The Virgin Media Television thread

thesultan · 27-08-2020 6:18pm

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Is that a joke? She's awful.

No. I think she's good

Elmo · 28-08-2020 8:29am

thesultan wrote: »

No. I think she's good

Replaced by tommy Bowe

iseegirls · 28-08-2020 9:34am

This news article has the best list of new shows for Autumn 2020:
https://www.thesun.ie/tv/5835205/whats-new-virgin-media-autumn-show-favourites-return/

EdmondShiels3 · 28-08-2020 12:25pm

It is hard to say that the schedule looks better than RTE's Autumn one

Elmo · 28-08-2020 12:46pm

EdmondShiels3 wrote: »

It is hard to say that the schedule looks better than RTE's Autumn one

Both are ho-hum

EdmondShiels3 · 28-08-2020 2:10pm

Both still very poor apart from sport, I can see why most people don't watch them anymore. Virgin media could do better but don't even try. They should change one of there channels into an E4 like channel.

Maz2016 · 28-08-2020 8:30pm

Does this mean we are going to lose weekend news again
“Virgin Media News will continue to bring viewers the most up- to-date news and current affairs every week day“

AJB39 · 28-08-2020 8:57pm

Maz2016 wrote: »

Does this mean we are going to lose weekend news again
“Virgin Media News will continue to bring viewers the most up- to-date news and current affairs every week day“

I hope not.

dublinman1990 · 29-08-2020 12:13am

I wonder how Tommy Bowe will cope with the energy of presenting the Pro 14 matches on Eir alongside his new presenting role on Ireland AM.

icdg · 29-08-2020 10:13am

I don’t think the energy will be an issue although I’d imagine he possibly won’t do Ireland AM on a Friday of a match? I’m more thinking of the optics of eir Sport’s main rugby presenter joining VM TV in the middle of a massive dispute between the two. Perhaps it’s not an issue for either side.

Elmo · 29-08-2020 11:42am

icdg wrote: »

I don’t think the energy will be an issue although I’d imagine he possibly won’t do Ireland AM on a Friday of a match? I’m more thinking of the optics of eir Sport’s main rugby presenter joining VM TV in the middle of a massive dispute between the two. Perhaps it’s not an issue for either side.

Has he left eir?

icdg · 29-08-2020 12:21pm

He was on last Saturday night at any rate. I’d imagine he’s freelance.

Dodge · 29-08-2020 1:03pm

icdg wrote: »

He was on last Saturday night at any rate. I’d imagine he’s freelance.

Pretty much everybody (on screen) at eir is a freelancer.

Delta2113 · 29-08-2020 8:15pm

Finally Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Christmas Episode next Tuesday - total lack off respect for viewers.

lertsnim · 29-08-2020 8:21pm

Wouldn't be surprised if some Irish viewers tune in expecting to see yer man win the million. Virgin might show that series next spring.

icdg · 30-08-2020 10:26pm

Quite a few UEFA Nations League games getting an airing on Virgin Two next weekend - Iceland V England on Sat 5pm of course, but also (all 7:45pm) Germany v Spain (Thurs, clashes with Bulgaria v Ireland which VM can’t show) Netherlands v Poland (Fri), Portugal v Croatia (Sat) Switzerland v Germany (Sun)

iseegirls · 31-08-2020 9:33am

Delta2113 wrote: »

Finally Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Christmas Episode next Tuesday - total lack off respect for viewers.

From the TV listings, look like they're skipping the Christmas episode, and will be going to episode 2 - featuring Frank Skinner.

Ep 1 (25th Dec 2019 on ITV) - being skipped on VM1
Ep 2 (4th Jan 2020) - 1st Sep
Ep 3 (5th Jan 2020) - 2nd Sep
Ep 4 (12th Apr 2020) - 3rd Sep

Ep 5-10 (10th-15th May 2020) are non-celeb version and not scheduled yet on VM1

lertsnim · 31-08-2020 12:15pm

Are they skipping it because they want no mention of Christmas in September?

AJB39 · 31-08-2020 1:03pm

lertsnim wrote: »

Are they skipping it because they want no mention of Christmas in September?

Probably. They may wait and show it next Christmas.

Delta2113 · 31-08-2020 2:16pm

Virgin guide in Virgin App has xmas show on tomorrow.

batistuta9 · 31-08-2020 3:38pm

iseegirls wrote: »

From the TV listings, look like they're skipping the Christmas episode, and will be going to episode 2 - featuring Frank Skinner.

Ep 1 (25th Dec 2019 on ITV) - being skipped on VM1
Ep 2 (4th Jan 2020) - 1st Sep
Ep 3 (5th Jan 2020) - 2nd Sep
Ep 4 (12th Apr 2020) - 3rd Sep

Ep 5-10 (10th-15th May 2020) are non-celeb version and not scheduled yet on VM1

Don't think they're skipping it. there's a celeb version on Friday as well, after the film @ 11:35.
The normal version of this series looks scheduled for Sunday night @ 9

The new season is starting on ITV next Monday, running through Friday.

iseegirls · 31-08-2020 4:13pm

batistuta9 wrote: »

Don't think they're skipping it. there's a celeb version on Friday as well, after the film @ 11:35.
The normal version of this series looks scheduled for Sunday night @ 9

The new season is starting on ITV next Monday, running through Friday.

The actual episodes which will be broadcast are very unclear. Going by digiguide and tvguide.co.uk which are pretty reliable, and along with printed tv guides - they actually have Episode 3 (feat Ruth Jones, David Haye) on Wed at 9, Thurs at 9 and Friday at 11:35pm. So they can't be showing the same episode 3 times - so something will have to give here.

I predict Ep 4 on Thursday, and the late episode on Friday will be a repeat of Ep2, 3 or 4 because VM love repeating shows days after.

batistuta9 · 31-08-2020 5:18pm

In the listings on the sky+ app, it has episode numbers in the description. Season 1 ep 1-4 on tue-fri.
But it also says season 33 ep 5 from wed-fri, this must be what those other guides have too.
Which isn't even the right series going by what you posted before.

There's celeb versions on sat + sun night too on vm, definitely repeats. Ep 2 & 3 in description

Delta2113 · 01-09-2020 7:43pm

Tonight celebrity 2 then tomorrow 4 and then Thursday 3. You couldn't make this stuff up. Probably too embarrassed to show the xmas episode.

Delta2113 · 01-09-2020 7:48pm

Sorry folks xmas episode is on after all -Friday 11.35pm.

iseegirls · 01-09-2020 10:46pm

Episode 2 was on tonight, and was 75 minutes long. Amateurish as ever from VM, as it seemed they only realised it was 75 minutes yesterday, as they were trailing The Tonight Show at 10 yesterday, and a sudden time change todaya dn for Friday.

Judging by the weekends schedule, I'd go for:
Episode 2 - Tuesday at 9 and repeated Friday 11.35
Episode 3 - Wed at 9 and Sat 10.30
Episode 4 - Thu at 9 and Sun 10.45

Episode 5 - Sun 8.00 (start of the non celeb version)

Delta2113 · 01-09-2020 11:09pm

If you do a series link it show's the crazy set up.

Friday 11.35 -xmas episode (1)
Tuesday 9 - 2
Thursday 9 - 3
Wednesday 9 - 4

Can we even say now this is 100%.

Frank Skinner spoke about his concerts in February 2020 but of course it's new to Virgin per the continuity announcer.

Elmo · 02-09-2020 12:22am

Did the new presenter not appear on the tonight show tonight?

thesultan · 02-09-2020 8:33am

Why not put both on?

twinklerunner · 02-09-2020 9:18am

AJB39 wrote: »

Probably. They may wait and show it next Christmas.

RTÉ showed a Christmas episode of Ellen DeGeneres a few weeks ago, and Dr Phil was dealing with the March outbreak and lockdown of Covid-19 last week.

Delta2113 · 02-09-2020 11:11am

Cheap morning slots filled by RTE as opposed to Evening with Virgin.

Elmo · 02-09-2020 11:52am

I thought they brought back Monday's edition of The Tonight Show. I assume that Sports Tonight isn't returning.

iseegirls · 02-09-2020 12:14pm

There haven't been 2 presenters for The Tonight Show in studio since the middle of March. They tried a week or two of having Matt on Skype, and Ivan in Studio at the same time but didn't quite work.

Sport Tonight didn't last long at all. Ran from Sep-Dec in 2019 and then Feb in 2020. It's Monday slot was taken by The Tonight Show, but Friday remained free.

Britain's Got Talent live semi finals starting this weekend. ITV has it starting at 8pm. VM1 at 8:30pm despite having all repeats on before it. Try to figure that one out

Brock Turnpike · 02-09-2020 12:27pm

iseegirls wrote: »

There haven't been 2 presenters for The Tonight Show in studio since the middle of March. They tried a week or two of having Matt on Skype, and Ivan in Studio at the same time but didn't quite work.

Sport Tonight didn't last long at all. Ran from Sep-Dec in 2019 and then Feb in 2020. It's Monday slot was taken by The Tonight Show, but Friday remained free.

Britain's Got Talent live semi finals starting this weekend. ITV has it starting at 8pm. VM1 at 8:30pm despite having all repeats on before it. Try to figure that one out

What is the thinking behind having a sports show like that on so late? Especially when you consider the tripe/repeats that they are showing during prime time hours

batistuta9 · 02-09-2020 2:49pm

Delta2113 wrote: »

Cheap morning slots filled by RTE as opposed to Evening with Virgin.

Rte showed Mrs.Brown's boys Xmas special there in July I think, sometime in summer anyway.

I've seen the millionaire episode & don't remember anything Christmasy about it, just a normal episode except that it aired on Xmas night. Which makes not showing it even more strange.

Elmo · 02-09-2020 3:04pm

batistuta9 wrote: »

Rte showed Mrs.Brown's boys Xmas special there in July I think, sometime in summer anyway.

Even worst a special TLLS Toy Show in June or so.

AJB39 · 05-09-2020 6:57pm

iseegirls wrote: »

There haven't been 2 presenters for The Tonight Show in studio since the middle of March. They tried a week or two of having Matt on Skype, and Ivan in Studio at the same time but didn't quite work.

Sport Tonight didn't last long at all. Ran from Sep-Dec in 2019 and then Feb in 2020. It's Monday slot was taken by The Tonight Show, but Friday remained free.

Britain's Got Talent live semi finals starting this weekend. ITV has it starting at 8pm. VM1 at 8:30pm despite having all repeats on before it. Try to figure that one out

Britain’s Got Talent has now been brought forward to 8 pm tonight on VM1

iseegirls · 07-09-2020 9:43am

No love lost between Mark Cagney and Sinead Desmond anyway

https://extra.ie/2020/09/06/entertainment/celebrity/mark-cagney-sinead-desmond

Delta2113 · 07-09-2020 8:43pm

VM can't keep up with Itv - of course they don't help themselves from deviating from Itv schedules in the first place.
Coronation Street tonight in particular.

thesultan · 07-09-2020 9:37pm

iseegirls wrote: »

No love lost between Mark Cagney and Sinead Desmond anyway

https://extra.ie/2020/09/06/entertainment/celebrity/mark-cagney-sinead-desmond

What is Sinéad doing now?

iseegirls · 07-09-2020 10:18pm

Delta2113 wrote: »

VM can't keep up with Itv - of course they don't help themselves from deviating from Itv schedules in the first place.
Coronation Street tonight in particular.

Not even the Virgin Media epg can't keep up. So with the expected hour long news at 5.30 being 30 minutes, they moved Six O'clock Show to 6, Emmerdale to 7, Corrie from 8.30 to 7.30 and then put in an unscheduled Corrie special at 8.30. More amateur scheduling as usual.

Elmo · 07-09-2020 10:41pm

thesultan wrote: »

What is Sinéad doing now?

I think that was one of Mark Cagney’s questions, sorry to hear she cut all ties.

testarossa40 · 19-09-2020 12:18am

I see VM are now promo-ing - and I quote (from it) - "That Who Wants to be a Millionaire episode we've all heard about!" ... Apart from the fact that over the past 2 weeks the whole county now knows who, how, & when the million was won, they even show the final answer and the celebrations in the promo! Before they've even shown the episode!

WTF...

If ever an example of the sheer cynicism behind VM blocking UTV/ITV from Irish viewers were needed...

Elmo · 19-09-2020 10:41am

testarossa40 wrote: »

I see VM are now promo-ing - and I quote (from it) - "That Who Wants to be a Millionaire episode we've all heard about!" ... Apart from the fact that over the past 2 weeks the whole county now knows who, how, & when the million was won, they even show the final answer and the celebrations in the promo! Before they've even shown the episode!

WTF...

If ever an example of the sheer cynicism behind VM blocking UTV/ITV from Irish viewers were needed...

Saw that, have they skipped episodes just to show it?

testarossa40 · 19-09-2020 10:23pm

Elmo wrote: »

Saw that, have they skipped episodes just to show it?

No idea, unfortunately...

mikeym · 19-09-2020 10:36pm

Will they ever get rid of Virgin Media Three?

iseegirls · 19-09-2020 11:32pm

testarossa40 wrote: »

I see VM are now promo-ing - and I quote (from it) - "That Who Wants to be a Millionaire episode we've all heard about!" ... Apart from the fact that over the past 2 weeks the whole county now knows who, how, & when the million was won, they even show the final answer and the celebrations in the promo! Before they've even shown the episode!

Awful promo. How can anyone sign off on that.

So judging by tonight's repeat of Sunday's episode - they've shown Ep 5 and 6 of Series 34 so far. So now they'll jump to Series 35 Episode 5 for the 1million show. So they'll be skipping 7 episodes. What an odd way of doing things.

robwen · 20-09-2020 8:33pm

Haven't seen the ad when are they showing the million winning episode?

Oh I see it's on now oops

An Ciarraioch · 21-09-2020 4:23pm

The new Tonight Show appears to be struggling, scraping into VM1's Top 20 with 82,000 viewers - evidently people are missing Ivan Yates.

Elmo · 21-09-2020 8:23pm

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

The new Tonight Show appears to be struggling, scraping into VM1's Top 20 with 82,000 viewers - evidently people are missing Ivan Yates.

Also covid helped those figures at this point there's only so much covid talk you can take. Would be interesting to know how news at 8 is doing.

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