Considering the push they are giving it I thought the premiere at least might have a better slot (6pm or 7pm), especially if it's not being simulcast on CITV. I wonder what their expectations are for this - suspect it's more about international sales and flogging the toys than the ratings, but they must be hoping for record CITV ratings at least (well, other than the Old Skool Weekend of course!)
5pm is an odd slot. I'm genuinely surprised they aren't going for a Doctor Who family type audience. Depending on how scripts are written, i genuinely think it could work as a show like that rather than just a straight up children's show. After all the original very much was a family show with plenty in the script to entertain adults.
The regular slot is going to be Saturday 8am... which makes the ITV showing just the usual weekend breakfast licence simulcast. That 5pm premiere is also a simulcast. I have to agree, bad move. With all the publicity, this should be a teatime show, I thought 5pm would've been fine as a regular timeslot. https://www.facebook.com/ThunderbirdsHQ/posts/855269637871431
The regular slot is going to be Saturday 8am... which makes the ITV showing just the usual weekend breakfast licence simulcast. That 5pm premiere is also a simulcast. I have to agree, bad move. With all the publicity, this should be a teatime show, I thought 5pm would've been fine as a regular timeslot. https://www.facebook.com/ThunderbirdsHQ/posts/855269637871431
You'd think at least they'd go for 9.25am to get it listed properly in ITV listings and make it appear like they're putting the tiniest bits of effort into Saturday mornings. It would probably need a buffer between it and the Jeremy Kyle repeats which would follow, but something like reruns of Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge would do that well I'd have thought - and that's an easy 90 minute effort at virtually no extra cost to ITV.
