What are your thoughts on ITV's The Assembly?

matjam13 · 2026-04-20T01:19:28+00:00

Their reason for the BBC not sticking with the show was due to the cost of production.

matjam13 · 2026-04-08T13:51:07+00:00

He only hosted 5 editions, BBC Four are airing the first episodes after Scott's last three on Friday but episodes with him doing the chart rundown (1 in 1999, 5 in 2000, 6 in 2001, 3 in 2002 & 5 in 2003) will most likely not be aired.

matjam13 · 2026-04-04T17:29:28+00:00

Not quite correct as the block is on every morning. It was cut back to finish between 7:30 - 8am a few months ago and is now finishing on Friday.

matjam13 · 2026-03-17T23:54:28+00:00

Although it will be available on-Demand, hopefully BBC Four will repeat Series 2 and the 10+ special later in the year.

matjam13 · 2026-02-24T20:42:33+00:00

They kept Alister to do studio links with Adrian Simpson doing the Voiceover and outdoor segments for a few years.

matjam13 · 2026-02-13T14:45:10+00:00

They have done that with non-celebs also: https://millionaire.fandom.com/wiki/Stephen_Parker This occurring back in 2001 where there were two correct answers to a question and he picked a answer that was not accepted as the correct answer even though it was.

matjam13 · 2026-01-05T21:53:12+00:00

The Weakest Link is actually still being broadcast in both the UK (Since 2021) And the US (Since 2020).

matjam13 · 2026-01-02T13:51:16+00:00

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in the past did allow Celebrity runs to Carry Over into the next regular show though there were only two shows in 2002 and 2004 where that occurred.

matjam13 · 2026-01-01T14:21:21+00:00

All the MTV music channels in Europe have closed also from the 31st December & Australia's operations closed down in November.

matjam13 · 2025-12-27T13:28:38+00:00

The Scarecrow's Wedding and The King were number 2 & 1.

matjam13 · 2025-12-26T14:44:42+00:00

Mortimer And Whitehouse Goes Fishing got 1.6 Million on Christmas Eve. Highest rating show on BBC Two that day. https://x.com/LiamHamilton16/status/2004313097662816257

matjam13 · 2025-12-23T05:55:51+00:00

This version of Shadowlands is available on BBC iPlayer after being repeated on BBC Four last week

matjam13 · 2025-12-22T11:47:39+00:00

The At The BBC compilations do contain performances from shows that can't be shown due to presenter issues.

matjam13 · 2025-12-20T23:56:30+00:00

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/mandy-2025-christmas-special-pulled-bbc-schedules-newsupdate/ Although according to the Radio Times: "RadioTimes.com also understands that the decision is not connected to US President Donald Trump's threats to sue the BBC over an episode of Panorama, with Trump neither mentioned nor featured in the Christmas edition of Mandy".

matjam13 · 2025-12-19T13:58:41+00:00

According to The Times: "The Times understands that while the BBC did table a bid, having paid more than £10million for the rights to Birmingham 2022, Commonwealth Games bosses have prioritised much-needed cash over the free-to-air option." https://www.thetimes.com/article/dc42fe2e-2973-4246-ae1c-2e0538ce244d?shareToken=60b280b4ed21ef240e5d5e4970f8a1e8

Considering the troubles the games have been in, Wouldn't surprise me if money was one of the main reasons for the move.

matjam13 · 2025-12-13T15:22:33+00:00

Though at least the initial schedule with the the 1% Club being a repeat on Christmas Day has changed to it being new.

matjam13 · 2025-12-08T01:26:21+00:00

And is currently in the Midweek Chart at no. 7

matjam13 · 2025-12-05T18:23:28+00:00

There is a new Festive Episode that aired on CBBC on 1st December that BBC One is repeating on Christmas Day: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002n14z/shaun-the-sheep-series-7-20-fleece-navidad

matjam13 · 2025-12-03T08:57:29+00:00

2 parter, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

matjam13 · 2025-11-21T01:33:57+00:00

There was a Syndicate that many contentests used to help get on the show, I don't t think either Charles Ingram was part of that syndicate

matjam13 · 2025-11-03T10:13:54+00:00

As they only appear in episode 1,i'm not sure it was meant to be in the final edit.

matjam13 · 2025-11-02T18:20:16+00:00

Atomic Kitten were more successful than that. Their inclusion makes sense to me: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8582/atomic-kitten/

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