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Old 20-11-2004, 22:56
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I posted this in another thread. I'm interested to hear people's views.

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Today I came to the conclusion that Corrie and E’Dale should air on weeknights, both five times. No more and no less. We need a solid schedule that doesn’t change or alter, one where we don’t get three episodes every night, or eight episodes a week. They should run in sync with the days they air. Coronation Street makes no sense right now, the second Monday episode is Wednesday on the street, and it all doesn’t work. There should be no extra episodes, no hour-long episodes, a high amount of drama can still work in thirty minutes. They shouldn’t air on the weekends either. We need a break in between episodes, and two days is a suitable length to wait. Right now, Emmerdale airs every day that God sends apart from Saturday, it’s relentless. Having our soaps on the weekdays and a complete break on the weekends is a much better system, in my opinion. If the schedules become rock solid and unchanging, it will be easier to form a routine which will mean figures will rise. I can imagine some people find it difficult to become committed to a soap where the schedules change at the drop of a hat. Emmerdale is pretty good at staying in routine, but the occasional hour-long episodes and the Sunday episodes are what are holding some viewers back. With Corrie, it’s the fact that you have to remember when it’s on, it’s not as simple as Monday to Friday, because you miss it on Tuesday and Thursday, and there’s Sunday. Also the ridiculous extra episodes, triple whammies etc.

The quality of the soaps is as good as ever, we’ve got strong storylines in both soaps, they’re heavy on quality and really deliver, that’s all fantastic. All viewers need now is a schedule that is easy to handle and one which lets them form a routine. Me, personally, would love the suggestion above. I’d know that everyday, I set aside an hour from 7-8pm for Emmerdale and Corrie. I’d also enjoy the fact that I have the break over the weekend in which I can relax.

Ratings would rise (I believe quite substantially) as people would eventually form a solid routine, knowing that the schedule is not open to change. Nothing overrides the soaps, and the soaps override nothing. That is the most important thing. Simple as.

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Should Corrie stay how it is with a double Monday and Sunday epi or change to Monday-Friday to run in sync with Emmerdale?
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:06
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rotine timeslots work thats like why the bbc always hold onto 1opm ratings with their news
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:07
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I think there's little point in having the 2nd Monday episode, but do very much like the Sunday episodes. It's nice to see the characters having a day off and relaxing, having a Sunday lunch, barbecue etc. Think it gives more depth, as you then see a full week in the character's lives. Doesn't really matter when of course Sunday events could be featured in a Monday episode.

I think it's about time ITV had the balls to really go head to head with EEs, and made the 7.30 ep a one-hour edition.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:10
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I agree with Brooksider, routine timeslots work. Corrie going Monday-Friday would be different but in the long run viewers would enjoy it more, I think.

The Corrie episodes are too spaced out and there's not a big enough break in between. Well that's my personal view anyway.

I'm interested as to what people think of this.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:22
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To be honest, Corrie being on every weekday would make it less popular. Having the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday breaks sort of makes the nights when it's on a bit more...special - if you know what I mean. To be honest every single weekday with no variation from that would make it feel stagnant and boring. The Sunday episode is a credit to the street, especially as there's nothing else on during Sunady. As for no hour long specials - well, I think they are useful when there's a big storyline. Cramming everything into one half hour can make the show look rushed when something big is happening.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:24
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I think the problem with the Monday episode is that when it first started, the first episode on a Monday ended on a cliffhanger, similar to the first Sunday episodes to keep the viewers hooked for the half hour between episodes (or the day in the case of Sunday) and since people are used to it, it's just like an advert break, so people are thinking, Why's it there. Maybe by putting the episodes over five different nights, that extra episode won't seem so pointless.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:25
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:26
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Originally Posted by BCJ
To be honest, Corrie being on every weekday would make it less popular. Having the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday breaks sort of makes the nights when it's on a bit more...special - if you know what I mean. To be honest every single weekday with no variation from that would make it feel stagnant and boring. The Sunday episode is a credit to the street, especially as there's nothing else on during Sunady. As for no hour long specials - well, I think they are useful when there's a big storyline. Cramming everything into one half hour can make the show look rushed when something big is happening.
Surely they can spread storylines over a week rather than 'cramming everything into one half hour'.

Family Affairs and Hollyoaks have a strict Mon-Fri policy, no special episodes, just a secure, non-changing schedule and viewers trust it won't change. And yet we still see some amazingly powerful drama from both.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:31
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Originally Posted by nathlee
I think the problem with the Monday episode is that when it first started, the first episode on a Monday ended on a cliffhanger, similar to the first Sunday episodes to keep the viewers hooked for the half hour between episodes (or the day in the case of Sunday) and since people are used to it, it's just like an advert break, so people are thinking, Why's it there. Maybe by putting the episodes over five different nights, that extra episode won't seem so pointless.
Exactly. Over five nights, it wouldn't seem so pointless.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:36
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less per week not more
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:37
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Yes...Hollyoaks and Family Affairs are over five nights. And aren't they just the most popular soaps in the country? Of course they are!
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:38
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I do think it's only a matter of time before all the soaps are on 5 times a week. At the moment it's only Eastenders that aren't. But by putting Corrie on Mon to Fri, it'll mean big changes to soap schedules, whether Corrie has to go out later or Eastenders does, and that's not something that'll happen easily. I really can't see the two going head to head all the time.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:39
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Originally Posted by pjb007
less per week not more
I think in the case of Corrie and Emmerdale, the quality hasn't been affected by the extra episodes. Indeed both are doing really well at the moment, so I don't see a need for these to have episodes taken away.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:43
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Originally Posted by nathlee
I do think it's only a matter of time before all the soaps are on 5 times a week. At the moment it's only Eastenders that aren't. But by putting Corrie on Mon to Fri, it'll mean big changes to soap schedules, whether Corrie has to go out later or Eastenders does
How about

Coronation St
Mon - Fri, 7.30pm

EastEnders
Mon Tue Thurs Fri, 8.00pm

Emmerdale
Mon-Fri, 7.00pm


Originally Posted by BCJ
Yes...Hollyoaks and Family Affairs are over five nights. And aren't they just the most popular soaps in the country? Of course they are!
They may not be the most popular, but they sure have a loyal following.

Emmerdale was fine in its weeknight schedule until ITV commissioned the Sunday edition which ruined it. And Emmerdale does well in the ratings too.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:45
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Originally Posted by nathlee
I don't see a need for these to have episodes taken away.
I do. It means that with less episodes, viewers can comfortably watch all of them.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:49
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I think the only problem with having the Corrie episodes strictly at 7.30 Monday to Friday, and Eastenders at 8pm, where does that leave the likes of The Bill and Holby City. Pushing these back an extra half an hour would then affect the dramas shown at 9pm on ITV1 and BBC1. I personally wouldn't have a problem with this, but many would.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:53
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Yeah.

Holby City - Wed, 8.00pm
The Bill - Tues & Thurs, 8.30pm

ITV1 can do it because the news is on at 10.30pm:

8.30 - The Bill
9.30 - Drama/Documentary
10.30 - News
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:53
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Hmm I'm not sure really, I quite like that Monday night is a night for the sop fan. Monday isn't a night you'd be going out or anythiing. I like that to get over the stress that is Monday you can relax with Emmerdale, Corrie at half seven, Enders an then Corrie again at half eight. I dont' see any problem with the current soap schedules to be honest. I think everyone has become used to the fact that Emmerdale is six nights a week now. Although I disagree with their hourly specials they were having nearly every second week at one stage, its on enough nights a week without it cutting into EastEnders timeslot.

Very rarely before have Corrie and EastEnders gone head to head. The last time I remember is when EastEnders went four nights a week and its first Friday episode aired iat 7:30pm. I remember it being big news "When Two Soaps Go To War"

Its all very well having Corrie on five nights a week, but that creates problems for fans who like EastEnders and Holby, and for fans who generally might want to watch a bit of comedy on Monday night.

I think Corrie is fine how it is, we get it in big doses on Monday, but a break from it on Tuesday, then Wednesday the usual half hour, Thursday its Enders and Friday you get an episode of each one after the other. So long as Emmerdale keeps their hour long specials to a minimum I'm happy.
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Old 20-11-2004, 23:56
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Originally Posted by willhung
Hmm I'm not sure really, I quite like that Monday night is a night for the sop fan. Monday isn't a night you'd be going out or anythiing. I like that to get over the stress that is Monday you can relax with Emmerdale, Corrie at half seven, Enders an then Corrie again at half eight. I dont' see any problem with the current soap schedules to be honest. I think everyone has become used to the fact that Emmerdale is six nights a week now. Although I disagree with their hourly specials they were having nearly every second week at one stage, its on enough nights a week without it cutting into EastEnders timeslot.

Very rarely before have Corrie and EastEnders gone head to head. The last time I remember is when EastEnders went four nights a week and its first Friday episode aired iat 7:30pm. I remember it being big news "When Two Soaps Go To War"

Its all very well having Corrie on five nights a week, but that creates problems for fans who like EastEnders and Holby, and for fans who generally might want to watch a bit of comedy on Monday night.

I think Corrie is fine how it is, we get it in big doses on Monday, but a break from it on Tuesday, then Wednesday the usual half hour, Thursday its Enders and Friday you get an episode of each one after the other. So long as Emmerdale keeps their hour long specials to a minimum I'm happy.
That's all well and good but Corrie and Emmerdale don't have a noticable gap between each week, it's just relentless.

It's the viewers who lose because, me myself cannot manage 15 episodes of soap weekly without a break. If the weekends were soap-free, you could have a break before the next 15. Do you see what I mean?
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Old 21-11-2004, 00:06
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Yeh but I don't think having it on five nights a week will make it seem less relentless. If it wasnt' on Saturday and Sundays, you wouldnt' notice the weekend gap so much after a while.
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Old 21-11-2004, 00:12
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But wouldn't a full two day gap be better than one day?

It would also mean you could set aside every night from 7 till 8pm for Emmerdale and Corrie.

Its not adding episodes, its just spreading them out and freeing up the weekend.
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Old 21-11-2004, 09:15
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It's all very well wanting to put Corrie on at the same time for all five weeknights, but what happens if 22 blokes want to kick a pig's bladder around? Obviously the schedules would have to be changed to accommodate that
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Old 21-11-2004, 09:25
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Personally I like the Sunday Evening episode
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Old 21-11-2004, 10:35
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I personally think that both should be no more than five nights, and that they should run in sync with eachother. ie Emmerdale is always on before Corrie. Having them run from Monday to Friday has many benefits:[LIST][*] It means that storylines can be explored more. For example, a sub-plot (for instance Top of The Tree in Corrie) can start on Monday with Steve being asked to do it, Tuesday with him preparing to go on air, Wednesday on the show with a cliffhanger as he calls Karen, Thursday the aftermath, Karen goes mad, chucks him out, and Friday when Karen takes him back and they have a heart to heart.[*] It means that viewers who wish to watch both soaps know that they set aside 7-8pm to watch their daily helping of Emmerdale and Corrie. It's easy to remember and easy to stick to, rather than remembering individual schedules.[*] It means that viewers who wish to have a break between each 'week' of soaps can, a 2 day one.[*] It means that cliffhangers on Friday can have a greater effect, having to wait two days rather than half an hour.[/LIST]I personally think its an excellent idea, ITV would like it as it would give them a strong and solid lead-in to any programmes later on ie new dramas etc.

Fans of both soaps would enjoy it as they would know where to find the soaps everyday, and those who wanted to keep the weekend separate from soaps/tv could have that break there.
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Old 21-11-2004, 11:35
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Sorry Jay I've not read all of your post but I think I catch the drift - I'm seriously hungover!

Coronation Street and Emmerdale should be on less if ITV want more ratings per episode.
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