ITV Programming Thread

There's a rare 1 hour primetime regional programme on ITV Wales this evening.

Programmes like this would normally be split into a 2 part series, so it's good to see they've been allowed to opt out like this and show it as a single programme.

DOCUMENTARY: Charles: 50 Years a Prince
On: HTV Wales (HTV Wales)
Date: Thursday 26th September 2019 (starting in 1 hour and 57 minutes)
Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long)

Fifty years ago in Caernarfon at his investiture, Prince Charles embarked on a unique relationship with a country that has shaped his life and work. While acknowledging a sometimes troubled and turbulent history, this documentary celebrates Wales through the eyes of a prince who has made the role his own. Narrated by Luke Evans.
(New Series, Widescreen, Subtitles)

Director: Marion Milne
Starring: Luke Evans, Marion Milne, Sian Price, Andy Collinson

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A wonderful idea for ITV tonight during BGT - The Champions were a part of a show and a whole ad break went silent so people can talk to family members about their mental health.

There was a sting from The Jonathan Ross Show holding a sign saying "Britain Get Talking"
Plus, clips from:
Coronation Street
ITV Weather
The Jonathan Ross Show
Rugby World Cup
Vera (?)
The ITV News Gallery
Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip
Emmerdale
This Morning
The X Factor
And a sting from the Rugby World Cup after.

Nice idea but felt a bit too forced to encourage natural conversation during the pause within the show.

Anyway, ITV have been giving viewers ample opportunity to turn off the TV and have a chat for years.

Well the silence was certainly broken in my household by our howls of laughter at how utterly cringeworthy the BGT minute of silence was, and then more-so for the unbearable advert break. Not sure I'd ever lump Dunelm and Oral B as two of "Britain's best-loved brands"

I support the ultimate cause but this campaign is Day Of Promise levels of stupid.

I have to say, that felt very eerie to watch alone. It's just 2 minutes and 40 seconds of watching people stare at you like you've done something wrong. Gives me the shudders.

Dave's CALM one was much better TBH.

Bit awkward if you’re watching TV alone... in fact it seems to have the adverse effect and make you feel lonelier...

AND it feels like a bloody oneness ad break!

Here's the other part of the ad break:

The YouTube clip seems to be slightly different from the actual ad break with clips from Peston and Julie from ITV News

Is ITV’s audio completely out of sync for anyone else?

Interesting regional opt tonight - ITV West/West Country are opting out of the Trevor McDonald documentary after the news for a locally produced documentary on the same subject (the murder investigation that the drama "A Confession" is based on. That's only half an hour in an hour slot, so it's followed by a Coast & Country filler.

Rumours in the Mirror tonight that Simon Cowell has pulled the plug on Britain's Got More Talent and will become online only from next year, rather surprised by the news as the show was doing really well in the overnights hitting around 700k sometimes hitting 1 million and being one of the biggest shows on ITV2. Stephen Mulhern also does an excellent job and I like the laid back feel and getting the crew involved and sometimes is better than the main show, for me it would be a big mistake.