[Gary Baldy]

Yes, the pregnancy segment dragged out for far too long- there wasn’t really that much to the show tonight- 4 segments (not including End of the Show Show)- the pregnancy one, Ant vs Dec, Undercover, and Win the Ads.

The end of the show show was a bit too “kiddy” for me I think- the whole “will Tom get out of his dressing room” thing didn’t land I don’t think.

I’ve been a staunch defender of SNT in its last few series, but I’m starting to see where people are coming from now in saying that it’s getting tired. But I think it’s had a very different “vibe” throughout each era- the 2002-09 series, the 2016-18 series; and the 2020-present series all have very different feels- I think having an unavoidable year’s rest in 2019 should have benefitted the show but in some ways it’s made the show suffer more.

However, often the first show tends to be a bit weaker anyway- it’s the ones in the middle (3-5) that seem to land the most and feel more like old-school Takeaway.

I’ve been watching Michael McIntyre’s Big Show the last few weeks and I think his segments in the most recent series were more entertaining than Ant and Dec’s tonight, but there’s still the rest of the series to come and hopefully it’ll get better. Big Zuu announcing next week.