TV
The show wasn't very successful when it launched, and turning it into GMTV in early 2015 worsened it. I'm not a particular fan of Piers and his views, and I couldn't stand to watch it some mornings with all the shouting (personal opinion). We already have BBC Breakfast which is just reading the morning news, not being controversial and just doing what it does well. GMB doing the same things in a fluffier fashion, with ad breaks and competitions will just mean people will watch BBC Breakfast.
The GMB format has become a highly opinionated show and a clear alternative to BBC Breakfast and the ratings proved themselves with Piers (whether you like him or hate him).
Piers Morgan to leave GMB
How very boring and predictable it is to read all the knee-jerk comments about how the show will never survive losing Saint Piers. People seem to forget that he joined the show in November 2015, more than a year and a half after the show launched perfectly capably without him.
By his very 'love him or hate him' nature, he turned off as many people as he attracted.
For me, if it's a choice between watching Ben Shephard professionally and calmly interviewing guests and having a bit of fun with a woman who made a funny TV moment on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway or watching Piers Morgan mocking the idea of gender identities, moaning about vegans, continuing his pathetic vendetta against Meghan Markle, or generally shouting over anyone who disagrees with him, I know which I'd prefer over my cornflakes.
By his very 'love him or hate him' nature, he turned off as many people as he attracted.
For me, if it's a choice between watching Ben Shephard professionally and calmly interviewing guests and having a bit of fun with a woman who made a funny TV moment on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway or watching Piers Morgan mocking the idea of gender identities, moaning about vegans, continuing his pathetic vendetta against Meghan Markle, or generally shouting over anyone who disagrees with him, I know which I'd prefer over my cornflakes.
The show wasn't very successful when it launched, and turning it into GMTV in early 2015 worsened it. I'm not a particular fan of Piers and his views, and I couldn't stand to watch it some mornings with all the shouting (personal opinion). We already have BBC Breakfast which is just reading the morning news, not being controversial and just doing what it does well. GMB doing the same things in a fluffier fashion, with ad breaks and competitions will just mean people will watch BBC Breakfast.
The GMB format has become a highly opinionated show and a clear alternative to BBC Breakfast and the ratings proved themselves with Piers (whether you like him or hate him).