ITV has dropped its latest Saturday night entertainment programme, It's Now or Never fronted by Phillip Schofield, after just one episode.
Next Saturday's show will be replaced by an episode of Denis Norden's It'll be Alright on the Night.
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It's a bit sad that they have done that. Programmes don't seem to be given a chance these days, seeing as they are constantly picked up by the media and ridiculed, often before they even air. Some rightly should be, I'll admit, but others are unfairly criticised.
Is there a way to stop this? It would be nice if the media wasn't as influential as it is, but I guess it was inevitable with the growth of the Internet, the gossipy magazines and the idea that we are now less further apart than we used to be, as a planet.
TBH it had flop written all over it, the whole "learn a routine" thing is exactly the same as Rock Around The Block last year. At least this was only two episodes long!
If its only two episodes, why on earth pull it? I thought the programme was vile, personally. But isn't it better to make a decision and go through with that decision, instead of ripping it apart half way through? No one in their right mind honestly expected this to be a hit did they?
What kind of TV channel acts so dubiously with it's programmes, and is so uncertain about what it is broadcasting? No wonder people have little confidence in a broadcaster that has so little confidence in itself.
As soon as I saw the first trailer for it, I knew it was going to be a flop. I hope that Nigel Marvin thing gets the axe too. For the first time in years for me, BBC One's Saturday Night was more appealing.
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