Emmerdale and Corrie set for new timeslots
Taken from the ratings thread:
If this is true then Emmerdale will be permanently moving to 7:30pm, which would mean Corrie at 8:00pm? And then what do the BBC do with EastEnders? Very interesting times ahead.
Martin Kelner has just broken a "media exclusive" at 4am on Talksport - he said that he has recently had lunch with Chris Choi of ITV News and the ITV weekday news at 6.30pm will be extended to one hour to become a "news and magazine show" with a view to taking some of The One Show audience in the 7pm half-hour.
He didn't give any more details. He referred to the Local News at 6pm but didn't say whether it would be moved into this hour - ie whether the whole thing just amounts to moving the 60 minutes of news back 30 minutes or whether there would now be a total of 90 minutes of Local news, National news and "magazine".
I must say the whole thing seems unlikely as it would be a very big change indeed but who knows - he certainly sounded as if he knew and he wasn't joking.
If this is true then Emmerdale will be permanently moving to 7:30pm, which would mean Corrie at 8:00pm? And then what do the BBC do with EastEnders? Very interesting times ahead.
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Unfortunately not. I’m fairly certain this is accurate.
Monday
Emmerdale - 7.30 pm - 8 pm
Coronation Street - 8 pm - 9 pm
Tuesday
Emmerdale - 7.30 pm - 8 pm
Wednesday
Emmerdale - 7.30 pm - 8 pm
Coronation Street - 8 pm - 9 pm
Thursday
Emmerdale - 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Friday
Emmerdale - 7.30 pm - 8 pm
Coronation Street - 8 pm - 9 pm
This could mean EE would go up against Emmerdale and Coronation Street unless BBC decides to change EE time slots as well.
It shouldn't really be an issue these days anyway. Plus this might make ITV to decide to premiere Emmerdale and Coronation Street on ITV Hub at the start of each week or each weekday morning ahead of that day's broadcast.
True but at same time, it might work well for Corrie if went for 3 x 60 as I find that the Friday episodes are enjoyable as a hour long than split, so if writers can begin writing proper hour long editions then it might be to its benefit with no silly cliffhangers at end of 7:30pm episodes but writing needs to be improved first.
It's not like TOS is a massive rater. It does alright for what it is but it is hardly a threat to them or something to be envious of.
Channel 5 got permission earlier this year to have an hour long news program (this moving neighbours out of its slot)
Both Itv news and channel 5 news are produced by ITN
I think they did that during the height of covid no??
News and confirmation coming in the next few days. Expected to be implemented by April.
Emmerdale on from 7:30pm and Corrie will air 3xOne hour slots. Possibly an hour slot for emmerdale on Thursday.
It would be a risk but could work.
The move is designed to capitalise on the strong ratings of the ITV Evening News whilst strengthening the ITV evening schedule at relatively low cost.
WOW. RIP EE. This is the fatal blow.
Either way, EastEnders will suffer in the overnights unless it moves. It could swap with The One show and take a permanent 7pm slot, but it depends if the BBC want to move The One Show to 7:30pm.
Let's see how this pans out.
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Interesting
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-national-and-international-evening-news-become-hour-long-programme-march-2022