ITV Discussion Thread

That's kind of the problem though isn't it?


To be fair though it's probably got a better chance as it doesn't appear to take itself too seriously, unlike The Palace which really did think it could be a British West Wing.

As with everyone else - I do believe that the challenge of the new programmes were a success but just badly scheduled. Using both the new programmes coming soon and some of the ones since January, I believe the ITV schedule should have looked liked (24/7 btw)

Monday’s To Friday’s

0600 GMTV
0930 Gameshows
1000 The Jeremy Kyle Show
1100 This Morning
1250 Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather
1300 ITV News at One; ITV National Weather
1330 The New Young Doctors or Shortland Street
1400 The Royal Today
1430 60 Minute Makeover; Daily Cooks; Dickinson’s Real Deal;
Wish You Were Here…Today
1530 Loose Women; The Alan Titchmarsh Show;
Other British Chat/Entertainment Show Series’
1630 Classic British Drama e.g. Peak Practice; Soldier, Soldier; Boon;
Where The Heart Is
1730 ITV News at 530; ITV National Weather
1800 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1830 PRIMETIME on ITV1

Monday
1830 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Gameshow Marathon
Pokerface
Other British Gameshow series
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Tonight
2030 Wish You Were Here?
We Can Work It Out!
Where There’s Life!
Other British Magazine Series
2100 Kingdom
Doc Martin
Echo Beach
Other British Drama Series’

Tuesday
1830 Emmerdale
1930 Coronation Street (shown Wednesday when Champions League is on)
Champions League
2000 Lewis
Sharpe
The Midsomer Murders
A Touch of Frost
Other British Feature-length British Drama’s
Award Ceremonies
Champions League

Wednesday
1830 Emmerdale
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Wheel Of Fortune
Play Your Cards Right
Family Fortunes
2030 Harry Hill’s TV Burp
Moving Wallpaper
Benidorm
Hardware
Other British Comedy Series’
Coronation Street (when Champions League is on Tuesday’s)
2100 British Drama Series’

Thursday
1830 Emmerdale
1930 Coronation Street
2000 The Bill
2100 British Drama Series’

Friday
1830 Duel
Golden Balls
All Star Family Fortunes
Blind Date
1930 Coronation Street
2000 Tonight
2030 Airline
Jimmy’s
Other British Fly-on-the-wall Series’
2100 Ladette to Lady
Bad Lad’s Army
Holiday Showdown
Trinny and Susannah
Other British Reality Series’


2200 ITV News at Ten; ITV National Weather
2235 ITV Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather
2245 Late Night on ITV1

Monday
2245 Pushing Daises
Dexter
Supernatural
2345 Regional Programmes

Tuesday
2245 Film

Wednesday
2245 Britain’s Most Wanted (Monthly)
Real Life
Real Crimes
Crime Monthly (Monthly)
One-off British Documentaries
2345 Sport In Question
Champions League Weekly
Other British Sport Magazines

Thursday
2245 Bionic Woman
Numbers
Other Foreign Drama Series
2345 Thursday Night Live (new late night discussion series)
The South Bank Show
British Documentary Series’

Friday
2245 Al’s Happy Hour
The Frank Skinner Show
Other British Chat/Entertainment Series
2345 The James Whale Show
God’s Gift
Carnal Knowledge
Other British Entertainment Series


0045 Film
f/b ITV Video Jukebox

0255 to 0515 The Sign Zone

0255 The Royal Today (Signed)
0320 Monday The Bill (signed)
Tuesday to Thursday Emmerdale (signed)
Friday The Bill (signed)
0425 Various British Series (Signed)
- Wednesday’s will show Coronation Street (signed) if Champions League is
shown
0450 Coronation Street (Signed)
- Tuesday’s will be a Wish You Were Here? (Signed) if Champions League is shown
0515 ITV Morning News; ITV National Weather
0550 ITV Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather

Sunday’s

0600 GMTV
0930 CITV
1230 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1245 Film
f/b Short British Programmes
1445 Foreign Comedy Series’
1515 Classic US Drama Series’
1615 British Political Series (formerly shown at around 11am)
New British Political Series’
1715 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1745 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1800 Regional Programmes
1830 Bullseye
Strike It Rich
Temptation (based on Australia’s revival of Sale Of The Century)
1900 Heartbeat
Primeval
Wild At Heart
The Royal
2000 The Bill
2100 Wire In The Blood
The Fixer
Other British Drama Series’
2200 British Comedy Hour
2300 ITV Weekend News; ITV National Weather
2330 Championship Goals
Talking Balls
Other sports series
0030 ITV Religion
0130 Nightwatch
0215 Shown on Friday’s at 1830
0310 Friday’s Tonight (signed)
0335 Loose Women (signed)
0425 The Jeremy Kyle Show (signed)
0515 ITV Morning News; ITV National Weather
0550 ITV Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather

Saturday

0600 GMTV
0930 CITV
1230 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1245 Film Double Bill
1645 Various British Series’
1715 ITV Regional News; ITV Regional Weather
1745 ITV News Update; ITV National Weather
1800 The X-Factor
Dancing On Ice
Britain’s Got Talent
1800 Mr Bean – The animated Series
Creature Comforts
1830 You’ve Been Framed
1900 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
1930 You Bet!
Don’t Try That At Home
Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Surprise! Surprise!
Stars In Their Eyes
Other British Entertainment Series
2030 Results shows
Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
2100 Ultimate Force
Van Der Valk
Trial and Retribution
Taggart
Other Feature-length British Drama series’
2300 ITV Weekend News; ITV National Weather
2330 Film
f/b ITV Video Jukebox
0130 Nightwatch
0215 Shown on Monday’s at 1830
0310 Monday’s Tonight (signed)
0335 Loose Women (signed)
0425 The Jeremy Kyle Show (signed)
0515 ITV Morning News; ITV National Weather
0550 ITV Regional News Update; ITV Regional Weather


GMTV

Monday’s To Friday’s

0600 Newshour
including Regional Update 0615-0618 and 0645-0648
0700 Good Morning Britain
including:-
News Updates at – 0700-0707, 0730-0734, 0800-0807, 0830-0834
Regional Update at – 0734-0737, 0830-0837
0845 LK Today
including:-
News update at – 0915-0919
Regional Update at 0919-0922


Saturday’s

0600 Saturday Newshour
including Regional Update at – 0615-0618 and 0645-0648
0700 Entertainment Today
including News Update at – 0748-0755
and Regional News Update at – 0755-0758
0800 Toonattik


Sunday’s
0600 The Sunday Programme
including Regional Update at – 0607-0610, 0637-640, 0745-0748
and News Update at – 0600-0607, 0630-0637, 0700-0707, 0748-0755
0800 Toonattik

and STV and UTV would of course either have to move the show 5pm or

Monday - Friday
5.30pm ITN
6pm mag show
6.30pm News
7pm emmerdale

with the extra going to Sundays and the game show being dumped out of the window form Monday and Friday, there might get placed on a weekday at 4.30pm

as much I hate to say this 6.30 news has to stay!

A classic rose-tinted schedule there.


Firstly, ITV have learnt their lessons from News at Ten and won't be moving the Evening News - and certainly wouldn't move it into the increasingly important 5pm hour.


And secondly, primetime gameshows every night - no way. Most of the crap you mention wouldn't cut it today, as recent revivals have shown, while ITV (and other channels) aren't having much luck with new gameshows either. Goldenballs is probably the exception, but it's quite a modest hit.

some Gameshow would cut it!

I believe a good version of Wheel of fortunes, Strike it rich and Catchphrase could work. If there make it like price is right it will hit wall and be dumped straight away,also Supermarket sweep was daytime.

If there made it like a bit of class, then it has a frighting change. and could gain popularity again.

also strange that the 5.40 news never come back

We're not living in 1995 anymore folks, come on.

I'd love Catchphrase to return to Friday nights (minus Nick Weir) but its not going to happen.

I still think Non Camped up gameshows will work.

And Honest, which Amanda Redman actually described as "the British Sopranos". They've also got another cop show in production which they say is a "British version of The Wire". Grand delusions.

There's a quote from Simon Cowell in The Sun today saying he's glad he'll be in America when Rock Rivals starts because he's seen it and had to watch through his fingers because it's "so awful".

With regards to Thank God You're Here, I don't think it was as good a series as I imagined. I'd be surprised if there was a second series.

Instead, why not try a British version of Drew Carey's Green Screen Show - here's a YouTube link to show you an example of it, I think it could work here. - click

Pots and kettles....

Without looking at the clip, am I right in guessing it's based on the Newsflash game from Whose Line Is It Anyway ? I wouldn't be surprised, and Carey has hosted Whose Line before.

That said, I think Thank God You're Here worked out better than I would have expected. It did have its weak points, but overall it was a good series.

Looks like from soon, the 9pm slot will go:

Sunday - Lewis
Monday - The Fixer
Tuesday - Cops with Cameras (unsure if it's a new series or one-off)
Wednesday - Rock Rivals
Thursday - Trial and Retribution
Friday - Moving Wallpaper / Echo Beach (then Pushing Daisies?)