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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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I don't watch it and have no intention of doing so, however I feel this is disgraceful. If it was a TV show I was interested in I would be up in arms over this, and so I wish to protest on behalf of those who do watch it. Why have they promoted it so hard and then cut an episode? Surely they could have found another solution - like the suggested double bill idea. And TV channels wonder why people are turning to online watching - for fans of Pushing Daisies in the UK, this is the only way they can get to watch episode two - unless they wait for the release of it on DVD - or repeats!!
Posted by: leesaperrie on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abusewhy can itv not put two episodes on in one week, I am sure there is a less popular programme on at the moment that can have an episode cut
Posted by: l.buckenham on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseengland arn't even in euro 2008 so its not that important for us!!! bring back daiseys!!!!!
Posted by: triplejjd1 on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseI think they should have been more brutal and rescheduled the whole series for sometine in 2028
Posted by: me_has_gone_mad on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseWhat was all the fuss about? Just another american sit-com with a weak storyline
Posted by: healerman61 on Tue Apr 15 03:25PM | Report abuseTypicall. I bet ITV copy all the films at xmas again, same shite different day. Wankers.
Posted by: samanthataylorstorm on Tue Apr 15 03:26PM | Report abuseI do not understand why ITV has completely ignored its viewers, their opinions have obviously not been taken into account when making their decision. I personally thoroughly enjoyed the first episode and am looking forward to the next one, I had been looking forward to the series starting from seeing the first advert. I have never noticed a television programme being advertised so much including seeing adverts in my local cineworld cinema!.
Posted by: tarald_4 on Tue Apr 15 03:26PM | Report abuseI liked it - very quirky and quite funny. Considering the amount of rubbish on ITV it's a fairly stupid decision.
Posted by: em_folky on Tue Apr 15 03:26PM | Report abuse00y 00y ig
Posted by: markierobbo on Tue Apr 15 03:26PM | Report abusenot every one likes football dump it not dramas
Posted by: shelleyperez13 on Tue Apr 15 03:26PM | Report abuse