The weekend officially kicks off for many Irish households when Gogglebox airs on Friday night.
But in a major Channel 4 schedule shake-up, Gogglebox has been cancelled tomorrow to make way for another show.
The broadcaster has announced that Friday Night Live will air at 9pm instead of the popular reality TV series, Mirror UK reports.
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Gogglebox will now be shown at 9pm on Saturday, in a major shake-up for the channel.
Announcing the news, Channel 4 said: "It's one for your diary. Brand new Gogglebox isn't on its usual Friday night spot.
"Saturday at 9pm is your go-to for this week over on Channel 4."
But many fans weren't having any of it and took to social media to vent their fury.
One fumed: "They didn’t just announce that #Gogglebox will be on Saturday nights instead of Friday nights from next week, did they?? I ruddy-well hope not."
While another said: "@Channel4 We NEED our light-hearted Gogglebox by the end of the week on a Friday night! It’s what Friday nights were made for."
Channel 4 is making way for a one-off special of Friday Night Live, which is hosted by Ben Elton.
The comedian, 63, will act as compere for the TV stand-up show, bringing on a bunch of acts to a potential audience of a million.
The show will feature some of the stars Ben introduced back in the ‘80s like Jo Brand, Harry Enfield and Julian Clary.
They’ll be joined by a host of younger faces for the 90-minute special, which kicks off Channel 4 ’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
It comes as the new series of Gogglebox Ireland continues to air weekly on Wednesdays at 9pm.
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