ITV moves its evening bulletin back again to make way for a new chat show

The flagship bulletin, normally introduced by Tom Bradby (pictured), is being pushed again by 30 minutes to accommodate a brand new present

For a programme referred to as the Information at Ten, it has been such a moveable feast it earned the nickname Information at When?

Now ITV is giving up on the timeslot once more– in favour of a chat present.

The flagship bulletin, normally introduced by Tom Bradby, is being pushed again by 30 minutes to accommodate a brand new present supposedly impressed by James Corden's The Late Late Present within the US.

The Nightly Present might be broadcast 5 nights per week at 10pm, together with studio video games, superstar visitors and pre-recorded gadgets.

Comic and writer David Walliams will current the primary week of the present, which is being trialled for eight weeks subsequent yr however may turn out to be everlasting if scores are good.

A unique superstar will current the nightly 30-minute present every week, with extra names as a consequence of be introduced quickly.

It's on no account the primary time that Information At Ten, which was first broadcast in 1967, has been moved within the schedule.

In 1999 it was changed with an 11pm bulletin to make approach for motion pictures and sport to be proven uninterrupted, however droves of viewers abandoned the channel because of this.

Information at Ten was revived in 2001, however was then moved to an earlier slot throughout the Iraq Warfare. From 2004 till 2008, it was moved to a 10.30pm slot, and long-running presenter Sir Trevor McDonald left in 2005. In 2008, it was revived as Information At Ten, going up towards BBC's Ten O'Clock Information.

Regardless of holding on to its slot more often than not since then, the bulletin continues to be moved round for large sports activities occasions, comparable to Champions League or worldwide soccer, or leisure reveals, comparable to Britain's Received Expertise.

When studies of the brand new leisure present first surfaced in September, ITV insisted it had no plans to completely transfer Information At Ten.

On the time, a spokesman mentioned: 'There are events when the principle bulletin strikes for large leisure occasion programming or sport. Nonetheless, we now have no plans to completely transfer the information from the 10pm slot.'

It's understood that ITV is eager to capitalise on the rising marketplace for leisure codecs comparable to Corden's hit chat present in America.

The comic has shortly turn out to be some of the profitable presenters, particularly for his phase Carpool Karaoke, wherein well-known stars drive and sing with him.

Information at Ten is being pushed again to accommodate a brand new present supposedly impressed by James Corden's The Late Late Present within the US (pictured, with Adele)

ITV mentioned the collection would characteristic a 'excessive tempo combination of topical monologue, studio video games, superstar visitors, consultants and VTs [pre-recorded items]'.

Head of comedy leisure Peter Davey mentioned: 'We're actually enthusiastic about launching this daring new present, and delighted that David will kick off what might be an eight-week leisure deal with for viewers.'

Second Act Productions, which is able to produce the collection, mentioned: 'We're thrilled that David has agreed to kick off the collection by internet hosting week certainly one of The Nightly Present.

'He is a significant expertise and can set the tone of what we hope might be a really thrilling collection.'

The information will transfer again to its common slot when The Nightly Present finishes its run.

At present ITV information is commonly being proven later than standard to make approach for I' m A Celeb… Get Me Out of Right here!, and in September it was pushed again by the 90-minute crime investigation The Homicide Of Sadie Hartley. 

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