The CBBC Thread

It's a shame that after the first series they decided to shorten the time length and have the show come from Studio 9. With the proper backing the show could have revived Saturday Morning TV, though I suppose being on BBC One would have been the biggest push.

It will be interesting to see what happens to the programme now that it will air on Friday afternoons. Is it going to be a 30 minute slot much as L&K Friday used, or will it take over the whole Friday afternoon slot, much in the same way as the Friday Zone did back in the mid 90's?

Some new info up on the bbc press office about TMi's 5th series. looking forward to it

Sam And Mark's TMi Friday Ep 1/15

Friday 10 September
5.30-6.30pm CBBC
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc

Sam and Mark present TMi Friday
Popular presenting pair Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes return with their weekly magazine show in a new day and time slot. TMi now marks the official start of the weekend on CBBC.

Viewers can tune in for a weekly dose of unmissable TV, packed full of celebrity guests, games, music, sketches and surprises.

The non-stop hour of entertainment includes: Ultimate Gameshow, where, each week, a different team of kids join forces with celebrity guests as they attempt to climb to the top of the TMi Friday leader board and be crowned the "mightiest TMi-ers in the land"; and a weekly football challenge that tests the football skills of Sam and Mark and their celebrity studio guests.

Meanwhile, Mark is busy plucking up courage for the return of "Are you scareder than a 10-year-old?" – which, this series, has been ramped up a gear to become: "Are you scareder than a 10-year-old extreme?" Last year, Mark went head to head with TMi viewers to determine who was braver. His challenges featured lizards, hawks, crocodiles and snapping turtles but they were small fry compared to what he'll be up against this time.

Helping to make dreams come true, Sam and Mark weave their magic to create more fantastic surprises for unsuspecting viewers, providing them with once-in-a-lifetime experiences, including red-carpet access to exclusive film premières, celebrity makeovers and the chance to interview their favourite stars.

The music-orientated show features all the latest videos, live performances and celebrity interviews.

Fully interactive, the show enables viewers to watch, comment and upload content during the show via the new website.

Finally, the series is set to première the return of CBBC's comedy sketch show, Hedz.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk36/fri.shtml

Yay for a new series of Hedz!

But seriously, they are basically using the same format as last year- BORING!

This show deserves more than an hour.

An hour seems very short for a programme that's going to include another programme too (that presumably runs about 20-25 minutes itself).

Also - CBBC Channel only? Bit of a demotion in a way then, but then they've been doing that with Swap Shop lately too.

According to tvstudio history they are also in TC9 again.

Sam and Mark's official site says that TMi is on until 6:45pm:
http://www.samandmark.com/

A refreshed on screen look for CBBC from Monday apparently. The logo will be "3D", and the music is tweaked.

I think we have seen the new logo on some promos not too long ago - although it may be slightly different. The one we saw was quite good.

About time, the current look is a bit tired.

What promos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui-74G5j9YU