23-09-2023, 01:34 PM
Not really - it's already happened with it off air most of last autumn and the same again this year. If anything it's just a rolling back to where it was - it only used to be on air from September to May anyway and it's only in more recent years it's been year round.
They have still aired double episodes a number of weeks (including twice in the last month) so they could reduce the count further by axing those (and not commissioning episodes for nights they know it won't air). In addition the BBC have been putting a bit more drama out in the 9.15pm slot so creatively at least losing 6-8 episodes a year to reallocate funds to something new is not a bad thing.
They have still aired double episodes a number of weeks (including twice in the last month) so they could reduce the count further by axing those (and not commissioning episodes for nights they know it won't air). In addition the BBC have been putting a bit more drama out in the 9.15pm slot so creatively at least losing 6-8 episodes a year to reallocate funds to something new is not a bad thing.