SCD Results ended early as predicted at 19.55, but trailers inbetween. Clauidia promoted Planet Earth at the end of SCD.

4/5 trailers between the show shows, PE starts at 19.59.

Ah right. Thanks for confirming. Out of interest what is happening to the current studio? I've read a few comments on here saying they won't be using it, but what the reason?!

Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Class
Close To The Enemy
My Mother And Other Strangers
Poldark

all trailed in this juncture.

Yes, Laura Whitmore was host of IACGMOOHN


I'd heard of the last three.

I still think that's a high standard for the ones you've never heard of, an EastEnders actress, a Hollyoaks actor and an Olympic gymnast.

TXF is weak. Vulnerable. What is the point in placing new, untested programmes on before TXF, only for it to flop under 2m (like MTP) and provide yet another poor lead in.

Your excuse for TXF getting poor lead in's is that it won't make a difference. Well it will because if ITV start with 1.5m just before TXF starts, it has thefore got to build up an audience from a much lower base, than if it was leading in from a 4m programme.

Would SCD have been nearly 10m av. if BBC1 had scheduled Can't Touch This is Pointless' 6pm slot? No it wouldn't. It would have to grow from a lower base, and which would therefore pull down its average.

A large chunk of TV viewers will usually stick with one channel all night, if it has a good programmes from early evening until late night. That is why BBC1 on Sunday does so well. Each programme feeds into another attracting a similar audience.

ITV on the other hand, can break up their audience quite easily with one poor programme, as MTP highlighed ast night. Tipping Point started nuilding up the viewers at 6pm, only for MTP to piss away 2m viewers, thus weakening the schedule.

That is what ITV need to do. To find a successful schedule.

I see those commenting on the declining quality of the X Factor guests haven't exactly leaped forward to mention Robbie Williams and Emile Sande performing tonight...

Clearly they can still get the bookings.

It's closing down. So X Factor, BGT and various other shows that use it will have to find a new home. I think there are a few options on the table but they've not announced anything yet.

I don't watch soaps. Hollyoaks people could easily end up on IAC or Love Island which is fine but I won't know them. I don't remember the gymnast. I always expect gymnasts to do really well on Dancing on Ice or SCD since, you know, they have a decent start.

My father in law always thought male celebrities had a bug disadvantage on DoI since they had to do the lifting.

Tipping Point has gained a million viewers since it stopped clashing with SCD. It still lost badly to Pointless too.

I think someone mentioned this earlier. It's just said that the apps for XF next year close 1st July 2017. But aren't the auditions all filmed way before that? I wonder if this means it's starting later next year or the format is changing?!

I was in hospital recently and I had to watch Tipping Point every day for 8 or 9 days. That was the worst part.

I wouldn't read too much into this. On BGT the applications usually only close in Feb but the show starts filming in Jan.

But, I could be wrong and they may be altering the schedules/format. Who knows.

Twitter is loving PE2.
Twitter really liked Magician.
Twitter praising Robbie Williams.

Twitter must have pulled last night.

You have overlooked one big thing that may effected that stalling of momentum around 7pm last night.

Well since The Chase can manage 3m+ against SCD on Sunday with a sub 2m lead in. I'm pretty sure it could manage 3m+ n that 7pm Saturday slot with a TP lead in.

I don't see why you are so difficult about this scheduling suggestion. You act like ITV cannot do better than 1.5m at 7pm and that they should just accept it. Anyone who says otherwise, has no idea what they're talking about.

TP and TC so well on Weekdays. I see no reason why the can't on Saturday.

Planet Earth 2 was excellent. I predict 7.4m.

They filmed most of the auditions in June but did a couple of days in July just before bootcamp, so I don't think this will reflect any change in the format.

I doubt they've made any decisions on that front yet.

I've saved Planet Earth for when I next have a hangover. perfect fragile viewing.

Absolutely marvellous TV, those snakes, nightmares coming.

SCD doesn't do as well on a Sunday and doesn't fill the hour.
TP is close to Pointless on weekdays but loses by a lot on Saturdays.

They have never had an issue before, neither have had Graham Norton, The One Show, SCD, ( Barlow tonight), even five million viewers, is five million, potential Christmas presents of music.

I thought it was against the rules for anyone on Twitter to like ANYTHING!

Robbie Williams probably paid them to get on. He's way past his sell-by date. Emili Sande is yet to have a number one solo and has an album coming out in a few days time so again hardly a difficult booking. I wouldn't cross the street to listen to either of them.

The Crown is getting tremendous AIs on Twitter. Many have already watched all ten episodes!!

Shame we don't get any viewing figures.

Despite the decline in audience, a good XFactor performance sells more records than a performance on any other shows. Its why they were still able to attract Adele and Coldplay to the final last year despite the audience being far down on 5 years ago.