Mark wrote: Schedule taken from EW, in a schedule where every single new series is > either produced or co-produced in-house: > > MONDAY > 8-10 P.M. — Dancing with the Stars > 10-11 P.M. — Castle > > "DWTS" dodges the bullet again, but can they survive without Len Goodman's > snarling (which has become more pronounced as the dance numbers have become > less ballroom and more "So You Think You Can Dance"--Adam, is the parent > show in the UK doing the same thing?)? > > "Strictly", as it is in the UK, continues to do very well. For the last couple of years it has been beating X-Factor when they run against one another on Saturday nights (Or partially against one another. I won't even begin to try to explain Saturday TV scheduling which is a weekly moveable feast. Anyway, the idea that Saturday is the biggest night of the week is probably an anathema to most readers here).
It is a different beast in the UK - closer to its ballroom origins. There are more props than there used to be, but it has stayed much truer with judges criticising dances that stray from the strict rules of a particular dance. Len is staying on the UK; I think it was those transatlantic flights that were doing him in. And of course, we only get one run a year between September and December, which helps keep it fresher. They've also not done anything cheap like ditch the live band and singers. We have been through changes of presenters, with octogenarian Bruce Forsyth finally hanging up his dinner jacket (his first TV appearance was in 1957, although he still shows up for the Christmas Day special), and we now have an all-female presenting line-up. They also continue to have a live Saturday show with a recorded Sunday results show which acts as a big lead-in to BBC1's Sunday night schedule. Adam -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
