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DA
David_02
Brekkie posted:
02cashindavid posted:
Not sure whether it's a good or bad idea, although I can definitely see it happening. What might work in its favour is that as a result, the performance show should get a later start time on the Saturday meaning we'll have no more of these ridiculous 5.30pm starts which always occur during the earlier live shows.



If the BBC are showing Strictly though at around 5.45pm ITV1 will want to get The X Factor on air around the same time, unless they opt to move it to after Strictly instead (unlikely IMO).


I don't see how the shows clashing ever benefits The X Factor. It severely dents the average. Just look at how well the show does when they don't clash - it can often add up to 2 million viewers.

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One thing I would favour though is showing the audition stage over Saturdays and Sundays. It drags on for about 2 months at the moment with just one episode a week, so doubling up would mean we get into the performance stage much quicker.


Agreed.
JE
Jez Founding member
StuartPlymouth posted:
Why do people have ago at "The Palace"? It's not supposed to be a serious drama, just abit of escapism on a Monday night.

The same goes for "Echo Beach" on Fridays. It's supposed to be a parody of a soap, and I think it does it quite well.

I'd rather have these than repeats of Frost or Midsomer Murders.


Not having a go at The Palace - I actually thought the first episode was excellent but now its boring. Maybe a one off or a two part drama would have been better rather than an 8 week series.

As for Echo Beach, I agree but unfortunately the ratings are low.

Id hate the X Factor results to move to Sunday - I dont see the logic in messing with a very sucessful show. And maklng viewers wait 24 hours for the results wont be popular. So im strongly against this.

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One thing I would favour though is showing the audition stage over Saturdays and Sundays. It drags on for about 2 months at the moment with just one episode a week, so doubling up would mean we get into the performance stage much quicker.


I agree, but that would mean the show starting around Mid September not Mid August and we know they like to fill the schedules from August-December with X Factor. I can see them doing the auditions on a Sunday though - will probaably end up with twice as many audition shows with 1 on Saturdays and 1 on Sunday. Wink
BR
Brekkie
StuartPlymouth posted:
The same goes for "Echo Beach" on Fridays. It's supposed to be a parody of a soap, and I think it does it quite well.


The trouble is ITV weren't sure what it's supposed to be and have tried to sell that as a drama. That's why as has been said several times it would have worked better on ITV2.


Jez posted:
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One thing I would favour though is showing the audition stage over Saturdays and Sundays. It drags on for about 2 months at the moment with just one episode a week, so doubling up would mean we get into the performance stage much quicker.


I agree, but that would mean the show starting around Mid September not Mid August and we know they like to fill the schedules from August-December with X Factor. I can see them doing the auditions on a Sunday though - will probaably end up with twice as many audition shows with 1 on Saturdays and 1 on Sunday. Wink



It's always been strange though it starting in the middle of summer. I think first week of September with 4-6 weeks of audition shows and then 10 live shows from October to December.


BTW reports yesterday that Sharron Osbourne has quit, which in a way I hope is true. Hopefully Louis will walk too and they'd have Simon, Danni and a new third judge. Louis certainly ruined the last series IMO.
PT
Put The Telly On
So long as they don't bring Brian Friedman back as a judge.
JE
Jez Founding member
But when you take into account a week of Bootcamp episodes and then the judges homes thats another 2 weeks added on so its about 8 weeks before the live shows start in Mid October.

Brian was nice to look at but thats about it - and yes I agree Louis ruined the last series, it was a mistake to bring him back.
DA
David_02
Sharon was just as bad.
DA
David
ITV are making a big deal of Duel this evening. Maybe someone wins the jackpot or comes very close in this episode?
BR
Brekkie
Well no one did. Notice it didn't start till 8.55pm either, 10 minutes later than scheduled, with all ad breaks less than two minutes long.
PR
Primetime
Re: Duel. The previous Saturday ITV advertised Duel more than today, e.g. every ad break with short trailers, C/A promoting it during idents. This week wasn't as bad!

Re: Brekkie. It started bang on 8.55pm, and the following film started at its scheduled time 9.45pm I think, so obviously Duel was aired later because ITV wanted to focus on TV Burp, Primevil & Ant and Dec.

TV Burp, is it ending soon or is it a continual run like You've Been Framed?
BR
Brekkie
Primetime posted:
TV Burp, is it ending soon or is it a continual run like You've Been Framed?



13 week run I think, so it's about half way through.
JE
Jez Founding member
Now Primeval has ended (great episode to end a fantastic series btw) they havent got anything to replace it from next week. They are bringing Ant and Dec's show forward to 6.45pm and Duel is a 8pm with a movie at 9pm.

At least the late news is on after the film though, at the more reasonable time of 10.55pm and not midnight like it was one week. They are still putting the early evening news bulletins within the afternoon Bond film though.
RE
Revitt
So they played out a set of long trailers at 9pm, including the weekends in February one. Which weekends in February? Next weekend will be March. Not to mention it plugged a few programmes which have reached the end of their series.

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