28-12-2023, 12:58 PM
Vera did decently on Boxing Day so I think that was probably the right shout.
I think ITV got it about right this year. The main change to make next year is that 3.10-6.30pm block which didn’t work at all. Get a stronger film in at 3.10pm (Home Alone 2 if they still have it) and a Deal or No Deal special at 5.30pm and I think that’s about as good as they’ll get. Ultimately the BBC will win the day regardless but that feels like a pretty solid offering.
The soaps really don’t need to be an hour each on Christmas Day, they just repel people. No doubt they’ll timeshift very well (I expect they’ll overtake Masked Singer and maybe even 1% Club) which again I just think serves as proof that audiences don’t want them on the day itself and they’re better used elsewhere. I’d say drop them from Christmas Day entirely but that might be seen as too much of a snub, so 30 minutes each is a decent compromise.
I think ITV got it about right this year. The main change to make next year is that 3.10-6.30pm block which didn’t work at all. Get a stronger film in at 3.10pm (Home Alone 2 if they still have it) and a Deal or No Deal special at 5.30pm and I think that’s about as good as they’ll get. Ultimately the BBC will win the day regardless but that feels like a pretty solid offering.
The soaps really don’t need to be an hour each on Christmas Day, they just repel people. No doubt they’ll timeshift very well (I expect they’ll overtake Masked Singer and maybe even 1% Club) which again I just think serves as proof that audiences don’t want them on the day itself and they’re better used elsewhere. I’d say drop them from Christmas Day entirely but that might be seen as too much of a snub, so 30 minutes each is a decent compromise.
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