01-06-2023, 12:19 PM
(01-06-2023, 12:15 PM)iloveTV1 Wrote: Why do they put the final on Sunday? Surely it would make more sense to have it on the Saturday like they used to pre-2013, especially as they only have a repeat of The Chase in its place.
Think it wound up on Sunday one year for some reason (might have been a football clash) and they found it rated better there so have stuck with it since.
Think it works quite well, the night off makes it a bit fairer for those who only get through on Friday and gives everyone (including production) a bit more breathing room. They tried doing Sunday to Thursday with a Saturday final a couple of times but it didn’t seem to work as well ratings wise.
As for The Chase repeat I suspect that’s only there because the FA Cup Final is kicking off a lot earlier than expected (3pm). They were probably planning for a kick off at about 5.30pm as normal.