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Love Island Axed

...after poor ratings (November 2006)

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AN
Ant
No surprises, but ITV have scrapped Love Island after poor ratings.

MediaGuardian
TW
Time Warp
Strange time to axe it, isnt it?
KH
KevHal
Looks like ITV is starting to look up, and look back at its mistakes.
LU
Luke
Their winter line-up doesn't look too bad either.

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Archer to give away own cash


Leigh Holmwood
Friday November 24, 2006
Media Guardian

Disgraced former politician Jeffrey Archer is to jump on the reality TV bandwagon in an ITV1 show in which he will hand out his own money to help make people's dreams come true.

The prime time show, with the working title Fortune, is one of the highlights of ITV1's new winter season, announced this afternoon...


More here
MS
Mr-Stabby
I have to say that schedule looks like it could turn out to be quite good! Al Murrays happy hour should be a laugh!
AN
Ant
Luke posted:
Quote:
Archer to give away own cash


Leigh Holmwood
Friday November 24, 2006
Media Guardian

Disgraced former politician Jeffrey Archer is to jump on the reality TV bandwagon in an ITV1 show in which he will hand out his own money to help make people's dreams come true.

The prime time show, with the working title Fortune, is one of the highlights of ITV1's new winter season, announced this afternoon...

Have I Got News For You will love this. Wink
SA
saturdaymorning
YES! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy YES! Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

Ahem. Laughing
TO
toma8473
I don't think that there was actually anything wrong with the format, or the presenters. The second series wasn't that bad but I think it suffered from the first series as that was carcrash TV.

They should have revamped the format completely instead of changing the name (as everyone called it celebrity love island anyway), a new presenter and new titles. In other words, they should have took the format and morphed it into a new show and not put it up against Big Brother.
DA
David_02
IMO, the show was brilliant, and at times better than Big Brother. It suffered from being unable to shake off this tacky image it had given itself during its first series. I think it's for the best anyway. ITV needs to move away from this type of programming. Its winter schedule looks very impressive, and nice to see it's from the new team. They seem to have done a good job.
GL
Gluben
But, really, what was the point of it?

Why exactly do we want to see several Z-list "celebrities" trying to fall in love with each other on an island which is far away from anywhere? Even Big Brother had more of a point (if it does have one) when you consider it a "social experiment", but the inclusion of celebrities just makes me turn off.

It's just easier for companies to make such a show, rather than getting a good quality scriptwriter, a decent cast and loads of fancy costumes.
BR
Brekkie
Thank god!

It says alot though that they still don't understand why it didn't work and are commissioning research to find out why!


Save yourself alot of cash ITV - the clue is in the title: "Celebrity Love Island"!
DA
David_02
bee bee see posted:
It's just easier for companies to make such a show, rather than getting a good quality scriptwriter, a decent cast and loads of fancy costumes.


Well looks like that's what ITV have decided to do, judging by their Winter schedule which looks very good.

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