IN
How much of this do they have in the can? I reckon it could well end up being burnt off over Christmas in time-honoured Channel 4 daytime tradition.
GO
That's because they were opposite kids shows on BBC1 and ITV whose daytime schedules are now very strong and well established. The available fragmented audience is too small for C4 to ever be able to get decent numbers again, regardless of how good the shows are.
It's all been recorded. If it moves will probably just be to earlier in the day. C4 really need to sort out their daytime though - used to be pretty much number 1 during the late afternoon and now miles behind the BBC and ITV.
That's because they were opposite kids shows on BBC1 and ITV whose daytime schedules are now very strong and well established. The available fragmented audience is too small for C4 to ever be able to get decent numbers again, regardless of how good the shows are.
DE
Benchmark with Paddy McGuinness was moved from 4pm to lunchtime, only to bomb there as well and get shunted back to 4 in the morning as a result...
Even so, they really shouldn't be showing Countdown any earlier than 3pm - nor should they be overdosing on property shows and Come Dine With Me...
It's all been recorded. If it moves will probably just be to earlier in the day.
Benchmark with Paddy McGuinness was moved from 4pm to lunchtime, only to bomb there as well and get shunted back to 4 in the morning as a result...
The available fragmented audience is too small for C4 to ever be able to get decent numbers again, regardless of how good the shows are.
Even so, they really shouldn't be showing Countdown any earlier than 3pm - nor should they be overdosing on property shows and Come Dine With Me...
SW
But C4 were still doing very well for a long time after ITV dropped kids shows, in 2006 they were absolutely flying and even had that Radio Times cover with Richard and Judy, Paul O'Grady, Noel, Des and Carol. ITV couldn't compete at all and spent years trying to find a winning formula, while C4 were very strong. And the shows on BBC1 now were on BBC2 then as well. So yes, the Beeb and ITV have got stronger, but C4 has also got much weaker.
That's because they were opposite kids shows on BBC1 and ITV whose daytime schedules are now very strong and well established. The available fragmented audience is too small for C4 to ever be able to get decent numbers again, regardless of how good the shows are.
But C4 were still doing very well for a long time after ITV dropped kids shows, in 2006 they were absolutely flying and even had that Radio Times cover with Richard and Judy, Paul O'Grady, Noel, Des and Carol. ITV couldn't compete at all and spent years trying to find a winning formula, while C4 were very strong. And the shows on BBC1 now were on BBC2 then as well. So yes, the Beeb and ITV have got stronger, but C4 has also got much weaker.
JV
James Vertigan
Founding member
Bit of a technical issue on today's Cheap Cheap Cheap - a nasty cut to adverts and some of part 3 was lost. Announcer apologised at the end (with audio levels all over the place) and said it would be available in full on All4 or broadcast in a week on 4Seven.
JO
It unironically happened just as Noel said Cheap x3/Cheap, Cheap, Cheap.
I'd much rather listen to the theme tune of Cheap x3 (yes, I call it that) then some bloke explaining what happened.
Bit of a technical issue on today's Cheap Cheap Cheap - a nasty cut to adverts and some of part 3 was lost. Announcer apologised at the end (with audio levels all over the place) and said it would be available in full on All4 or broadcast in a week on 4Seven.
I'd much rather listen to the theme tune of Cheap x3 (yes, I call it that) then some bloke explaining what happened.
SP
That kind of breakdown where a pre-recorded programme falls off air is pretty much unheard of these days. There are normally multiple copies running from server so if an issue crops up its simple to switch to the backing copy.