITV Play from 10 PM to 1 AM from September 4, 2006.In order to win, the viewers had to place a call costing 75p. If the call was picked, it would be transferred to a live studio where the caller was required to answer questions to win cash prizes. Quizmania achieved overnight success. The original series wrapped up on January 14, 2007. The Debbie King Show was set to become a successful successor of Quizmania with a fresh twist, where King would present UK and international news in a satirical format.Debbie King: More about the Quizmania host and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms star Dexter Sol Ansell's motherDebbie King and Jonathan Ansell - Source: GettyDexter Sol Ansell, who plays Egg, the youngest son of Prince Maekar Targaryen in Game of Thrones's prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is the son of Debbie King and former X Factor runner-up Jonathan Ansell. Debbie married Jonathan in 2009, and they had their first child, Siena Valentine, in 2010. Dexter was born in September 2014.According to This is My Movie, Debbie King is a popular writer, director, and producer. Her career began as an assistant producer for Channel 4's The Big Breakfast. Early in her career days, she was selected to attend the Fast Track TV scheme at the Edinburgh TV festival, where she was recognised as one of the brightest minds in TV. She became an award-winning writer as her Student Cooking show won a Royal Television Society Yorkshire region Award for best contribution to news media. She was also the co-creator and host of the hit game show Quizmania.Follow SoapCentral for more such updates.