ITV1 Schedule

a) How can Corrie and E'Dale air at 7pm on Friday
b) The whole idea was to stop films being cut

How about:

12.30 National News
1.15 Regional News
1.30 Perseverance
2.00 Loose Women
2.45 Mum's On Strike
3.00 National News
3.30 CITV
5.30 Regional News
6.00 Paul O'Grady
7.00 National News
7.30 Emmerdale
8.00 Regional Programming/Tonight
8.30 Coronation Street
9.00 Drama/Film/Docu.

A good plan news-wise.

I like that schedule as the soaps are as they should be, 3 nights a week. Id prefer Corrie at 7.30pm though, Mon/Wed/Friday.

How about:

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Im confused, are you trying to produce a schedule that you would like to see or suggesting a schedule that would pull in higher ratings?

I cant see Corrie moving to 8.30pm - Corrie "own" the 7.30pm slot, and its only for extra episodes and the Monday double they will have it at 8.30pm

Everyone is getting carried away here, but I would have thought any news bulletin before 5.30pm would be too early.

12.30 - ITV Lunchtime News
13.30 - ITV Day
15.00 - CITV
17.00 - Paul O'Grady / Des and Mel
18.00 - Regional News
18.30 - ITV Evening News
19.30 - Emmerdale
20.00 - Coronation Street / Regional Programming
21.00 - Drama / Film / Tonight ( with Tonight, a film or drama would follow at 22.00) then a short news programme.

Just drop the late bulletin - lets face it - it is never going to do as well as the late BBC programmes. How about 60 second news updates at 20.00, 21.00, 22.00, 23.00, and then fit a short 10 minute news programme whenever the late film / drama finishes ? Extend the Evening News - it is already the flagship programme. I think the current schedule up until 19.00 is fine, and an Evening news at 18.00 would struggle against the Six, but if they have an hour - long, decent programme at 18.30, I'm sure it could do better.

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I suppose the current schedule lacks oomph, originality. Channel 4's schedules are brilliant IMO.

There are many different variations, I'm still looking for one which is perfect though...

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DUPLICATE

A realistic and varied schedule:

12.30 Lunchtime News
13.30 ITV Day
15.00 CITV
17.00 Paul O'Grady
18.00 Regional News
18.30 ITV News
19.30 Coronation Street/Emmerdale
20.00 Documentary/Reality/Tonight/Extended Soap
20.30 Current Affairs/Lifestyle
21.00 Drama (Mon, Weds), The Bill (Tues), Documentary (Thurs), Film (Fri)
22.00 Film (Weds), Documentary (Mon), Drama (Tues, Thurs)

90 minutes of News starts at 6pm, beginning with a 30 minute Regional bulletin, followed by an hour-long, in-depth National summary.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale are slashed back to 2/3 times a week. Corrie airs Mon/Wed, Emmerdale Tues/Thurs, Friday slot varies depending on which soap has a bigger week in terms of storylines. I think this is one of the most important changes needed at ITV.

The 8pm hour is split into two every night. This would be the home of shows such as 'Tonight' and other Lifestyle shows that would be commissioned, similar to what you'd see on Channel 4.

At 9pm we start seeing the lengthy dramas, films and documentarys. Drama premieres on Monday and Wendesday at 9pm are one-hour. The Bill airs on Tuesday at 9pm, once a week. A weekly documentary on Thursday airs at 9pm. 9 o'clock Films air on Friday. At 10pm, more serious dramas/documentaries air. Can show more sex/violence/language.

The rest of the schedule remains the same, ie the 1 hour lunchtime News and ITV Day.

What do you think?

A quiz on ITV1? I thought I never see the day!