BBC evening chat show The One Show and BBC flagship soap EastEnders have undergone scheduling changes due to the World Cup. The shows will not be shown on their normal channels.
Instead, The One Show and EastEnders will both be shown on BBC Two rather than BBC One on Wednesday, November 23, the former at 7pm and the latter at 7.30pm. The World Cup game Belgium VS Canada will be shown on BBC One instead.
The One Show and EastEnders will remain on BBC Two on Thursday, November 24 and The One Show will return to BBC One on Friday, November 25. Recently Welsh presenter Alex Jones had to present The One Show alone as fellow host Jermaine Jenas was working outside the studio.
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The host, who hails from Ammanford, said: "It's just me tonight, look, because Jermaine is still busy with our Surprise Squad." when she presented the show solo. Other shows have also been moved or cancelled due to the World Cup.
This includes ITV morning shows This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women. This Morning host Phillip Schofield explained the planned scheduling.
He told viewers: "Right, the World Cup is on ITV for the next few mornings so Alison and Dermot will be with you on Friday, we will see you next week," before Holly Willoughby added: "All that's left to say is good luck England, good luck Wales and we'll see you next week."
Thursday, November 24 is slightly different with Lorraine and This Morning wiped from the schedule but Loose Women is back on in its usual 12:30pm slot before World Cup coverage begins again from 3pm. On Friday, all three shows are back in their usual slots and you can read more here.
Other ITV shows including The Chase, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have also had their scheduling changed. You can read more here.
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