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The Andrew Neil Show

Starts next Wednesday at 7pm on BBC Two (August 2019)

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JK
JKDerry
7-8pm on BBC2 is pretty much a wasteland so perfect for PSB content like this.

Exactly what I feel, and I get the sense this is a rushed job of a programme, which probably was in the pipe line to air in the autumn, but they are doing a "TV-am" approach and rushing it on air, because of the latest news from our beloved Prime Minister.
AN
Andrew Founding member
Jon posted:
Explain to me where in my previous statement did I say/predict it would be a failure? I didn't. I like Andrew Neil, and I would have preferred This Week to have continued. Good Luck to Andrew - I hope it works, I just think it would be better in a slightly later slot.

Quote:
my guess it will fail after a few weeks, unless they can attract a loyal audience at 7pm.

Also that statement is a bit like saying “it will fail, unless it doesn’t”.

I also said - unless they can attract a loyal audience at 7pm - I never said it will be an utter failure, time will tell if they get an audience, and I want it to succeed, as This Week did, it is just politics at 7pm is not appealing to viewers, with Channel 4 News doing their bit, I suggest a slightly later slot, before 10.00pm would be better.

Nobody would watch a politics show in the heart of prime time.
JK
JKDerry
Jon posted:
Also that statement is a bit like saying “it will fail, unless it doesn’t”.

I also said - unless they can attract a loyal audience at 7pm - I never said it will be an utter failure, time will tell if they get an audience, and I want it to succeed, as This Week did, it is just politics at 7pm is not appealing to viewers, with Channel 4 News doing their bit, I suggest a slightly later slot, before 10.00pm would be better.

Nobody would watch a politics show in the heart of prime time.

Political shows are best after 10.00pm. Peston has carved out a nice niche for himself at 10.45pm on Wednesdays, with This Week being a great post Question Time programme on the BBC. They could have put him on after Newsnight at 11.15pm, but Andrew left This Week because of the live late night schedules, he wanted to move away from it, so prime time BBC Two seems sensible to the BBC schedulers.
AN
Andrew Founding member
“Before 10.00pm would be better”

Two mins later in response

“Politics shows are best after 10:00pm”

I’m totally confused
JO
Jonwo
It'll be low rated but ticks the current affairs quota for BBC Two nicely.
JO
Jon
Jon posted:
Explain to me where in my previous statement did I say/predict it would be a failure? I didn't. I like Andrew Neil, and I would have preferred This Week to have continued. Good Luck to Andrew - I hope it works, I just think it would be better in a slightly later slot.

Quote:
my guess it will fail after a few weeks, unless they can attract a loyal audience at 7pm.

Also that statement is a bit like saying “it will fail, unless it doesn’t”.

I also said - unless they can attract a loyal audience at 7pm.

I know what you said. Maybe you should sit this one out?
JK
JKDerry
Jon posted:
Jon posted:
Also that statement is a bit like saying “it will fail, unless it doesn’t”.

I also said - unless they can attract a loyal audience at 7pm.

I know what you said. Maybe you should sit this one out?

Stop trolling, it does not work. Sitting behind your computer acting the big man.
JK
JKDerry
“Before 10.00pm would be better”

Two mins later in response

“Politics shows are best after 10:00pm”

I’m totally confused

I was trying to convey that of the BBC really wanted to make it a success, they should try 9pm if that is the plan, however my hunch has always been that these type of political shows suit the post-10pm slot - I am sorry for not making myself clearer, but it does seem to me that sometimes on here you have to be Sir Humphrey Appleby in terms of writing to clarify what you want to convey.
JO
Jonwo
The chances of Andrew Neil or anything political going to 8pm or 9pm is zero, it just wouldn't rate. Things like The Leaders Debate or The Tory Leadership Debate are the exceptions to this.
:-(
A former member
You sound like John birt. Only popular high rating stuff should go out at peak times.
JO
Jonwo
You sound like John birt. Only popular high rating stuff should go out at peak times.


You can take risks and air something which will be low rated but will do well critically but too many low rated shows is not healthy in the long run.
JW
JamesWorldNews
You sound like John birt. Only popular high rating stuff should go out at peak times.


Where have you been? I haven’t seen you for ages!

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