LOL 1 of 4! .. yes I wonder when the OTHER 3 will appear seems like STV can't tell the TV guides also they may as well have said 1 of 1 but then I guess this follows a "series" but oh well STV have shot themselves again in the foot

Kezo you mentioned "Sportscentre" - I remember that and it was awful - amateurish rubbish presented by a guy in a shiny suit

Yet another example of cheap tat produced by STV - so good it has never returned.

LOL it was and where did the presenters come from Glasgow

The main problem I found with this programme that there was no "news ticker" they only displayed a logo which was useless!

If you compared STV's version to ESPN's version - ESPN was done well better even though it covered all US sports compared to STV's "footy" talk

STV knows how to be cheap its a station doing things on the cheap yet has money to spend but it rather spend its money elsewhere.... ie Pulse (a scottish social network site)

I could never understand why they called it Sportscentre - as you say it was nothing more than football - no other sport. Mind you, STV rolled out Scotsport for years - and same again that was 99.9% football - why call it something it wasn't?


The BBC are just as bad with Sportscene - err.. no..they show nothing other than football! I have no gripes with football - my gripe is with tv channels naming programmes that are misleading. But in terms of quality of course BBC Scotland served up steak and chips - STV served up mince and tatties!

I agree and even I aint into much "sports" but I would rather hear the "banter" of "sportscene" to the one on STV .... and STV's "banter" is irritating as hell! STV "trying" to be Professional with their News and other things and it ends up looking like a "club for mums" (with their toddlers) ... cringe tv at its very best!

Because both programmes used to broadcast snooker, rugby, tennies, darts, alot of sports until the early 1990s then it fully became football.

fair enough but there is other SPORTS out there ie F1 motoGP and many other sports that could have been covered ... look at Sky Sports News .... fair enough may chat mostly about football but they have a TICKER and INFO BAR telling you whats going elsewhere in sport ... wonder why STV never thought of doing that .... as usual get it all done cheap ... the studio itself was done cheap ... I wonder if its the same studio that was used on "scotland tonight" I wonder....

You have a better memory than me. In the many years of watching STVs Scotsport Sunday afternoon show I only ever remember Jim Delahunt giving out horse racing tips! Even before him, Jim White and Arthur Montford it was overwhelmingly football was it not? Maybe STV broadcast some other progs and/or coverage of other sports.

Same with Sportscene - going back to the days of Archie McPherson it was wall to wall football on a Saturday night.

But the memory can play tricks - don't mean to be cheeky but you're not thinking of Grandstand on BBC1 on a Saturday afternoon? and/or World Of Sport on STV/ITV on a Saturday too? Apologies if it WAS def. Sportscene on a Saturday night and Scotsport on a Sunday afternoon!

Bump!



SUNDAY 10TH - 9.25am-12.20pm - ITV: Ade In Britain/May The Best House Win/Hungry Sailors.

STV: 9.25am JEREMY KYLE (rpt) - 10.25 ANIMAL 999 (rpt) - 10.55 SAFARI VET SCHOOL (10 of 12) - 11.25 THE HUNGRY SAILORS (diff. episode - rpt).

12.20-5.30am - ITV: The Store/River Monsters/Motorsport/Nightscreen.

STV: 12.20-5.30am THE NIGHTSHIFT.


MONDAY 11TH - 11.35pm-5.30am - ITV: In Plain Sight/Jackpot 247/Jeremy Kyle/Nightscreen/Jeremy Kyle.

STV: 11.35pm ROAD WARRIORS (rpt) - 12.35am JEREMY KYLE (rpt) - 1.35 FILM: BARB WIRE - 3.10 NIGHTSCREEN.


TUESDAY 12TH - 10.30pm-5.30am - ITV: Local News/Film: Constantine/Jackpot 247/Loose Women/Nightscreen.

STV: 10.30pm LOCAL NEWS - 10.40pm FILM: DEMOLITION MAN - 12.45am IN PLAIN SIGHT (rpt) - 1.30 FILM: ZEPPELIN - 3.15 NIGHTSCREEN.


WEDNESDAY 13TH - 12.35-5.30am (Thursday) - ITV: Jackpot 247/Motorsport/Nightscreen.

STV: 12.35am FILM: CLOSING THE RING - 2.25 NIGHTSCREEN.


THURSDAY 14TH - 10.30pm-5.30am - ITV: Local News/Piers Morgan's Life Stories/Around The House/Jackpot 247/Nightscreen/Jeremy Kyle.

STV: 10.30pm LOCAL NEWS - 10.40 LADETTE TO LADY (rpt) - 11.40 VET SCHOOL BITES (rpt) - 12.00 THE NIGHTSHIFT.


FRIDAY 15TH - 11.30pm-5.30am - ITV: Film: Dante's Peak/The Store/Film: Care Bears/Nightscreen.

STV: 11.30pm HOMES FROM HELL (rpt) - 12.30am THE NIGHTSHIFT.

Scotsport was the one I was thinking off: titles from 89-90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6qlGUPHHUY Lots of sport on the titles and even the opening line has sport:

there also a few other clip of Extra time, but as I said by early 90s it become fully football.

Also STV will be broadcasting S3 of Benidorm from Monday

Yeah I noticed Benidorm on .... should THANK ITV1 for that not STV .... I wonder WHY STV are now showing it I wonder ... ah thats right its on CHEAP and ITV1 are doing the "courtesy" of running it for STV .... heck Benidorm is still running over on ITV2. Personally NOW I couldnt care less about series 3 showing its just pathetic really how STV HAS played its viewers all along....wonder what else will appear and ITV1 are re-showing I wonder "Scott and Bailey" next you think?

slightly off topic I was reading the "sunday mail" tv guide and looked at UTV listings ... they have "teleshopping" in the gaps but they rejoin ITV1 during the night after 2am (channel mostly has teleshopping on nights but I would rather have teleshopping than guff from "the nightshift")

The nightshift still get the viewers in. The only thing that got more viewers in was Weirs ways!

How long has STV HD been "testing" on FTA satellite, lol?

I wonder who the viewers actually are?? ... drunk people or people coming from "nights out" ... big whoop its a crap show relying on "archived" material of grampian/scottish "yesteryears" - its not exactly a programme with "updated" interviews is it?? - they say they "interview" someone you think they spoke "recent" to them but its not - utter crap wouldnt even waste my money "texting" in a show for what a "shout out"?

you mentioned "weirs way" did they cut that show to shreds when it was stuck on or did they actually RUN IT non-stop?

Maybe you should watch the NS and see who the people are

Weirs way; it was the proper NON - stop episodes!

Nah your OK I rather stay as far away as possible off that crap channel! and plus STV "show" the presenters of STV news and thats just embarassing to even watch! (just more like )

I know ORIGINALLY it would have been NONSTOP but did "nightshift" air it NON-STOP or did they rip it to "shreds" ie part 1 at say 12.05am and then part 2 1.05am I mean??

This thread is strange. That's all.

It is not "strange" do you actually watch anything on STV?? and by the way I rather call this more of discussion of STV anyway and nothing "strange" about it!

by the way when I said "teleshopping" even though I am more against on MTV etc but it beats the crap of listening to "commentating" from a Glasweigan on how their week has been or asking the viewers how its went .... be better pulling the plug on this programme as its utter tripe and it is also scraping the bottom of the barrel!

Many years ago STV used to fill local slots with cheap American fillers like 'Hogans Heros' (I think they repeated that many times!), but those were better than the Nightshift strategy.

Thank you! - I would rather have something than that actually on .... maybe STV could "repeat" a "midsomer murder" at night .. you know the John Nettles collection LOL ... (I think the scottish public are fed up of it now)

yeah shows you now what they do with the US fillers now back of 2/3am in the morning! or is on a night that "nightshift" aint on about 12 midnight!

As i said the nightshift brings in the viewers and is cheap, Saying that there is NO adverts.

In the good old days stv broadcast the following overnight:

* Coach
* Jerry springer show
* American Top ten
* Films
* Music shows like Rock profile
* Brother keep
* Motor racing

Yes thats true but I guess STV fails to notice that their is motor racing highlights on ITV1 during the week ... so why not network that as I am pretty sure they are Scots who would want to see that - but do STV care (seriously) .... no!

Back from holiday today so will post STV OPT OUTs for this weekend and next week shortly!

Seiko I always enjoyed Weir's Way (showing my age a bit ) - obviously originally and repeated broadcast early evening in its entire episode length.

As for during the night - absolutely no time for Nightshift - produced by amateurs on the cheap and the content is awful (there's not much worse than seeing dated clips of celebrities and hosts).

Former through the night progs - Casey Kasem's America's Top Ten! The Hit Man and Her (Michaela Strachan and Pete Waterman!) Cue The Music (rock concerts) etc.. etc..

Prior to "Through The Night" STV followed the network and closed down after it's own Late Call around 12.30am. Can't remember the date but ITV network launched a night time service offering the progs. mentioned (incl. films) over 7 days to a big fanfare. Remember watching the films Betty Blue and St. Valentine's Day Massacre in the first few weeks.

For a good number of years it was acceptable and as far as I remember STV didn't veer much from the network (although branded it Through The Night). It's just in recent years STV's night time output has been poor - although to be fair Mon/Tue/Wed is better.

Probably won't happen now, but ITV/STV should agree to show old American comedy & cop shows from the 70s/80s , films, repeats of its own dramas/documentaries etc.. - but that would all cost money and yet if they did it they would be less of an embarrassment as a national broadcaster lagging behind many digital/satellite channels nightly offerings. :sleep:

Seconded.