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2019 General Christmas election.

12th December: NO drama just presentation. (October 2019)

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NE
neonemesis
Eh? Where is 34D??
HB
HarryB
Eh? Where is 34D??

BBC Arabic studio and some of Perisan
GE
thegeek Founding member
Any word on whether Channel 4 are doing an Alternative Election Night again this year?
MF
Matthew_Fieldhouse
Any word on whether Channel 4 are doing an Alternative Election Night again this year?

David Mitchell said he's not doing it
BR
Brekkie
If they do I hope they make it more of an alternative than it was last time when Paxman anchored. A bit fed up of the Last Leg guys but there seems to be a lot of love at C4 for Harry Hill again so that could be a good choice.

"Who is going to run the country. There's only one way to find out.....




... Watch for 8 hours as 650 declarations come in".
JK
JKDerry
If they do I hope they make it more of an alternative than it was last time when Paxman anchored. A bit fed up of the Last Leg guys but there seems to be a lot of love at C4 for Harry Hill again so that could be a good choice.

"Who is going to run the country. There's only one way to find out.....




... Watch for 8 hours as 650 declarations come in".

The Last Leg is a very popular show, with over a million viewers watching live each Friday - I know they are not to everyone's taste, but they will be live on Friday 13th December 2019 to cover the post election results.
BB
BBI45
If they do I hope they make it more of an alternative than it was last time when Paxman anchored. A bit fed up of the Last Leg guys but there seems to be a lot of love at C4 for Harry Hill again so that could be a good choice.

"Who is going to run the country. There's only one way to find out.....




... Watch for 8 hours as 650 declarations come in".

"And if that fails...




Negotiate for 2 weeks".
JK
JKDerry



Newsnight is moving to studio 34D it seems for the remainder of the election period.

So, we can now be sure the general election coverage is coming from Studio B then?
DO
dosxuk
The Last Leg is a very popular show, with over a million viewers watching live each Friday - I know they are not to everyone's taste, but they will be live on Friday 13th December 2019 to cover the post election results.


Not sure if factual or opinion.
JK
JKDerry
The Last Leg is a very popular show, with over a million viewers watching live each Friday - I know they are not to everyone's taste, but they will be live on Friday 13th December 2019 to cover the post election results.


Not sure if factual or opinion.

Hang a minute here, stop it. Enough.
JK
JKDerry
BARB ratings okay - From their previous series in 2019 they managed to pull in close on 1.4 to 1.6 million viewers each week, and it is near the same for this autumn series of The Last Leg
EG
eggsontoast
Talking of 5 News did they try election night coverage themselves back in 1997 when Blair won just weeks after the channel launched?

5 did cover the 1997 election as part of the ITN facilities produced nighttime "Live and Dangerous" show I recall frequently going to counts etc.
I wonder what 5 and 4 are planning for December?

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