21-02-2024, 10:40 PM
It was never a secret at the time it was filmed the night before and I never remember any pretence that it was "live" - they'd just reference the day as pre-recorded shows which know when they're being transmitted often do. It was "live" perhaps in the sense that Big Brother and Love Island are live - the series is being filmed as it's being transmitted, but not transmitted live.
I think the quick turnaround remained whilst ITV stripped it across a couple of weeks three or four times a year but once it switched to airing 2-3 nights a week over most of the year the show was recorded more in advance.
I may be wrong but it feels like game shows sit on the shelf longer now before they are transmitted - covid kind of gave that away with "new" episodes of The Chase actually being up to two years old for example.
I think the quick turnaround remained whilst ITV stripped it across a couple of weeks three or four times a year but once it switched to airing 2-3 nights a week over most of the year the show was recorded more in advance.
I may be wrong but it feels like game shows sit on the shelf longer now before they are transmitted - covid kind of gave that away with "new" episodes of The Chase actually being up to two years old for example.