Reminds me of years ago when SM:TV Live would end with Ant, Dec and Cat using the CD:UK microphones and they'd run the in-to-break sting rather than credits. The difference there though was that CD:UK was introduced with an ITV ident/continuity beforehand (whereas SM:TV was introduced with a CiTV ident with no announcer).
That's a good example but SMTV/CDUK were essentially the same show, same presenters, overall same production team etc. And of course the credits for both programmes were at the end of CD:UK.
Yes I know, it's similar with this because Loose Women, as the final show of the block (are we calling it a block?), also still has end credits. As you say, unlike SM:TV/CD:UK which had the same crew this is presumably crediting only the Loose Women production team which is a little unfair if you're working on the earlier shows!
I don’t see a list of credits for the people who work on the delivery lorries or in the warehouse when I walk out of Morrisons. Why are people who work on TV so special?
You mean you don't send a personal letter of thanks to everyone involved in your favourite programmes?
Quite surprised how relaxed some of our long standing members are about credits being axed considering the complaints about generic fonts, credit squeezing and simply talking over the credits over the years. For me it isn't about crediting the personnel involved, it is about closing a programme properly and allowing viewers to take breath before the next show comes along.
Funny, as I'm a bit surprised that people who have complained, rightly, about ITV's dull, generic white on black credits are now bemoaning several shows for not having them
I'm not dancing in the streets about the credits being dropped but I can perfectly see why ITV has gone down this route. They've now got four live shows on after the other, it makes sense to have them flow into each other as much as is possible on commercial television.
Now if you want me to be critical, then I'd question whether having four similar live, topical daytime shows after the other is really a good idea (outside of commercial realities, of course). I know people aren't going to sit and watch from 6am till 1pm, but if they tune in at one point and then come back later and the next show is covering the same topic, it's going to feel a bit stale.