ITV1 Schedule

Well you can always hope! I'll just repost my schedule which I think works:

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?

I think the idea of an hour - long Evening News, alongside an hour - long Lunchtime News is a good idea, it would certainly allow for a lot more analysis, which could lead to them to once again overtaking the BBC in the ratings.

I would still like a late evening news bulletin, but not a fixed time, maybe a 15 minute programme fitted in whenever is possible, ie. after a film / drama.

Midnight News?

I'll try again:
6.00 ITV News
7.00 Local News
7.30 Coronation Street [Mon/Wed/Fri]
7.30 Emmerdale [Tue/Thu/Fri]
8.00 Tonight [Mon/Tue] The Bill[Wed/Thu] Comedy&Gameshow[Fri]

Yet again you've put both Corrie and Emmerdale at 7.30pm on a Friday!

We need a schedule that's original, fresh, modern and not formulaic, like now. Soaps need slashing, and The Bill needs putting back to once a week.

6.00 ITV News
6.30 Local News
7.00 Emmerdale[Tue/Thu/Fri]
7.00 Corrie[Mon/Wed]
7.30 Comedy[Mon/Fri] Gameshow[Tue/Thu] Documentary[Wed]
8.00 Same as i said before

For the third time, you've put both Corrie and Emmerdale at the same time on Friday.

12.30 ITV Lunchtime News
13.30 ITV Day
15.30 CITV
17.00 The Paul O'Grady Show/Des and Mel etc.
18.00 ITV Regional News
18.30 ITV Evening News
19.30 Coronation Street (Mon/Wed/Fri) Emmerdale (Tues/Thurs)
20.00 Tonight (Mon/Fri)Reality(Tues)Lifestyle(Wed)Quiz(Thurs)
20.30 Comedy (Mon/Fri)
21.00 Drama Premiere (Mon) The Bill (Tues) Drama Series (Wed/Thurs) Film (Fri)
22.00 Documentary (Tues) Comedy Drama Series (Wed/Thurs)
23.00 ITV Late Night News (Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs, Friday Time Varies)
23.15 Film/Late Night Programming/Comedy (2DTV)

Just an idea, I also agree with previous comments that The Bill should be made once a week and less like a soap and more like a drama.

My schedule would be

9.25 The People's Court
10.30 This Morning
12.30 ITV Lunchtime News
13.30 ITV Day
15.30 CITV
16.30 Paul O Grady/Des and Mel
17.30 ITV Early Evening News
18.00 Regional News
18.30 Regional Programmes
19.00 Emmerdale (Mon/Tues/Thurs) Quiz show (Wed/Fri)
19.30 Corrie (Mon/Wed/Fri) Regional (Tues/Thurs)
20.00 Tonight (Mon/Fri) Documentry's/Comedy (Tues/Wed/Thurs)
20.30 ITV Evening News
21.00 1 off or 2 part drama's (Sun/Mon) The Bill (Tues) Films (Wed) Drama series such as Life Begins, Fat Friends, Footballers Wives, Bad Girls etc (Thurs) A Touch of Frost/Morse/Midsomer Murders (Fri)
23.00 ITV News Headlines
23.05 Regional News
23.15 Late Night programmes/films etc

On Tuesday's when there was football the schedule would change to;

5.30 Regional Programmes
6.00 Regional News
6.25 ITV Evening News
6.55 Emmerdale
7.30 Football
10.00 The Bill
11.00 ITV News Headlines

I think the News should air in this format:

ITV Lunchtime News at 12.30pm (1 hour, including 15 minutes regional)
ITV Evening News at 6.00pm (90 minutes, including 30 minutes regional)
ITV Late News at 11.00pm (15 minutes, including 5 regional)

- Emmerdale/Coronation Street should share the 7.30pm slot from Sun-Fri.
- The Bill should go out at 9pm on Tuesday, once a week.
- Tonight with Trevor should be 1 hour and once a week, airing on a Tuesday at 8pm.
- Drama premieres or 2 parters on Sunday/Monday at 9pm.
- Drama series on Wednesday/Thursday at 9pm.
- A weekly film at 9pm on Friday.

Too much news,this is available 24/7 on many channels,more entertainment,drama is needed.