[Andrew]

I believe the BBC has always won out on Christmas day for a fair few years now. ITV probably decided it wasn’t worth it and just put in the bare minimum.

Maybe they’ve got some surprises for next year, maybe they just wanted to save a few quid.

By a fair few years, you probably mean pretty much the last 50 years give or take one or two outliers

People always say ITV should make “an effort”, but that big effort that people want seems to exclude episodes of their biggest soaps, entertainment shows or special episodes of their biggest dramas