The lunchtime present, which is filmed in Yorkshire, launched in 2020 through the coronavirus pandemic lockdown and was initially broadcast from McGovern’s front room in Harrogate.
Channel 4 additionally introduced the debut air date ahead, saying it hoped it might deliver some positivity into the lives of viewers.
It later moved to its present studio setting in Leeds.
Announcing the choice to axe the programme, Channel 4 mentioned it’s “extremely proud” of all of the present has achieved and credited it for “kick-starting” the channel’s development within the north of England.
The broadcaster mentioned the funds for the present will now be reallocated to different programmes within the nations and areas.
A press release mentioned: “Steph has not solely made the nation’s lunchtimes extra entertaining and brilliantly mirrored the views and pre-occupations of the nation, however the present has additionally been an impressive springboard for creating native expertise behind the scenes.
“However, with viewers habits altering faster than ever, we now have to make troublesome selections about which programmes to put money into to greatest drive our digital-first technique and we now have determined to not recommission Steph’s Packed Lunch when its current manufacturing contract ends in December 2023.
“We stay as dedicated as ever to our mission to assist stage up the TV trade exterior London and to our 50 per cent origination out of London goal.
“We will proceed to build on the legacy of the present, evolving what we do consistent with our digital ambitions while persevering with to mirror the lives of, and provides a voice to, all our audiences throughout the UK and hope to work with Steph on different tasks quickly.”
A spokesperson for manufacturing corporations Expectation and Can Can mentioned: “We’ve had over three unbelievable years producing Steph’s Packed Lunch collectively and dealing with the good Steph McGovern and the excellent on-screen household of expertise.
“We’re very dissatisfied that regardless of building a loyal viewers we do not get to proceed brightening up 12-2 on Channel 4.
“Leeds did not have a reside tv neighborhood 4 years in the past and it has been a privilege to build a workforce which boasts a few of the brightest, sharpest TV producers within the nation.”
