Monday, 11 October 2010

Television Scheduling

Pow! What a night in store this evening on terrestrial TV:

19:00 Channel Four News - The highest quality prime-time news on the box in my humble opinion.

Then, at 20:00... wallop! Out with the big 'uns!

BBC Two: Masterchef: The Professionals - fine food, fine viewing.
ITV: Wild Britain with Ray Mears - a brand new series with the greatest outdoors expert in the world.
Channel Four: The Real Vikings: A Time Team Special - Tony Robinson uncovering the Viking way of life.
Five: The Gadget Show - the best thing on Five is one of the best things on the box!

Hold on! It's coming up to 21:00:

BBC One: Spooks - Fast paced espionage in this drama series of the finest caliber.
BBC Two: Horizon: What Happened Before the Big Bang - Exploring our knowledge of the earliest moments in time.
ITV: Whitechapel - A hot new thriller series.

Now, why oh, why, oh why is the rest of the week so 'dry' by way of quality and attraction? And why do all the best programmes of the week have to be on at the same time? I'm so frustrated! Why can't the schedulers work-out that the best way to maximise their audience share is to spread the love throughout the week more effectively?

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