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Exactly. It's being moved for a show which in theory is of interest to viewers of News at Ten, and ITV are giving it a decent slot. 8-10pm wouldn't be suitable for such a documentary, while it deserves better than airing at 10.35pm.
You have to ask yourself, though, what would the BBC do? In its 12 year history I'm really struggling to remember an instance of the BBC News at Ten being scheduled to start late. It's practically always scheduled at 10pm and starts absolutely on the dot every single night, documentary or no documentary. No matter what spin you put on it, the fact remains that ITV are far happier to delay News at Ten than the BBC is, even if it is only every now and then. Considering ITV faffed around for much of the 2000s with News at When, they really ought to have learnt their lesson. This documentary will undoubtedly appeal to those who would watch News at Ten, but not every single one of them. There will have been quite a substantial number of viewers tonight who aren't interested in Bin Laden and who wanted the news at 10pm. Chances are they went to the BBC.
Well the BBC would have stuck it on BBC2 I'm sure. ITV's situation is different - the News at Ten isn't even as popular in the ratings as the News at When was back in 2001-2004, so it's not like it's taking a huge hit whenever it moves. Despite that though it's also got a much better reputation than it did back then as it moving from the 10pm slot really is the exception rather than the rule.
No because Sunday night is a flagship mainstream slot, Tuesdays is considered a "flop zone" - hence there is little risk to ITV sticking it on a Tuesday where ratings are poor anyway, but on a Sunday they'd lose significant numbers and alienate their usual Sunday drama audience.
I don't see why people get so up in arms about News at Ten moving slot? It's not like it's a regular move, it's a once off. And like said it's a documentary about a major world news story. Yes if ITV keep changing it around for a 'Corrie Special' then it does get a bit silly, and theres no where else to put it during the week. Wednesday is the soap awards, Friday is Life Stories, so Thursday is the only day but new Long Lost Family is on then which is doing okay. So I don't see an issue with this really.
Exactly. It's being moved for a show which in theory is of interest to viewers of News at Ten, and ITV are giving it a decent slot. 8-10pm wouldn't be suitable for such a documentary, while it deserves better than airing at 10.35pm.
You have to ask yourself, though, what would the BBC do? In its 12 year history I'm really struggling to remember an instance of the BBC News at Ten being scheduled to start late. It's practically always scheduled at 10pm and starts absolutely on the dot every single night, documentary or no documentary. No matter what spin you put on it, the fact remains that ITV are far happier to delay News at Ten than the BBC is, even if it is only every now and then. Considering ITV faffed around for much of the 2000s with News at When, they really ought to have learnt their lesson. This documentary will undoubtedly appeal to those who would watch News at Ten, but not every single one of them. There will have been quite a substantial number of viewers tonight who aren't interested in Bin Laden and who wanted the news at 10pm. Chances are they went to the BBC.
Well the BBC would have stuck it on BBC2 I'm sure. ITV's situation is different - the News at Ten isn't even as popular in the ratings as the News at When was back in 2001-2004, so it's not like it's taking a huge hit whenever it moves. Despite that though it's also got a much better reputation than it did back then as it moving from the 10pm slot really is the exception rather than the rule.
Wouldn't it have been better to show the Bin Laden documentary on Sunday between 9pm and 11pm?
No because Sunday night is a flagship mainstream slot, Tuesdays is considered a "flop zone" - hence there is little risk to ITV sticking it on a Tuesday where ratings are poor anyway, but on a Sunday they'd lose significant numbers and alienate their usual Sunday drama audience.