It feels like there's nothing worth watching on at the moment, especially on a Saturday. Up until last year Dancing on Ice always filled the Strictly void quite nicely until the lighter evenings came, but even that's gone now. I even miss ITT in the weekday evenings as well.

I'm hoping Celebrtiy Big a Brother will fill the void, but that's a bit hit and miss on Channel 5. It's either really good or really appalling.

Anyone else missing it?

I miss it soooo much. Ever since I started watching in 2012, I loved it and....kinda got addicted XD. It's just that type of Winter show that you can sit back and relax at. I'm currently waiting for the Voice UK to start up again, but I seriously hate Boy George, so.....

Im fine big brother tomorrow the voice Saturday I've reed a very familiar face from strictly is going into big brother

I will be watching The Jump on Channel 4, not bother with CBB or The Voice, as you I used to watch Dancing On Ice their is also Get Your Act Togther if ITV are bothering with it again as that is what replaced Dancing on Ice last year I may also watch that if its on.

not yet!

All the best bits are on YouTube, so no need to miss it. You always see more, the second time around.

Hadn't thought of that.

The BBC has embraced YouTube. Click on some links and at the conclusion Zoe will be encouraging you to click on the "subscribe" link and it'll take you to the BBC's Strictly website. A huge selection of videos on there. Dunno how long that webpage will stay up.

Try this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m6MjsMXZ8I

HELL YEAH x

No. I stopped watching in week 5.

Heee, . As I think SCD has become overblown, and IMO ideally would be a six week series with maybe ITT once a week, I'm glad to see the back of it at Xmas for another nine months.

I am really missing it, always do in January. Am overdosing on YouTube videos plus I have saved some of the best bits I recorded to watch again.

I'm not missing Strictly yet because Christmas/New Year was there to distract me, and as others have said, there is plenty available on YouTube to revisit. Have watched that jive numerous times Doghouse, so thanks for yet another link!! I will be seeing it live at the Tour, too.


Big Brother, celebrity or otherwise, holds no interest for me at all. I have watched a couple of series of The Voice, but won't be watching this year as I can't bear Boy George, even though the rest of the coaches seem very likeable.


Is that because of the "boyband twinks", whatever they may be?

Shame, because if you did stop watching, you missed a very entertaining series.

I am missing it this year funnily enough, first time that's ever happened

Looking forward to CBB though as always, I do hope Mr Gest is on good form

I've been missing it especially at the weekend, the tv was awful but I'll be fine now CBB and The Voice is starting

Christopher Maloney is going to be in CBB, he is quite frankly a walking car crash so it should be entertaining for all the wrong reasons.

I know can't wait

No. I don't watch a suspense film if I know the ending. I don't read a mystery novel if the denoument has already been revealed.

I didn't bother watching SCD because the outcome was inevitable.

Yes, I miss it but having been filling the void with youtube.

I haven't watched Big Brother since it stopped being interesting, about ten years ago. The Voice, I only find the blind auditions phase entertaining, I usually don't bother to watch it after that. Britain's Got Talent is not my cup of tea either.

Hmmm, Saturday nights are pretty empty tellywise at the moment...and they will probably be like that until September.

There's always a foreign drama series on BBC4 where you can stare at subtitles for two hours to be aware of what's going on. Even C4 are doing one now.

That's where we differ.

I can watch suspense films many times over, because the outcome isn't always the most important aspect for me. It could be great acting, great cinematography, or just a much loved favourite movie, for example.

Similarly with books, I can a enjoy well written novel again while knowing the outcome.

Regardless of who the SCD winner was (and not everyone thought it was as clear as you did), for me there was much to be enjoyed along the way, just like in films and books.

I miss Aliona bending over and girating on my screen every Saturday evening, but other than that, nah.

Yes, I'm really missing it but have all the shows and a lot of ITT recorded on my telly so watch my favourites whenever I want to. Looking forward to getting snippets of news from the tour anyway, as I'm not able to go to see it. As far as getting stuck into something else on telly, it looks like Jericho is going to be worth watching.

Well, I do love European (don't really like to call them "foreign" because that is a prejudiced old fashioned term) dramas such as The Killing, Wallander, Spiral and Montalbano. Just to let you know, not everyone has to "stare at subtitles" to understand what's going on, some of us speak more than one (or five in my case) languages...

Sorry, but if you speak five languages you're the exception amongst TV viewers.
I'd guess the majority of TV viewers can't master one foreign language, though they may be able to converse using a few phrases.. Not enough to follow the foreign language without subtitles.

They are "foreign,"
"Of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own."
You can't get a definition more specific than that.
That's not prejudice, it's a description.

I can just about manage conversational French, but need the subtitles with French films. Not only do you have to be able to interpret the rapid speech but also the mumbling.
For most, with subtitled films you can miss something important if you don't read all the subtitles. The only one I thought worth suffering subtitles was Spiral.

But back on topic. I'm hoping the BBC keep their Strictly website up as long as this board still has some mileage.