Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Interesting as well to see if C4 react in any way. It's going to affect them more than most whether it's a hit or not, with the likes of The Last Leg likely to be affected if they keep their schedule as it is.”
I don't think it'll be much of a problem for C4 - when Friday Night with Jonathan Ross started, it went head to head with Graham Norton, and Norton beat it every week. Hopefully the shows will be sufficiently different. I can't see this ITV show doing that much, to be honest. I don't think there's an appetite for this kind of thing every night. Different in America because all channels show the same programmes every night so people can put it in their schedules.
Originally Posted by Dan R:
“Remember this is the Radio Times, the place that put Pointless Celebrities above X Factor in its 'Best Shows On Today' section. I think that's enough for anyone not to take it remotely seriously.”
I've never seen this in the Radio Times. What I can see in the new Radio Times is that Pointless Celebrities on Saturday is not a choice, but The X Factor is. It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the list might be in chronological order, is it?
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“They don't review shows based on the number of viewers, the Radio Times in particular reviews niche fayre, and they of course show a dislike for soaps on all channels.”
They don't "dislike" soaps, they don't get wall to wall coverage and appear on the cover every week (though they have had many covers) but they are always highlighted when something is interesting, like any other show. They have their place like everything else. Anyway, I was reading What's On TV at my parents' house the other week and I see it's had a "Great New Look", which looks incredibly similar to the old look, but the only difference I can see is that they no longer run features on Hollyoaks, Neighbours and Home and Away in the soap section. Where are the cries of bias there, I wonder?
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“The 8pm Channel 4 rating might be interesting as according to another thread, the advertised programme disappeared half way through after the 2nd ad break to be replaced by a filler programme, due to unspecified "technical problems".”
OK, you knew it was coming... It's still going to rate higher than The Agenda. Actually, it probably will.