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Old 02-04-2014, 20:26
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Like to know if moving one episode to different day is a good idea?

Like moving Friday episode to Wednesday as soap does the worst on a Friday. Or may having two episodes on another day.

This is just out of interest as I was talking about always catching up on Friday episode to mates and it got me thinking. Sorry if annoys anyone.
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:31
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Don't apologize, it's a good question. Personally I think the quality could improve if they lost the Friday episode. Less need for random filler.
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:34
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It would work far better on a Wednesday at 8:00 so not to clash with either of ITV's soaps.
Friday ep could still be used for a big week and reveals as usual
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:37
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You are making perfectly valid points so there is absolutely no need to apologise.

Like many say Eastenders has a large portion of fans who are young adults, so yeah it would make practical sense if they just done away with the Friday episode and put it on a Wednesday slot instead.
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:38
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It definitely could work on a Wednesday. I'd like a straight, uninterrupted run of episodes for one of the soaps (Hollyoaks excluded). So Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs would be good, as most people are out on Fri anyway.
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:42
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Monday: 8:00pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday: 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday: 8:30pm - 9:00pm
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Friday: 9:30pm - 10:00pm

Maybe a later episode on Friday's would be better and secure more viewers. Make it after the watershed so the soap can be darker and grittier...
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:46
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I wish the fecking omnibus wasn't on Fridays. I'm always out on a Friday
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:47
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Monday: 8:00pm - 8:30pm
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Wednesday: 8:30pm - 9:00pm
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Friday: 9:30pm - 10:00pm

Maybe a later episode on Friday's would be better and secure more viewers. Make it after the watershed so the soap can be darker and grittier...
Not everyday? That would be total overkill. I wouldn't mind a post-watershed episode though but I don't think it'd get many viewers on a Friday.
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Old 02-04-2014, 20:47
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:17
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It might not clash with any English soaps, but BBC and RTE (Ireland) share programs and another soap airs on RTE at 8pm on a Wednesday. That's probably not the reason why it's not on a Wednesday, but could it be part of it?

(Edited to add that RTE is the channel that shows EE in Ireland)
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:21
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I wouldn't want them to get rid of the Friday episode, but I wish they would bring the omnibus back to Sunday's.
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:34
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5 days a week would be a disaster.

4 is enough. 3 would be ideal. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:51
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I'd just rather them air at 8pm every time. Corrie should then have all the 7.30pm slots.
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