Ah yes, you're right - got them muddled because they seem so similar.

In that case, it started that early because they still had 14 couples in the competition, and the start time gradually became later as there were fewer couples, thus a shorter programme.

Strictly is following exactly the same show pattern it has for years too - as you've been informed, and it's also quite easy to find that out by checking for yourself. So why is it the BBC's responsibility to avoid clashing with another programme?

Of course they know what they're doing - exactly what their remit is - providing public service entertainment for as broad an audience as possible. And that is best achieved by moving their highest rated programme later in the evening when audience are larger if they have a gap in the schedule.

Seriously though, whining about scheduling is normally not the province of the SCD forum. You may get more sympathy on the ratings thread or broadcasting. On this forum there's probably not going to be much sympathy for your views

I like X-Factor too, but honestly, it's much better when you record it and can edit out the embarrassing faff (of which there are plenty) and ads, so I don't know what the big deal is.

If people prefer to watch it live, they'll watch it live and iplayer Strictly, or they can vice-versa it. People get so hung up on ratings still despite the way people watch TV being so very different.

It's not Strictly's fault if XF isn't doing enough to ensure people care enough to watch the dullest finale in XF history...if they wanted a more interesting final they probably should have kept Sean Miley Moore in beyond the second week.

Long awaited X Factor final..... hahaha..... by who

X Factors so bad the BBC probably haven't even noticed.

Start recording X Factor from the start, watch Strictly until the end, start watching the recording of X Factor, fast forwarding through all the adverts and you'll have caught up way before the end of the show. Drama over. 🙄

Quite a lot of people still do.

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The voice of reason

That's exactly what I'll be doing. Not rocket science, is it!
I fast forward through all the silly introductions too, and start watching from where they start singing.
I'm expecting to have caught up before the voting even opens....

PS I see you've raised the same point over on the X Factor forum, and they're equally unconcerned about the overlap in the schedules - in fact they've said pretty much the same as has been said here...

By the time it takes the Xfactor judges to faff about getting to their seats, then the ads .. you don't even have to record you've missed nothing.

Hmmm... User joins in December and seems to be trying to stir up outrage about the mean old BBC deliberately hurting that lovely commercial TV station

Do we have a lazy journalist in the house looking for quotes?

Do you vote on Strictly??. I don't need to know who you support?. Just want to know whether the clash and no X'Factor next weekend would affect Strictly.

That Tellymix article is hilarious - totally ignoring the fact that, unlike previous weeks, Strictly has to cater for TWO live votes.

The OP is a troll. He has started exactly the same thread in the X Factor forum and interestingly has had a similar response to this one.

Common sense post of the day Alli-F. Personally I wouldn't watch X-Factor even if all the other channels shut down and there was nothing else on, but if I were an X-Factor watcher then this is exactly what I'd do.

If's possible to catch up on a half-hour of episode of Emmerdale if you start watching 6-7 mins in by the end so you could certainly catch up with X-Factor like this.

Does anyone watch a show from the start now? I must be an advertisers nightmare. Haven't willingly seen an ad break since about 1999!

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Watch the X Factor rather than Strictly? XXXX that

They don't have to. Do you have a PVR? Do you have access to the iPlayer and / or ITV Hub? If you don't, you must be one of the few. Strictly and The X Factor are both premium primetime programmes made by competing organisations, flagships for the BBC and ITV respectfully. Neither will adjust its scheduling to accommodate the other, nor should they. I am also afraid that they won't adjust the scheduling so that your kids can watch both and still go to bed at their usual hour. The answer is in your own hands. There is no reason why your kids could not watch one on Saturday night and the other on Sunday.

You really know how to persuade posters that you are right.

Psssst, Jake. On Demand or Sky+ or Tivo or whatever and Robert is the brother of one of your parents.

Watch the one you recorded Sunday morning over breakfast and you'll even be able to skip through all the baggage. e.g. adverts on ITV or Tess on BBC

I like that turn of phrase MayD.
Good one.

Haven't watched XF in years, it's the same programme every year with only those with a 'story' getting through.
You only have to look at how the vast majority of winners sink without trace to realise what a waste of time it is

Says it all really