:-(
A former member
How about putting the main News at 8pm? and taking away 6.30pm news and the 10pm news?
HA
I agree BGT should be stripped 8pm Monday to Friday, though where Tonight and The Bill go then is a puzzle.
I still don't think the 7-8pm soap hour is a bad idea at all.
they still need some good old sitcoms, its been sadly lacking for a while now, there was a time when they used to put two sitcoms on a Friday night!
harshy
Founding member
pad posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
Until ITV build a strong portfolio of programmes that could do damage at 8pm during the week, streamlining the schedule isn't going to happen.
At the moment the only show established in anyway in the slot is The Bill.
Trinny and Sussanah has hardly been a runaway hit - and while Millionaire did OK on Tuesdays, it's not really a solution.
They need to trial a bank of programming in the slot before they make a big commitment - mainly midweek light entertainment formats / game shows and ideally additional pre-watershed drama and comedy.
I think though another effective use of the slot would be to run things like the auditions for Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor over a week at 8pm, and moving I'm a Celeb to 8pm wouldn't be a bad idea as it slots in better there without dominating the schedule at 9pm.
I still don't think it will happen too - and regarding the football, ITV will have even more midweek football from next year with the England games and (I think) some FA Cup replays.
At the moment the only show established in anyway in the slot is The Bill.
Trinny and Sussanah has hardly been a runaway hit - and while Millionaire did OK on Tuesdays, it's not really a solution.
They need to trial a bank of programming in the slot before they make a big commitment - mainly midweek light entertainment formats / game shows and ideally additional pre-watershed drama and comedy.
I think though another effective use of the slot would be to run things like the auditions for Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor over a week at 8pm, and moving I'm a Celeb to 8pm wouldn't be a bad idea as it slots in better there without dominating the schedule at 9pm.
I still don't think it will happen too - and regarding the football, ITV will have even more midweek football from next year with the England games and (I think) some FA Cup replays.
I agree BGT should be stripped 8pm Monday to Friday, though where Tonight and The Bill go then is a puzzle.
I still don't think the 7-8pm soap hour is a bad idea at all.
they still need some good old sitcoms, its been sadly lacking for a while now, there was a time when they used to put two sitcoms on a Friday night!
RE
Not necessarily - I don't think they have to lock until a week or less in advance (notice how BBC1's released Xmas Day evening listings currently consist of Doctor Who with a bunch of TBAs and an unlikely film).
pad posted:
It shouldn't be too long till the schedules are announced surely, if they're due in January/early Feb?
Not necessarily - I don't think they have to lock until a week or less in advance (notice how BBC1's released Xmas Day evening listings currently consist of Doctor Who with a bunch of TBAs and an unlikely film).
MM
Some other ideas for Michael Grade
Buy the rights of Top of the Pops from the BBC.
To accomodate it, scrap the Sunday night Emmerdale and show the Top 20 or whatever then. And let it not be presented by either Holly Willoughby or Kate Thornton.
Sign some old names back for the older viewers. I must say I miss Surprise! Surprise! and Bruce Forsyth's The Generation Game [ITV, buy the rights!] and I'm in my 20s.
And finally.. bring back Children's ITV [how it was up to the mid-90s, after that it was a carbon copy of itself].
Buy the rights of Top of the Pops from the BBC.
To accomodate it, scrap the Sunday night Emmerdale and show the Top 20 or whatever then. And let it not be presented by either Holly Willoughby or Kate Thornton.
Sign some old names back for the older viewers. I must say I miss Surprise! Surprise! and Bruce Forsyth's The Generation Game [ITV, buy the rights!] and I'm in my 20s.
And finally.. bring back Children's ITV [how it was up to the mid-90s, after that it was a carbon copy of itself].
:-(
I'll pop my ideas forward...
Monday
7.00pm Emmerdale (Mon - Fri)
7.30pm Coronation Street (Mon / Wed / Fri)
8.00pm Tonight Show
8.30pm Coronation Street
9.00pm Drama
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Sports Tonight (bit like what Australia have)
10.45pm Local Programmes / Bouncers etc
Tuesday
7.30pm Wheel Of Fourtune
8.00pm The Bill
9.00pm Lifestyle/Doco
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Benidorm
11.00pm Live At Jounglers (something similar)
Wednesday
8.00pm The Bill
9.00pm Light Entertainment / or Factual Doco
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Sports Tonight
10.45pm Badiel and Skinner Unplanned
Thursday
7.30pm Local Programming
8.00pm Trinny and Susannah
8.30pm Moving Wallpaper
9.00pm Drama or Tonight Show Investigates
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Local Sport Programme / Political
Friday
8.00pm The Price Is Right
8.30pm CD:UK Live
9.15pm Friday Night Live
10.00pm Badiel and Skinner Live and Unplanned
10.30pm ITV Weekend News featuring Sports Tonight
Monday
7.00pm Emmerdale (Mon - Fri)
7.30pm Coronation Street (Mon / Wed / Fri)
8.00pm Tonight Show
8.30pm Coronation Street
9.00pm Drama
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Sports Tonight (bit like what Australia have)
10.45pm Local Programmes / Bouncers etc
Tuesday
7.30pm Wheel Of Fourtune
8.00pm The Bill
9.00pm Lifestyle/Doco
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Benidorm
11.00pm Live At Jounglers (something similar)
Wednesday
8.00pm The Bill
9.00pm Light Entertainment / or Factual Doco
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Sports Tonight
10.45pm Badiel and Skinner Unplanned
Thursday
7.30pm Local Programming
8.00pm Trinny and Susannah
8.30pm Moving Wallpaper
9.00pm Drama or Tonight Show Investigates
10.00pm News At Ten
10.30pm Local Sport Programme / Political
Friday
8.00pm The Price Is Right
8.30pm CD:UK Live
9.15pm Friday Night Live
10.00pm Badiel and Skinner Live and Unplanned
10.30pm ITV Weekend News featuring Sports Tonight
AM
My ideas, as usual are....
Weekdays
1730 ITV Evening News; ITV National Weather
1800 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1830 Gameshows
1900 Emmerdale
1930 to 2200 see below
2200 ITV News at Ten; ITV National Weather
2245 ITV Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather
2300 see below
Monday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 World In Action
2030 Lifestyle Magazine's e.g. Wish You Were Here?
2100 British Drama
2300 The Sports Show, Champions League Weekly, Sport in Question
Tuesday
1930 Regional Programmes, Champions League
2000 Entertainment Series (e.g. Find A Fortune, Surprise! Surprise!, An Audience With..., Challenge Anneka etc...), Champions League
2100 Tonight (now to showcase one-off Documentaries - a bit like the old First Tuesday/Network First strand), Other British Documentary Series'
2300 US Drama's
Wednesday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 The Bill
2100 British Drama Series
2300 The South Bank Show, Manhunt, Crime Monthly, Real Lives, Other British Factual Series'
Thursday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Primeval, Wild At Heart, Kingdom, Doc Martin, other "light" British Drama's
2100 British Drama Series'
2300 Various British Series'
Friday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 The Big Story, A Current Affair, Other British Current Affairs Series
2030 Fly-on-the-wall Series e.g. Airline
2100 British Drama Series'
2300 Late Night Entertainment series - something along the lines of James Whale, Gods Gift, Carnal Knowledge
Sunday
1715 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1745 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1800 Regional Programmes
1830 Various British Series' e.g. Trinny and Susannah, From Ladette To Lady, Bad Lads Army, etc...
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Heartbeat, The Royal
2100 Feature-length British Drama's
2300 ITV National News; ITV National Weather
2330 Regional Programmes (Soccer Night f/b Political Series)
Saturday
1715 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1745 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1800 Talent shows (e.g. X-Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Dancing on Ice)
1930 Gameshow Marathon, Saturday Night Takeaway, Poker Face, Duel, Family Fortunes, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
2030 You've Been Framed, TV Burp, Other British Comedies
2100 Talent Show Results
2130 Al Murray's Happy Hour, The Frank Skinner Show, Edna Everage, Other British Chat Shows
2230 Benidorm, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, Other British Comedy Series'
2300 ITV National News; ITV National Weather
2330 The Saturday Night Film
- between 6pm and 930pm could alter dependent on the shows length being shown and could mean an extra programme. Also dependent on England Football games etc...
Weekdays
1730 ITV Evening News; ITV National Weather
1800 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1830 Gameshows
1900 Emmerdale
1930 to 2200 see below
2200 ITV News at Ten; ITV National Weather
2245 ITV Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather
2300 see below
Monday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 World In Action
2030 Lifestyle Magazine's e.g. Wish You Were Here?
2100 British Drama
2300 The Sports Show, Champions League Weekly, Sport in Question
Tuesday
1930 Regional Programmes, Champions League
2000 Entertainment Series (e.g. Find A Fortune, Surprise! Surprise!, An Audience With..., Challenge Anneka etc...), Champions League
2100 Tonight (now to showcase one-off Documentaries - a bit like the old First Tuesday/Network First strand), Other British Documentary Series'
2300 US Drama's
Wednesday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 The Bill
2100 British Drama Series
2300 The South Bank Show, Manhunt, Crime Monthly, Real Lives, Other British Factual Series'
Thursday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Primeval, Wild At Heart, Kingdom, Doc Martin, other "light" British Drama's
2100 British Drama Series'
2300 Various British Series'
Friday
1930 Coronation Street
2000 The Big Story, A Current Affair, Other British Current Affairs Series
2030 Fly-on-the-wall Series e.g. Airline
2100 British Drama Series'
2300 Late Night Entertainment series - something along the lines of James Whale, Gods Gift, Carnal Knowledge
Sunday
1715 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1745 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1800 Regional Programmes
1830 Various British Series' e.g. Trinny and Susannah, From Ladette To Lady, Bad Lads Army, etc...
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Heartbeat, The Royal
2100 Feature-length British Drama's
2300 ITV National News; ITV National Weather
2330 Regional Programmes (Soccer Night f/b Political Series)
Saturday
1715 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1745 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1800 Talent shows (e.g. X-Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Dancing on Ice)
1930 Gameshow Marathon, Saturday Night Takeaway, Poker Face, Duel, Family Fortunes, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
2030 You've Been Framed, TV Burp, Other British Comedies
2100 Talent Show Results
2130 Al Murray's Happy Hour, The Frank Skinner Show, Edna Everage, Other British Chat Shows
2230 Benidorm, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, Other British Comedy Series'
2300 ITV National News; ITV National Weather
2330 The Saturday Night Film
- between 6pm and 930pm could alter dependent on the shows length being shown and could mean an extra programme. Also dependent on England Football games etc...
PA
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ITV1's Winter Collection - for 2008.
On the back of a new schedule, ITV1 can announce a strong Winter schedule.
New drama series include The Palace (from the makers of Shameless), Lost in Austen, Rock Rivals, The Fixer (from Kudos, the makers of Spooks and Life on Mars), Moving Wallpaper & Echo Beach (from Kudos) and Midnight Man.
Returning drama formats include Coronation Street, Emmerdale, The Bill, Kingdom, Lewis, A Touch of Frost, Wild at Heart, Wire in the Blood, The Royal, Foyle's War and Primeval.
In entertainment and comedy there are new and returning shows including Duel, Thank God Your Here, CGI Britain, Teenage Kicks (starring Adrian Edmundson), Honest (starring Amanda Redmond), Guilty Pleasures, Dancing on Ice, All Murray's Happy Hour, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Saturday Night Takeaway, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Johnny Vegas's returning Benidorm.
Factual programming comes from Sandbanks, Repossessions Repossessions Repossessions, Too Posh to Pay, Britain's Biggest Babies, Ladette to Lady, The Rich List Opens Up, Too Fat to Toddle, The South Bank Show and Tonight with Trevor McDonald.
Daytime includes new soap The Royal Today, Golden Balls, Dickinson's Real Deal, Wish You Were Here, 60 Minute Makeover, Loose Women, The Jeremy Kyle Show and This Morning.
In Sport there is The Big Fight Live, the UEFA Cup, Formula One and the UEFA Champion's League.
For children, shows like Emu, Horrid Henry, Skyland, Super Normal and Planet Sketch are in store.
Movies coming up include Alexander, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Constantine, Dukes of Hazard, Gladiator, Pride and Prejudice, Red Dragon and Nanny McPhee.
Strongest schedules for years IMO - let's hope they sort out the timeslots too.
ITV1's Winter Collection - for 2008.
On the back of a new schedule, ITV1 can announce a strong Winter schedule.
New drama series include The Palace (from the makers of Shameless), Lost in Austen, Rock Rivals, The Fixer (from Kudos, the makers of Spooks and Life on Mars), Moving Wallpaper & Echo Beach (from Kudos) and Midnight Man.
Returning drama formats include Coronation Street, Emmerdale, The Bill, Kingdom, Lewis, A Touch of Frost, Wild at Heart, Wire in the Blood, The Royal, Foyle's War and Primeval.
In entertainment and comedy there are new and returning shows including Duel, Thank God Your Here, CGI Britain, Teenage Kicks (starring Adrian Edmundson), Honest (starring Amanda Redmond), Guilty Pleasures, Dancing on Ice, All Murray's Happy Hour, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Saturday Night Takeaway, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Johnny Vegas's returning Benidorm.
Factual programming comes from Sandbanks, Repossessions Repossessions Repossessions, Too Posh to Pay, Britain's Biggest Babies, Ladette to Lady, The Rich List Opens Up, Too Fat to Toddle, The South Bank Show and Tonight with Trevor McDonald.
Daytime includes new soap The Royal Today, Golden Balls, Dickinson's Real Deal, Wish You Were Here, 60 Minute Makeover, Loose Women, The Jeremy Kyle Show and This Morning.
In Sport there is The Big Fight Live, the UEFA Cup, Formula One and the UEFA Champion's League.
For children, shows like Emu, Horrid Henry, Skyland, Super Normal and Planet Sketch are in store.
Movies coming up include Alexander, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Constantine, Dukes of Hazard, Gladiator, Pride and Prejudice, Red Dragon and Nanny McPhee.
Strongest schedules for years IMO - let's hope they sort out the timeslots too.
FA
You say that, but it's harmless entertainment (even with a phone vote), and it's Christmas. That's the only time of the year when we would usually see celebrities doing something like this, sometimes it's a shame that its still not the same.
Brekkie Boy posted:
Well, any hopes ITV might be turning things around have been dashed in the first 30 seconds of C-list Celebrity Christmas Choir!
You say that, but it's harmless entertainment (even with a phone vote), and it's Christmas. That's the only time of the year when we would usually see celebrities doing something like this, sometimes it's a shame that its still not the same.
PA
LONDON - ITV is considering moving Coronation Street back by one hour to the 8.30pm slot in a potentially key change to its 2008 schedule.
Media Week understands that schedulers at ITV are considering the move in light of Michael Grade's recent decision to resurrect News at Ten. In recent months Grade has placed an increasing emphasis on boosting ratings for ITV's 9pm slot.
A senior source at a rival broadcaster said: "The logic is to make sure there's a big audience going into the 9pm slot for the one-hour dramas it has planned, who will then stay with ITV until News at Ten.
"There's a risk, though, that by leaving a gap at 7.30pm it will lose a large share of early peak audience."
Phil Hall, associate director of TV at MediaCom, said: "We haven't heard anything yet, but it makes sense for ITV.
"If Coronation Street moved it would shore up the 9pm slot."
Richard Oliver, head of investment at Universal McCann, said: "The move makes too much sense and is a bit too neat. I would be very disappointed if this happened, as it seems like a last throw of the dice.
"This is a way of engineering faith in audiences and not letting programmes' popularity grow. ITV would be putting too much faith in one segment and giving up on the rest of its schedule."
ITV has yet to announce its 2008 schedule and declined to comment as Media Week went to press. An ITV spokesperson said: "We won't comment on any changes until the schedule has been finalised."
We've heard this before but are the rumours true this time, like the News at Ten one?
Media Week understands that schedulers at ITV are considering the move in light of Michael Grade's recent decision to resurrect News at Ten. In recent months Grade has placed an increasing emphasis on boosting ratings for ITV's 9pm slot.
A senior source at a rival broadcaster said: "The logic is to make sure there's a big audience going into the 9pm slot for the one-hour dramas it has planned, who will then stay with ITV until News at Ten.
"There's a risk, though, that by leaving a gap at 7.30pm it will lose a large share of early peak audience."
Phil Hall, associate director of TV at MediaCom, said: "We haven't heard anything yet, but it makes sense for ITV.
"If Coronation Street moved it would shore up the 9pm slot."
Richard Oliver, head of investment at Universal McCann, said: "The move makes too much sense and is a bit too neat. I would be very disappointed if this happened, as it seems like a last throw of the dice.
"This is a way of engineering faith in audiences and not letting programmes' popularity grow. ITV would be putting too much faith in one segment and giving up on the rest of its schedule."
ITV has yet to announce its 2008 schedule and declined to comment as Media Week went to press. An ITV spokesperson said: "We won't comment on any changes until the schedule has been finalised."
We've heard this before but are the rumours true this time, like the News at Ten one?