Here are the main STV OPT-OUTs for 12th-18th Nov:-
SATURDAY 12TH -
2.40-4.20pm FILM: SPY KIDS - 2001 comedy (ITV - FILM: Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot!) - stv win that one, as ITVs film offering is poor.
4.45-7.15pm FILM: NICHOLAS NICKLEBY - 2002. (ITV - England v Spain football) - If you're a football fan then you lose on this one, but stv replace it at least with a half decent family film.
11.00pm-12.50am FILM: BOWFINGER - 1999 comedy (ITV - Football highlights, The Cube) - Again, footie fans lose out on the highlights, but stv gain kudos by again offering a decent film.
SUNDAY 13TH -
11.05am-3.00pm VET SCHOOL BITES (rpt), SURVIVAL, FILM: HARRY POTTER & THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN - 2004 Adventure (ITV - Halifax v Charlton football) - It's 3rd time unlucky for football fans North of the border, but once again stv's movie replacement is admirable.
10.45pm-1.55am WALTON SEXTUPLETS (rpt), SCOTLAND REVEALED (rpt.), FILM: THREE MUSKETEERS - 1973 Adventure (ITV - Football Highlights, Real Crime (rpt.) ) - No show on the football again, stv replace it with a repeat of an interesting documentary, and although they again have a good film choice it's an unusual time to screen a family orientated film.
MONDAY 14TH -
10.30pm-5.30am - After Scotland Tonight, STV trails the network with REAL CRIME at 11.00pm, and with THE NIGHTSHIFT starting at 12midnight - oddly it shows a CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WEEKLY programme at 2.35-3.00am (why not screen it at 12.00-12.25am?!!).
TUESDAY 15TH -
7.30-10.10pm - BEYOND EXPECTATION (rpt.), CHEETAH KINGDOM, HIGH STAKES, HOMES FROM HELL (ITV - England v Sweden football) - Football fans look away now!
10.40pm-12.10am - SCOTLAND TONIGHT, BABIES BEHIND BARS (rpt.) - (ITV - Football Highlights, FILM:CADDYSHACK - 1980 Comedy). Stv's offerings are overshadowed by ITV's fare. And whilst during the night ITV viewers can enjoy classic 1970s cop show Kojak, THE NIGHTSHIFT airs 12.10-5.30am!
WEDNESDAY 16TH -
10.30pm-5.30am - After Scotland Tonight, it's a repeat showing of COPS WITH CAMERAS (as ITV) then the diabolical NIGHTSHIFT from 12midnight-5.30am. ITV shows the acceptable 1969 movie Anne Of the Thousand Days at the bizarre time of 2.35-5.00am after their Zone strand.
THURSDAY 17TH -
10.30pm-5.30am - After Scotland Tonight, it's a repeat showing of PIERS MORGAN (as ITV) followed by the Sean Connery film OUTLAND from 12midnight-1.55am. ITV repeats The Choir That Rocks and then The Zone/Nightscreen.
FRIDAY 18TH -
10.30pm-5.30am - FILM: FREEZE FRAME - A 2004 Comedy, then NIGHTSCREEN from 12.30-5.30am. ITV goes for Film:Hellboy 2 from 2008, The Zone & a Columbo - again screening at the odd time of 2.45-4.15am.
Thoughts for this week:
STV win no friends with a no show on the International & Cup football, but to be fair they start the weekend off with respectable film choices, and in general their film choices are good this week (albeit an odd time for The 3 Musketeers). Their screening of Outland on Thursday night is clever - taking the broadcaster up to 1.55am, but this is spoiled on the Friday when Nightscreen appears at 12.30am!
All in all, one of their better weeks I would say!