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Whataday
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Saturday night television is pretty awful at the moment.
On ITV1
Celebs Under Pressure suffers from various problems, the main one being Melanie Sykes, who will never EVER be the "face" of ITV1. When she reads the autocue, that's exactly what she does.... reads it! There's no sign of star quality. She was popular on Des & Mel (another programme I can't stand) because it is largely without autocue. Under Pressure would have been ok if it was shown in the summertime, but it's laughable that it's part of the autumn schedule.
Pop Idol is the only watchable show, and that would have a larger audience if it was put on a night when the record-buying public weren't out on the town. Of course, they would never be brave enough to try, and what would replace it? However, Ant & Dec, and the judges ensure it isn't repetitive and is enjoyable to watch.
Millionaire is getting very tiring and repetitive. They should make it look a bit different, even get a new presenter, and move it to a different day. It worked quite well on a Tuesday night the other week. It's not really my idea of good saturday night entertainment. Otherwise, axe it before ratings collapse.
Putting TV's Naughtiest Blunders on at 9:30 on a Saturday night was a big mistake. ITV has a huge archive of programmes which it could have used to replace Design Wars. I'm sure all the old grannies watching would have loved to see an old Poirot or Morse.
On BBC1
All the lottery shows are unnecessary. As regularly pointed out on this forum, the lottery draw should be carried out as part of a short news bulletin, with the machine in the BBC News studio. (There should also be less draws, but that's nothing to do with TV.)
Casualty has seen better days, but it has improved over the last year or so after reaching a low in 2001.
Fame Academy is not needed. This year's format is almost identical to Pop Idol, but with the boring bits left in. I doubt it'll be back next year. Also, as with Pop Idol, most of the people it is made for are out on a Saturday night.
Waking The Dead would be more suited to another day of the week, maybe Thursday.
Parkinson is on far too late. Its late night scheduling has made it less attractive for A-list celebrities. It should be on straight after Casualty.
I wouldn't be surprised if over the next few years, we'll be watching EastEnders & Coronation Street (or Emmerdale) on a Saturday night. It would be a shame, but it's worryingly likely.
On ITV1
Celebs Under Pressure suffers from various problems, the main one being Melanie Sykes, who will never EVER be the "face" of ITV1. When she reads the autocue, that's exactly what she does.... reads it! There's no sign of star quality. She was popular on Des & Mel (another programme I can't stand) because it is largely without autocue. Under Pressure would have been ok if it was shown in the summertime, but it's laughable that it's part of the autumn schedule.
Pop Idol is the only watchable show, and that would have a larger audience if it was put on a night when the record-buying public weren't out on the town. Of course, they would never be brave enough to try, and what would replace it? However, Ant & Dec, and the judges ensure it isn't repetitive and is enjoyable to watch.
Millionaire is getting very tiring and repetitive. They should make it look a bit different, even get a new presenter, and move it to a different day. It worked quite well on a Tuesday night the other week. It's not really my idea of good saturday night entertainment. Otherwise, axe it before ratings collapse.
Putting TV's Naughtiest Blunders on at 9:30 on a Saturday night was a big mistake. ITV has a huge archive of programmes which it could have used to replace Design Wars. I'm sure all the old grannies watching would have loved to see an old Poirot or Morse.
On BBC1
All the lottery shows are unnecessary. As regularly pointed out on this forum, the lottery draw should be carried out as part of a short news bulletin, with the machine in the BBC News studio. (There should also be less draws, but that's nothing to do with TV.)
Casualty has seen better days, but it has improved over the last year or so after reaching a low in 2001.
Fame Academy is not needed. This year's format is almost identical to Pop Idol, but with the boring bits left in. I doubt it'll be back next year. Also, as with Pop Idol, most of the people it is made for are out on a Saturday night.
Waking The Dead would be more suited to another day of the week, maybe Thursday.
Parkinson is on far too late. Its late night scheduling has made it less attractive for A-list celebrities. It should be on straight after Casualty.
I wouldn't be surprised if over the next few years, we'll be watching EastEnders & Coronation Street (or Emmerdale) on a Saturday night. It would be a shame, but it's worryingly likely.