ITV to ditch Celebrity Obsession.

Stuart · 30-08-2005, 16:35

Not a new show that ITV is ditching before it starts, but ITV has announced they are reverting to their core program genres : Drama and light entertainment. The only "Celebrity" show that appears in the Autumn schedule is "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!". At last, no more sitting in front of the TV wondering where you've seen some random person (usually Fran Cosgrave in my experience) before, only to realise the only place you might have seen them is in another reality program.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/ar...3&in_page_id=2

All I can say is thank God.. ITV have done some good dramas in the past, but they have lost their way a bit in the last couple of years..

andygrif · 30-08-2005, 16:57

Although ITV will be airing a second series of Celebrity Love Island next year.

Stuart · 30-08-2005, 17:31

Sadly

**Damien** · 30-08-2005, 17:33

So ITV are ditching their Celebrity programs, expect not really?

Jules · 30-08-2005, 17:35

It will be interesting to see what they come up with instead

Stuart · 30-08-2005, 17:37

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Originally Posted by Damien

So ITV are ditching their Celebrity programs, expect not really?

They are removing most of them from the Autumn schedules, and according to the artcle, Nigel Pickard (director of programming) admitted that they had left viewers disenchanted and the network is reverting to it's core strengths of drama and light entertainment..

**Damien** · 30-08-2005, 17:40

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

They are removing most of them from the Autumn schedules, and according to the artcle, Nigel Pickard (director of programming) admitted that they had left viewers disenchanted and the network is reverting to it's core strengths of drama and light entertainment..

I hate ITV, well hate is strong but i do not like them. This however suggest they will continue with their reality programs which SUCK. So does they light entertainment in my view.

The bill used to be ok until it got crap. All there good dramas have ended now as well. I would like to see a return of good ITV dramas though

Stuart · 30-08-2005, 17:43

So would I, and judging by the fact that they are losing viewers by the bucketload (http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/ar...1&in_page_id=2), so would a lot of people.

andygrif · 30-08-2005, 22:49

I very very rarely watch anything on ITV these days...actually I watched TV's Naughtiest Blunders tonight, but it appears that it's just a collection of out-takes from TV shows, the actor fluffs their line and then say a random swear-word. Hardly naughty nor a blunder - and certainly not remotely related to entertaining.

This is indicitive of the channel nowadays. They rely on cheap programmes like reality shows and poorly written and produced original drama and comedy which would be rejected by the BBC on any given day.

That is why they are losing viewers by the bucketload including me (oh but I do watch the X Factor....does that make me a bad person?

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