The Nightly Show (British TV series)

The Nightly Show is a British late-night entertainment and chat show hosted by various presenters each week, which premiered on 27 February 2017 and ended on 23 April 2017.[6] The show aired on ITV at 10:00 pm on Monday to Friday evenings. Each episode was taped at the Cochrane Theatre in London at 6:00 pm, every weekday, four hours before that night's episode was scheduled to air on ITV.[7]

The Nightly Show
GenreComedy, news satire, talk show
Presented byVarious presenters
Theme music composerMedina Sound[1]
Opening theme"Almost (Feel It)" by Medina Sound[2][3][4]
Ending theme"Almost (Feel It)" by Medina Sound[2][3][4]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producersKatie Taylor
Lee Hupfield
Production locationCochrane Theatre[5]
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companySecond Act Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release27 February (2017-02-27) –
23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) [6]

Before the show's premiere, non-broadcast pilot episodes were filmed in December 2016 and February 2017 to test filming equipment, audience interaction and the show's set design.

The main purpose of The Nightly Show was to serve as a British response to the popularity of late-night television shows present in the United States, such as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Due to underperforming viewing figures and poor critical reception, ITV decided not to renew the show for a second series.[8]

Format

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ITV said the series would feature a "high tempo mixture of topical monologue, studio games, celebrity guests, experts and VTs (pre-recorded items)". It has been described by the British media as a cross between Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and The Late Late Show with James Corden.[9]

Presenters

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Series 1 (2017)
WeekEpisodesDatesHosts
11–527 February – 3 MarchDavid Walliams
26–106–10 MarchJohn Bishop
311–1513–17 MarchDavina McCall[10]
416–1920–24 MarchDermot O'Leary
520–2427–31 MarchGordon Ramsay
625–293–7 AprilBradley Walsh
730–3410–14 AprilJason Manford[11]
835–3917–21 AprilDermot O'Leary

Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally Aired
Series premiereSeries finale
13927 February 201721 April 2017

Series 1 (2017)

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The episode due to air on Wednesday 22 March 2017 was cancelled due to ongoing ITV News coverage of the Westminster attack, reducing the series episode count to 39. The post-midnight repeat was replaced by a repeat of Countrywise.

On Monday 27 March 2017, ITV lost signal before going into the second part of the episode. The episode finished three minutes later than usual.

On Tuesday 18 April 2017, the show was transmitted late at 11.00 pm because of extended news coverage resulting from the announcement of the UK general election which replaced the regular 10:00 pm slot.

Episode no.DateHost(s)GuestsViewing figures
(millions)
127 February 2017David WalliamsMartin Clunes and Nina Conti2.86 (overnight)[12][13]
228 February 2017Kim Cattrall and Katherine Ryan1.30 (overnight)[12]
31 March 2017Rob Brydon and Forrest Galante2.01 (overnight)[12]
42 March 2017David Haye, Tom Payne and Ross Marquand1.30 (overnight)[12]
53 March 2017will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Tom Jones, Gavin Rossdale and John Bishop1.38 (overnight)[12]
5 March 2017Compilation Show
66 March 2017John BishopRoger Daltrey2.36 (overnight)[14]
77 March 2017Martin Kemp and Sandra Strong1.53 (overnight)[12]
88 March 2017Fay Ripley1.69 (overnight)[12]
99 March 2017Pamela Anderson and Tony Bellew1.40 (overnight)[12]
1010 March 2017Joan Collins, Davina McCall and Adam Ant1.45 (overnight)[12]
12 March 2017Compilation Show
1113 March 2017Davina McCall1Boy George and Vicky McClure1.80 (overnight)[15]
1214 March 2017David Baddiel and Sara Cox1.03 (overnight)[16]
1315 March 2017Paddy McGuinness and Julian Clary1.34 (overnight)[12]
1416 March 2017Kimberly Wyatt, Jack Savoretti, The Cuban Brothers and Ben Hanlin1.16 (overnight)[12]
1517 March 2017Melanie C and Dermot O'Leary0.993 (overnight)[12]
19 March 2017Compilation Show
1620 March 2017Dermot O'Leary2Catherine Tate and Ruby Wax[17]1.60 (overnight)[18]
1721 March 2017Vic and Bob and David O'Doherty0.97 (overnight)[18]
--22 March 2017(Cancelled due to rolling ITV News coverage of the Westminster Attack.)--
1823 March 2017Ant & Dec and James Blunt1.26 (overnight)[18]
1924 March 2017Rupert Everett, Gordon Ramsay and Blossoms0.714 (overnight)[18]
26 March 2017Compilation Show
2027 March 2017Gordon RamsayRicky Wilson, Frank Skinner and Ben Hanlin1.48 (overnight)[19]
2128 March 2017Sally Phillips and John Lydon0.905 (overnight)[19]
2229 March 2017Chris Moyles and Gizzi Erskine1.29 (overnight)[19]
2330 March 2017James Van Der Beek and Scott Eastwood0.993 (overnight)[19]
2431 March 2017John Legend and Bradley Walsh1.14 (overnight)[19]
2 April 2017Compilation Show
253 April 2017Bradley Walsh3Michael Bolton and Vinnie Jones2.21 (overnight)[20]
264 April 2017Sara Pascoe, Philip Glenister and Lucy Kane1.36 (overnight)[20]
275 April 2017Jamie Bamber, Tommy Tiernan and Harriet Walter1.70 (overnight)[20]
286 April 2017Russell Watson and Dave Johns1.51 (overnight)[20]
297 April 2017Louise Redknapp, Hal Cruttenden and Jason Manford1.28 (overnight)[20]
9 April 2017Compilation Show
3010 April 2017Jason Manford4Jane McDonald, Ricky Tomlinson and Matt Lucas1.62 (overnight)[21]
3111 April 2017Kelly Brook and Richard Osman0.906 (overnight)[21]
3212 April 2017Freddie Flintoff and Nigel Havers1.42 (overnight)[21]
3313 April 2017Ronni Ancona, Sofie Hagen and Kriss Akabusi1.16 (overnight)[21]
3414 April 2017Larry Lamb, Phil Daniels and Max Beesley0.978 (overnight)[21]
16 April 2017Compilation Show
3517 April 2017Dermot O'Leary2Lee Mack and Eamonn Holmes2.20 (overnight)[22]
3618 April 2017Tom Davis, Megan Mullally and Only Girl0.450 (overnight)[22]
3719 April 2017Jon Culshaw and Kym Marsh1.45 (overnight)[22]
3820 April 2017Martin Compston and Dennis Quaid1.05 (overnight)[22]
3921 April 2017John Cleese and Sharleen Spiteri0.986 (overnight)[22]
23 April 2017Compilation Show
  1. ^ McCall's week also featured DJ 'Fat Tony' as the house DJ.
  2. ^ O'Leary's weeks also featured Joe Thompson as the house pianist.
  3. ^ Walsh's week also featured Stevie Sidwell and the West End All Stars as the house band, Joe Pasquale as the 'roving reporter' and Redd Pepper as the announcer.
  4. ^ Manford's week also featured Stevie Sidwell and The Nightly Show All Stars as the house band and Ellie Taylor as the announcer.

Weekly average viewing figures

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WeekHostViewing figures
(millions)
1David Walliams1.74[12]
2John Bishop1.69[12]
3Davina McCall1.26[12]
4Dermot O'Leary1.14[18]
5Gordon Ramsay1.16[19]
6Bradley Walsh1.61[20]
7Jason Manford1.22[21]
8Dermot O'Leary1.23[22]

The average per show over all eight weeks was 1.38 million.

Reception

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Upon the show's debut, it received a negative critical reception from many, with attacks on the show via Twitter, mainly due to the show being branded by some viewers as unfunny and a "rip-off" of the format used heavily in the United States, as well as the push back of the airing of ITV News at Ten to 10:30 pm.[23][24] According to an inside source from ITV, The Nightly Show could be moved to airing after ITV News at Ten if viewing figures continue to decline.[23] It was reported that Walliams would be paid £250,000 for his week's work.[25] Mel and Sue were planned to host one of the weeks, but cited a 'busy schedule' as the reason for their cancellation.[26][27]

ITV stated that the show would not return in 2018 due to low viewing figures.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "The Nightly Show". Medina Sound.
  2. ^ a b Sound, Medina. "Feel-it-2-Moog-Nightly-Show.mp4". medinasound.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Stout, Robin John. "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com - Almost (Feel It). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Westbrook, Liam Christopher. "ACE Repertory - Almost (Feel It)". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Filming Location".
  6. ^ a b Warner, Sam (1 March 2018). "ITV axes The Nightly Show and Bigheads after one series each". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. ^ "ITV to move News at Ten to launch The Nightly Show". BBC News. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. ^ "ITV ditches The Nightly Show, Bigheads and Fearless for 'underperforming'". 1 March 2018.
  9. ^ Shepherd, Jack (25 November 2016). "The Nightly Show: ITV confirm News at 10 moving time-slot for James Corden-inspired entertainment show". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  10. ^ "The Nightly Show Episode 11".
  11. ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Jason Manford to host The Nightly Show : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Digital Spy Forums - Page 316 - The Ratings Thread (Part 69)".
  13. ^ "ITV could reschedule The Nightly Show and bring back the News at Ten after ratings crash by more than half".
  14. ^ "RATINGS! The Nightly Show, Broadchurch, latest soap viewing figures". 7 March 2017.
  15. ^ "RATINGS! Latest The Nightly Show, Broadchurch and soap viewing figures". 14 March 2017.
  16. ^ "RATINGS! The Nightly Show drops to new low with Davina McCall". 15 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Ant and Dec, Catherine Tate and James Blunt to guest on The Nightly Show".
  18. ^ a b c d e "The Ratings Thread (Part 69) - Page 347".
  19. ^ a b c d e f "The Ratings Thread (Part 69) - Page 361".
  20. ^ a b c d e f "The Ratings Thread (Part 69) - Page 382".
  21. ^ a b c d e f "The Ratings Thread (Part 69) - Page 404".
  22. ^ a b c d e f "The Ratings Thread (Part 69) - Page 413".
  23. ^ a b Dowell B ITV could reschedule The Nightly Show and bring back the News at Ten after ratings crash by more than half
  24. ^ Foster, Patrick (28 February 2017). "The Nightly Show: ITV's new entertainment offering panned by critics". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  25. ^ "David Walliams will 'earn £250,000' for a week's work on ITV's widely panned The Nightly Show". The Daily Telegraph. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Mel and Sue have pulled out of ITV's disastrous The Nightly Show". London Evening Standard. 9 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Mel and Sue won't be presenting The Nightly Show". Radio Times.
  28. ^ "ITV Annual Report and Accounts for 2017" (PDF) (Press release). ITV. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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