Editing Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (section)

==Suspension==
The show was suspended on 29 October 2008 by the BBC when Ross and Brand were both suspended from their TV and radio shows, in the events after [[The Russell Brand Show prank calls|''The Russell Brand Show'' prank telephone calls row]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7699054.stm BBC prank calls row goes to Trust] bbc.co.uk</ref> Ross was later given an additional 12-week suspension, and released a statement, reading:
<blockquote>"I am deeply sorry and greatly regret the upset and distress that my juvenile and thoughtless remarks on the Russell Brand show have caused. I have not issued a statement previously because it was my intention and desire to offer an apology to all those offended on my Friday night programme. However, it was a stupid error of judgement on my part, and I offer a full apology."

- [[Jonathan Ross]]' apology, taken from BBC News.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7698484.stm | work=BBC News | title=Brand and Ross: Apologies in full | date=29 October 2008 | access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref></blockquote>

The comedy stand-up show ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]'' was shown in the 22:35 Friday night slot during Ross's absence. A new series of the popular comedy stand-up show was quickly commissioned to fill the slot, which featured films for four weeks after the suspension. ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' returned on 23 January 2009. The show's return was watched by 5.1 million viewers, and received 25 complaints (protesting the show's return), and 3 messages of support for Ross.<ref name="entertainment1"/>