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Viewers are up in arms after news that ITV has decided to skip straight to episode three of Pushing Daisies so that the end of the series doesn't clash with Euro 2008.
The first episode of the US drama, which stars British actress Anna Friel, debuted last weekend with 5.7 million viewers.
Now angry fans of the show are bombarding online forums with complaints after it was revealed that ITV are not showing the second episode.
There are nine episodes in the first series of the fantasy drama and ITV have only eight weeks in the schedule before the start of the football tournament.
An ITV spokesperson said: "Episode two was the only show we could drop without spoiling the storyline."
We think this decision shows a total disregard for viewers. Couldn't they have scheduled a double-bill one week or screened the final episode earlier or later in the evening to avoid a clash with the football? Why promote a series so heavily and then treat it like this?
What do you think of the decision? Did you watch the first episode and will this make you less likely to continue watching the series? Let us know what you think...
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Posted by: canveyboydan on Tue Apr 15 03:24PM | Report abuseI think this is absolutely disgusting. Surely ITV knew how many episodes there were when they started advertising this to all and sundry? Whoever is responsible for this cock up should be sacked as they obviously do not know whatt hey are doing!!!!! To be honest I don't think I will bother watching the rest!
Posted by: wajarm on Tue Apr 15 03:24PM | Report abuseI THOUGHT THIS PROGRAMME WAS A LOAD OF RUBBISH
Posted by: jkirkin on Tue Apr 15 03:24PM | Report abuseSomebody somewhere wants the ar*e kicking for this, my wife and I loved the show last night, but typical there going to spoil it! If this is the best they can do, they should go and let someone else have a chance!
Posted by: gus_452000 on Tue Apr 15 03:24PM | Report abuseI won't bother watching now , until it's re-run on another channel .
Posted by: markierobbo on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseWhy does football always have to take priority over everything else. Not everyone wants to watch it and why dont they put it on one of the other ITV channels.
Posted by: pauljohn48 on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abusewhy are they missing episode 2 out of pushing daisies when it is going to spoil the story line
Posted by: gingertreerose on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abusei think thats disgusting, as you said why cant they just do a double bill on one evening. you cant tell me they cant fit one extra episode in somewhere in eight weeks!!! i have good mind not to tune in to it just out of principle
Posted by: lesanles on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseThe Double-Bill idea is, I think, the best suggestion... ITV are going to lose a lot of audience over such a daft decision and a 'double-bill' of say, the last two episodes would make so much more sense! See this article on declining viewing figures for ITV amongst the young in 2005 and how, 3 years ago they were using double-bills to bring people back!! http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=398661&in_page_id=2
Posted by: r.jerram on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseThats a pretty stupid thing to do!! as suggested it would surely make sense to maybe air 2 episodes one week rather that drop the whole of the 2nd episode.... come on ITV please air Episode 2 next week.
Posted by: slinkyshaznay on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuse