i dont think we will ever know the full story of the EvansBleakleyChilesFinchamYentobHuntBBCITVgate but if the BBC ever thought Chiles would accept giving up Fridays for Evans they were particularly naieve.
The One Show didnt need to be fixed-it was a winning formula and they could have given Evans Ross's late night slot. As it is ITV have yet more talent to call on with two very versatile presenters.
Oh the BBC rang me tonight as they were stuck for presenter-apparently they are now throwing darts in the phone book and came out with my number.

Chiles struggled with the Friday entertainment 1 hour long specials in the autumn particularly with bigger personalities like Peter Kay etc.


It was an attitude like that which made SCD stale.

So, ITV have Chiles and Bleakley. I think they're somewhat wasted at breakfast, though.

It'd be nice to see them fronting a Tuesday/Thursday 8pm chatshow.

Well Peter Fincham did launch Davinas chatshow on Wednesdays at 8pm on BBC One.

There is no comparison, The One Show was on the top of its game and no reason whatsoever to alter it, plus there was the added benefit of Chiles other shows and potential projects for Christine all of which will now go to ITV.

As for SCD, the biggest problem it has faced was with the C word-change! Getting rid of Arlene Phillips caused more negativity than any other issue.

What article after article failed to mention was that Adrian was moved from Fridays so he could present his new show "The Ten Show".

Per 2009 ITV Results presentation slide 18 (which is 19/44):

Schedule costs £1,006m (2008 - £1,125m)

See link, click on the top of the 6 icons and go to 19/44:

http://www.itvplc.com/investors/presentations/

i think adding more d listers from hollyoaks, budget cut, poorer production values and increased weeks had more of a factor tbh.

Scd had problems before Arlene left, it should have been gradually changed over time like the x factor, not kept the same each year.

It was week on fridays, thats why they canceled the winter run of hourlongs.

there certainly is no reason he HAS to do 5, he could do 4, and a highlights show. Like John Stewarts Daily Show.

Plus he would really become the UKs first King of Late Night Chat Shows, would be a huge honour if he could pull it off.


that too is a feesable idea.

All said however, there is nothing offical about Ross's move to ITV.

Coronation Street is no easy opposition but I thought some of the hour longs did dent it somewhat-that said the show was designed as a half hour anyway.

It certainly frightened Emmerdale and on some weeks was only a million behind it.

i do think you have a point there about a half hour being stretched into an hour. Its a much bigger commitment for a viewer. From the media, it seems the new friday show will be a different beast from the 4 other days
[BTW I was refferring to the quality of the show and Adrian being weaker when it was more entertainment based rather than the ratings which were respectable in my original post.Sorry for any confusion]

Also Coronation St isn't such the ratings powerhouse it used to be. The BBC know that it isn't very popular with men, Southerners and the under 25s and can provide an alternative for these viewers.

Lol I seem to have spent all day on here, and to cap it all the first skit on the Impression Show was..................Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley :yawn:

Got to give up for tonight I think.

It was 1bn last year, but will come down to £865m over the next 3 years.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/m...001604.article

Your famous demographics again.

How many under 25s watch The One Show?!

Not a corrie viewer my self(I do fit the male and under 25 bit though) but the southerners thing is wrong
as i know quite alot of people that Watch Corrie(Not as Much as EastEnders though) and infact watch the big 3
I think the whole North/South,EastEnders/Corrie thing is rubbish

Im going to guess about half a dozen

I know the BBC has done well with it but The one show is crap.
There's nothing of any interest for me and im sure there's alot of people feel the same.

I wonder of people just leave it on from the news ready for EastEnders(if they don't usually watch something else)?

I think the BBC knew that she had no intention of staying with them and that she was just playing them to try and bump up the ITV deal. That strategy didn't work and ITV have also benefitted from avoiding a bidding war. But it sounds like there was already a very firm offer in place.


I don't see why she's getting this criticism. She's 34, the fact that she's lying about her age shows that she understands the position she's in. This is her one chance to earn big money and get primetime shows. She gets to work with someone she likes on a show that is being entirely built around that pairing. She joins the biggest names in television on a channel which is commited to launching her as a primetime personality. They've worked well with their existing talent and have a strong record in entertainment.

I also don't see a breakfast show as a step down. It's not as if The One Show was prestigious itself. Granted, the current crop of GMTV hosts aren't well known but that's because they haven't been there long. Eammon Holmes & Fiona Phillips were well known figures on GMTV. In the US, breakfast shows are actually quite a big deal (particularly The Today Show).


I think there may have been a time where the BBC could have got away with that kind of mistake. They needn't worry about the cash aspect in the same way as ITV, but instead of the accountants getting annoyed and putting a stop to it, the BBC had media scrutiny.

If this goes t*ts up at ITV, then there will be a similar cutdown as the bean counters decide that it's not worth paying for talent. So far, the couple of major deals that they signed (Ant & Dec and Simon Cowell) have been hugely lucrative.


Hasn't this been covered several times? It's a tiny amount of their programme budget and with lower deals for Ant & Dec and the entire GMTV team swept out, there have been some savings. It's not like regional programming, this is money being spent with the aim of getting a return.

I think she is far more likely to get a good primetime show on BBC, than on ITV, that does not seem to need a primetime presenter at the moment.

No arguement this is one chance to earn big bucks, but im guessing some of those bucks is not for her talent, but also to try and cut The One Shows rating, and boost Emmerdale.

^ The wages of the main 7 on the GMTV team combined still doesn't cover Adrian & Christines wages, so there are no savings at all.

Well to be fair you have very much a fanboy agenda of your own.

The One Show is successful more for the format than what Chiles and Bleakley bring to it. I don't see what the fuss is myself.

ITV's only top female presenter right now is Holly Willoughby who can't do anymore work than she already does. Same goes for the top males like Ant & Dec and Schofield.

If it has been mentioned in the press release, then there's no doubt that primetime shows will be part of the contract. And it won't be co-hosting a lottery show with Dale Winton.

I can't see it making any difference to Emmerdale. The One Show isn't the kind of programme to take viewers from other shows, it's the kind of show people watch if there's nothing else on.


There are savings made in getting rid of the GMTV team which offset some of the cost of bringing Adrian & Christine on board. It's not as though they've just added £3m a year to their costs overnight.

Isn't Today the top rated of the three Breakfast shows? I agree it's a bigger deal there than here, the presenters here tend to stay in the studio whereas on Today, they present the final bit outside and have outdoor performances.

TBH the biggest competition that BBC Breakfast and GMTV have is Radio, when you consider Chris Evans and Moyles get big audiences for their shows nationally.