"Here's everything that's happening in tonight's episode in 60 seconds. Stay tuned for the next 54 minutes when we pad out all the interesting stuff with boring filler"

Why do this?

I mute and avert my eyes from the television when this happens. Why would I bother sitting watching a show when all the highlights are shown right at the beginning. They might as well start each episode of EastEnders by letting everyone know what the major storyline reveals are going to be and then hope people star for the next half hour to see the intense stares, grunts and 'leave it bruvs' that intersperse these moments.

I don't think they used to do it, but around the time of the move to CH5 it started. One of all those changes that dumbed it down.

Totally agree.

I hate seeing what happened previously and then seeing the highlights of the shows, it annoys the hell out of me. I preferred the channel 4 format where it just jumped straight into it.

I always tune in at 9.03 to avoid it.