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Why do TV channels move programmes around?

example,  big football match, so they move all the usual programmes to bbc2,  why not just put the football on bbc2?  whats the big deal about which channel it appears on?

you also get shows that do well, getting put in the same time slot but on bbc1 instead of bbc2,  are people that lazy that tyhey would not turn over to watch something?

[LeMarchand]

Because everything has to stop for football. And snooker. And cricket. And rugby. And athletics. And darts. And tiddlywinks. And...

[Backdrifter]

Because TV companies are in competition over rights to sports events such as  - indeed, especially - football matches. So if they get one, they want to place it in a prime position. This means that the BBC for example will want to have it on their 'main' channel, BBC1.

 

Which leads into your 2nd question. It does make a difference whether something is on BBC1 or 2. It's not a question of laziness; there is a very real public perception of BBC2 being more of a 'minority' channel. You only need to compare the viewing figures to see this is true. In switching from BBC1 to BBC2 there is a definite barrier some people will just not cross, because they still perceive it as a "posh" or "highbrow" channel - most of Middle England, your Daily Mail readers and suchlike, will subscribe to this view (even though BBC2 has gone downmarket, though not as drastically as BBC1). Your average Sun reader or Loaded reader, prime watchers of live football, will think the same, hence the beeb put the match on BBC1.

 

But, want to hear the lamest excuse for a programme being moved? 2 days after a murdered child's body was found in some woods, an episode of The League Of Gentlemen was pulled from the schedule, because it featured a scene in which some businessmen trying to find their way to a conference get lost - in some woods. So, obviously that would've upset loads of people. Lucky the senior nannies at the BBC are there to protect us from such outrages.

[brachiopod]

With you there, backdrifter.

The other week 'The Railway Children' was pulled since it was scheduled to be shown on just after the Ufton Nervet rail incident. ('That's 'Berkshire Rail Disaster' to your average hack)