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adamiow
I am guess that Aled Jones' Weekend has been axed as ITV have announced Zoe Ball as host for a new show that sounds very similar...

https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/zoe-ball-set-present-new-weekend-talk-show-itv
LL
London Lite Founding member
Cactus also produced Weekend.
BR
Brekkie
Surprised it lasted this long really, and no surprise in the wake of his BBC suspension last year. Zoe Ball is a good signing though and that should bring in a younger audience.
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A former member
So its 23 weeks? When will it start? It has to be within the next month because I doubt it will it will roll into October.
BR
Brekkie
It won't necessarily be 23 weeks in one run - didn't Weekend air in a couple of blocks a year?
EJ
EJNutz
Weekend usually aired in one block from April to September. I guess Zoe's show will following the same time pattern. It sounds like the same show with new title and host.
NI
nigel
Weekend usually aired in one block from April to September. I guess Zoe's show will following the same time pattern. It sounds like the same show with new title and host.


It can’t run any later than Sept due to her five day a week commitment to ITT plus Saturday afternoon Radio 2 show otherwise she’d be working seven days a week.
AL
alexhduk
I’m surprised “Weekend” lasted this long, I just assumed it was somewhere to put Aled for a few months until his Daybreak contract ran out.
FA
fanoftv
I suppose 'Weekend' targeted an audience underserved at 8:30 on a weekend morning by the other big players, a light programme with chat & features. It was a good production.

Presumably they wanted to revive the idea but with a change. I imagine that it will be similar in vein to 'weekend', pre recorded during the week with guests, review features and musical performances.
BR
Brekkie
nigel posted:
Weekend usually aired in one block from April to September. I guess Zoe's show will following the same time pattern. It sounds like the same show with new title and host.


It can’t run any later than Sept due to her five day a week commitment to ITT plus Saturday afternoon Radio 2 show otherwise she’d be working seven days a week.

I doubt it is live and ITT films only three days a week anyway with Tue and Thu pre-recorded.
BR
Brekkie
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is moving to Saturday nights when it returns in April. Be interesting to see if it benefits in the way TV Burp did.

https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/355891-harry-hills-alien-fun-capsule-back-second-series-april.html
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A former member
Your a few days late with that news Wink go back a page Razz

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