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Another point of note is that BBC Three has no live Glasto coverage this year, although they do have a highlights show later in the week.
June 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Another point of note is that BBC Three has no live Glasto coverage this year, although they do have a highlights show later in the week.
It's quite a bad problem with Channel 4 as well, tomorrow night they are showing three wall-to-wall hours of Location Location Location from 8pm until 11pm, the excuse being that it is 25 years since the first edition.
May 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It's quite a bad problem with Channel 4 as well, tomorrow night they are showing three wall-to-wall hours of Location Location Location from 8pm until 11pm, the excuse being that it is 25 years since the first edition.
Sadly there is one coming to the BBC later this year, "Stranded on Honeymoon Island", from the creators of the insipid Married at First Sight.
May 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sadly there is one coming to the BBC later this year, "Stranded on Honeymoon Island", from the creators of the insipid Married at First Sight.
Fox in particular has gone very heavy on gameshows, what with their snatching of The Weakest Link and 99 to Beat, as well as The Floor and The 1% Club.
May 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Fox in particular has gone very heavy on gameshows, what with their snatching of The Weakest Link and 99 to Beat, as well as The Floor and The 1% Club.
My assumption will be the afternoon and evening gameshow blocks will be transplanted onto ITV Quiz, with those spare hours used for The Real Housewives of Wherever, and possibly a few more of the US dramas from the 90s/00s they seem to like at the moment.
April 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My assumption will be the afternoon and evening gameshow blocks will be transplanted onto ITV Quiz, with those spare hours used for The Real Housewives of Wherever, and possibly a few more of the US dramas from the 90s/00s they seem to like at the moment.
Whilst it will probably do well, I think it isn't the greatest idea to announce it so soon after Adolescence, which was also very bleak.
It doesn't help that a lot of the big entertainment shows are reality shows rooted in drama and negativity (i.e. Big Brother, Married at First Sight)
It doesn't help that a lot of the big entertainment shows are reality shows rooted in drama and negativity (i.e. Big Brother, Married at First Sight)
April 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Whilst it will probably do well, I think it isn't the greatest idea to announce it so soon after Adolescence, which was also very bleak.
It doesn't help that a lot of the big entertainment shows are reality shows rooted in drama and negativity (i.e. Big Brother, Married at First Sight)
It doesn't help that a lot of the big entertainment shows are reality shows rooted in drama and negativity (i.e. Big Brother, Married at First Sight)
Channel 4 always seems to give all the best promotion to the least deserving shows. The Honesty Box sounds like yet another attempt to create a show in the vein of MAFS.
April 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Channel 4 always seems to give all the best promotion to the least deserving shows. The Honesty Box sounds like yet another attempt to create a show in the vein of MAFS.
I do wish we would still see new US content on C4 and C5 in that 10pm slot, at one point it was common to see the likes of CSI, Lost, Desperate Housewives, House and ER on those channels at that time.
Nowadays it is just random repeats of Gogglebox or disposable true crime.
Nowadays it is just random repeats of Gogglebox or disposable true crime.
April 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I do wish we would still see new US content on C4 and C5 in that 10pm slot, at one point it was common to see the likes of CSI, Lost, Desperate Housewives, House and ER on those channels at that time.
Nowadays it is just random repeats of Gogglebox or disposable true crime.
Nowadays it is just random repeats of Gogglebox or disposable true crime.
Fabricant isn't even a well-known name like Hancock or Farage. I think they would be better off putting their celebrity budget towards I'm a Celeb, adding another three weeks to the main show, and using the CBB period to launch new reality shows onto the ITV schedule.
April 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fabricant isn't even a well-known name like Hancock or Farage. I think they would be better off putting their celebrity budget towards I'm a Celeb, adding another three weeks to the main show, and using the CBB period to launch new reality shows onto the ITV schedule.
I wonder if it would be worth ITV shifting their news to 12.30 and putting Loose Women against the news, or even to midday with a half hour lunchtime news, reducing This Morning back down to 2 hours.
March 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I wonder if it would be worth ITV shifting their news to 12.30 and putting Loose Women against the news, or even to midday with a half hour lunchtime news, reducing This Morning back down to 2 hours.
There is hardly much of a need for two themes, it gets confusing (see also Love Island's 3 tunes). Agree the proper theme is better and if they really want to signal a new era for the show, it should be back at the star.
February 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There is hardly much of a need for two themes, it gets confusing (see also Love Island's 3 tunes). Agree the proper theme is better and if they really want to signal a new era for the show, it should be back at the star.
They have been making a notable push into adult cartoons (including the aforementioned Hazbin and Invincible) so I expect far more of those. A James Bond series is pretty much inevitable too, and they will probably try and milk Gen V for as long as they can.
February 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
They have been making a notable push into adult cartoons (including the aforementioned Hazbin and Invincible) so I expect far more of those. A James Bond series is pretty much inevitable too, and they will probably try and milk Gen V for as long as they can.
It's sleek, smart and timeless. Looks every bit as good as it did then.
February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's sleek, smart and timeless. Looks every bit as good as it did then.
I have always liked the Robertson Brothers version. Whilst it is definitely very much of it's time, it is an upbeat take on the song, it's catchy, and it does still sound good today. A new theme resembling it would be welcomed.
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I have always liked the Robertson Brothers version. Whilst it is definitely very much of it's time, it is an upbeat take on the song, it's catchy, and it does still sound good today. A new theme resembling it would be welcomed.
I can't get past the way the melody is messed around with. The titles themselves don't feel like a promo for H&A, but moreso a reality dating show.
February 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I can't get past the way the melody is messed around with. The titles themselves don't feel like a promo for H&A, but moreso a reality dating show.
Casualty? That late? On a Wednesday? Must have been a repeat I reckon.
February 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Casualty? That late? On a Wednesday? Must have been a repeat I reckon.
I think they will most likely cut the news back down again and plump The Chase at 7, with DOND at 5 and Tipping Point or Lingo at 4, perhaps with an hour long News at Ten to make up for less of the 6.30. Not my ideal outcome, but the most likely knowing ITV.
February 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think they will most likely cut the news back down again and plump The Chase at 7, with DOND at 5 and Tipping Point or Lingo at 4, perhaps with an hour long News at Ten to make up for less of the 6.30. Not my ideal outcome, but the most likely knowing ITV.
Thief Takers appeared to be Carlton's way of getting back at The Bill. Funnily enough, Irish viewers had gotten ER before the UK did, starting on RTÉ in November 1994.
February 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Thief Takers appeared to be Carlton's way of getting back at The Bill. Funnily enough, Irish viewers had gotten ER before the UK did, starting on RTÉ in November 1994.
They seem to have drastically ramped up the amount of ad interruptions over the last few days, I get them every 4 videos at most. Doesn't help it is (for me) always either Hotels .com, Airbnb and, for some reason, Nick Jr.
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
They seem to have drastically ramped up the amount of ad interruptions over the last few days, I get them every 4 videos at most. Doesn't help it is (for me) always either Hotels .com, Airbnb and, for some reason, Nick Jr.
Manchester City match is on. Would probably be shoved to BBC Two if it was anyone else.
January 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Manchester City match is on. Would probably be shoved to BBC Two if it was anyone else.
Escape to the Country, celebrity or not, should stay at 3 o'clock where it deserves to be (and 97% of the time is, either there or 2.45 or 3.15, which practically amounts to the same thing)
December 31, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Escape to the Country, celebrity or not, should stay at 3 o'clock where it deserves to be (and 97% of the time is, either there or 2.45 or 3.15, which practically amounts to the same thing)