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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Nov 29, 2016 17:59:50 GMT
Yet again a ridiculously early air time for the Christmas Special - 5:45pm.
Seriously?
Why can't they make it 8pm again?
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Post by paulmorris7777 on Nov 29, 2016 19:24:03 GMT
Yet again a ridiculously early air time for the Christmas Special - 5:45pm. Seriously? Why can't they make it 8pm again? Some people are never happy. They were complaining it was too late for family viewing, now your saying its too early!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 19:41:56 GMT
It doesn't matter at Christmas. Almost everyone stays indoors and the telly is on all day and night regardless. Series 10's airtimes in the Spring will be important but a Christmas ep? That'll do just fine ratings wise anyway. To think we just take it for granted that Doctor Who is a integral part of the biggest evening of television in the annual schedules....changed days.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Nov 29, 2016 19:42:07 GMT
Well it is early for Canada as that would be 12:45 - pretty sure Space will air it much later in the day.
Frankly I don't worry about when it airs, it isn't like I'm doing anything pressing on Christmas Day.
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Post by ljwilson on Nov 29, 2016 19:58:31 GMT
Yet again a ridiculously early air time for the Christmas Special - 5:45pm. Seriously? Why can't they make it 8pm again? Whats wrong with 5.45pm, its hardly screwing anyone over is it? Just after James Bond, and not long before i nod off after indulging in far too much food and beer. Fine by me
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Nov 29, 2016 20:26:49 GMT
Yet again a ridiculously early air time for the Christmas Special - 5:45pm. Seriously? Why can't they make it 8pm again? Whats wrong with 5.45pm, its hardly screwing anyone over is it? Some of us have dogs to walk!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2016 23:32:34 GMT
Sandwiched between 'The Great British Bake Off' and 'Strictly Come Dancing' (with Bake-Off a favorite to top the Christmas ratings) is, I think, a great place for 'Doctor Who' to be positioned. 5.45 will be dark and cold outside and, as is the case every year, lots of viewers will be watching the television. Still, there are always those who will moan.
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Post by icecreamdf on Nov 29, 2016 23:59:45 GMT
Do people really watch TV on Christmas? I mean, I watch Doctor Who every Christmas since I'll never miss an episode, but apart from that I spend the day with family opening presents and such.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2016 0:11:39 GMT
Do people really watch TV on Christmas? I mean, I watch Doctor Who every Christmas since I'll never miss an episode, but apart from that I spend the day with family opening presents and such. Yes, it's consistently the biggest TV day of the year with the peak from about 3pm-10pm hence why we even get Doctor Who Christmas specials. The beeb and ITV put out the big hitters. But being as a day lasts for...well....a whole day, there's time for TV, presents, Christmas dinner and family time.
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Post by jasonward on Nov 30, 2016 0:40:48 GMT
Yet again a ridiculously early air time for the Christmas Special - 5:45pm. Seriously? Why can't they make it 8pm again? Seems a fine time to me, no complaints here.
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Post by jasonward on Nov 30, 2016 0:41:33 GMT
Whats wrong with 5.45pm, its hardly screwing anyone over is it? Some of us have dogs to walk! The TV schedules are not formed around you I'm afraid.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2016 0:47:33 GMT
For me, it seems like a good time. Early enough for the kids as they settle down, etc.
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Post by icecreamdf on Nov 30, 2016 2:06:10 GMT
Do people really watch TV on Christmas? I mean, I watch Doctor Who every Christmas since I'll never miss an episode, but apart from that I spend the day with family opening presents and such. Yes, it's consistently the biggest TV day of the year with the peak from about 3pm-10pm hence why we even get Doctor Who Christmas specials. The beeb and ITV put out the big hitters. But being as a day lasts for...well....a whole day, there's time for TV, presents, Christmas dinner and family time. Huh. I don't think of Christmas as a TV day. Granted, there is usually at least one old person asleep on the couch in my grandparents' TV room on Christmas, so that may have something to with it.
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Post by jasonward on Nov 30, 2016 2:17:19 GMT
lol, I've always appreciated TV on Christmas day, from Childhood through today, family things are not my scene and the more of them (family) that are around the more I want to be elsewhere, don't get me wrong, my family are great and I've never seen any family rows at any family event, I just don't like lots of people, and the more people there are the less I want anything to do with them, so give me TV, let me focus on that and I will be happy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2016 2:57:15 GMT
Yes, it's consistently the biggest TV day of the year with the peak from about 3pm-10pm hence why we even get Doctor Who Christmas specials. The beeb and ITV put out the big hitters. But being as a day lasts for...well....a whole day, there's time for TV, presents, Christmas dinner and family time. Huh. I don't think of Christmas as a TV day. Granted, there is usually at least one old person asleep on the couch in my grandparents' TV room on Christmas, so that may have something to with it. Well, you're not in the UK. You'd certainly not think twice about it being a day for event TV if you were. This is why the Xmas specials in Nu-WHo are so often continuity free and standalone with a lighter tone - because people who never watch it the rest of the year will do on Christmas night. Doctor Who's Christmas specials have been consistently bigger ratings drawers than the episodes in the series proper. The single biggest rating in NuWho? Voyage Of The Damned, the 2007 Christmas ep. Of the top 5 highest ratings in Matt Smith's era 3 were his Christmas Day eps and the other two were his first episode and the 50th anniverary. Capaldi's era is much the same so far with his Christmas eps and his debut his highest ratings. The single highest rating for a TV show EVER in the UK? Eastenders on Christmas Day 1986 - over half the country watched it live. So, yes, for an entire country it most certainly is a "TV day".
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Post by icecreamdf on Nov 30, 2016 3:43:06 GMT
Huh. I don't think of Christmas as a TV day. Granted, there is usually at least one old person asleep on the couch in my grandparents' TV room on Christmas, so that may have something to with it. Well, you're not in the UK. You'd certainly not think twice about it being a day for event TV if you were. This is why the Xmas specials in Nu-WHo are so often continuity free and standalone with a lighter tone - because people who never watch it the rest of the year will do on Christmas night. Doctor Who's Christmas specials have been consistently bigger ratings drawers than the episodes in the series proper. The single biggest rating in NuWho? Voyage Of The Damned, the 2007 Christmas ep. Of the top 5 highest ratings in Matt Smith's era 3 were his Christmas Day eps and the other two were his first episode and the 50th anniverary. Capaldi's era is much the same so far with his Christmas eps and his debut his highest ratings. The single highest rating for a TV show EVER in the UK? Eastenders on Christmas Day 1986 - over half the country watched it live. So, yes, for an entire country it most certainly is a "TV day". I guess its just one of those cultural differences.
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Post by kimalysong on Nov 30, 2016 3:53:36 GMT
We gets Its a Wonderful Life on Christmas. That's our tradition. And The Ten Commandments on Easter.
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Post by elkawho on Nov 30, 2016 3:56:07 GMT
We gets Its a Wonderful Life on Christmas. That's our tradition. And The Ten Commandments on Easter. We also get 24 hours of "A Christmas Story." "You'll put your eye out, kid!"
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Nov 30, 2016 8:41:21 GMT
Sandwiched between 'The Great British Bake Off' and 'Strictly Come Dancing' (with Bake-Off a favorite to top the Christmas ratings) is, I think, a great place for 'Doctor Who' to be positioned. 5.45 will be dark and cold outside and, as is the case every year, lots of viewers will be watching the television. Still, there are always those who will moan. Bake Off is on at 4:45pm. No way is it going to get the best ratings. Do people really watch TV on Christmas? I mean, I watch Doctor Who every Christmas since I'll never miss an episode, but apart from that I spend the day with family opening presents and such. Christmas TV is one of the best parts of Christmas.
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Post by jasonward on Nov 30, 2016 9:07:12 GMT
Well, you're not in the UK. You'd certainly not think twice about it being a day for event TV if you were. This is why the Xmas specials in Nu-WHo are so often continuity free and standalone with a lighter tone - because people who never watch it the rest of the year will do on Christmas night. Doctor Who's Christmas specials have been consistently bigger ratings drawers than the episodes in the series proper. The single biggest rating in NuWho? Voyage Of The Damned, the 2007 Christmas ep. Of the top 5 highest ratings in Matt Smith's era 3 were his Christmas Day eps and the other two were his first episode and the 50th anniverary. Capaldi's era is much the same so far with his Christmas eps and his debut his highest ratings. The single highest rating for a TV show EVER in the UK? Eastenders on Christmas Day 1986 - over half the country watched it live. So, yes, for an entire country it most certainly is a "TV day". I guess its just one of those cultural differences. It may also have something to do with the BBC. Commercial TV hates that Christmas day is such a big draw for viewers. Why? Because no one wants to advertise on that day, advertising rates on Christmas are very very low compared to the Christmas build up, and continue to be low for a while after too, which for UK viewers is why we suddenly see so many holiday ads, holiday companies exploit the low rates, not because Christmas and post Christmas is a great time to be selling holidays. So the only broadcaster with a real motive to serve compelling TV on Christmas day is the BBC which doesn't care about advertising rates, and the commercial companies have to try and compete or appear to be very much bah humbug.
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