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In the case of ITV, in the period after Paul defected to Channel 4, a lot of key people at ITV such as Charles Allen and Simon Shaps were either replaced or left and I suspect both Michael Grade and Peter Fincham wanted to make amends with Paul hence why after the show ended on Channel 4, he returned to ITV with Paul O'Grady Live.

Also remember, even though his prime time ITV show lasted just one year, Paul stayed with ITV and launched For the Love of Dogs with them in 2012, and he stayed with ITV - so his relationship with ITV remained improved and stable then.