Channel 5 Transmission Discussion/Updates

[James Martin]

Bloody Hell, they're going all out for Commonwealth Head Office this year, with one huge event and a few other major loose ends too, not unlike a Games or Christmas break in Oz.

To be honest I can live with a long winter break as long as Seven continue to write in a proper cliffhanger for the UK & Irish markets.  Far better to have a "they can't stop there!" moment than someone spill a coffee pot in the Diner.  Especially as we don't get big Friday cliffhangers anymore, because what's the point when it's all over the place in Australia?

When are we back, by the way?  5th?

[Bri1231]

Well it's official.......November 21st is the final ep of the year. 

[James Martin]

2 hours ago, Bri1231 said:

Well it's official.......November 21st is the final ep of the year. 

Been confirmed for a while I think, although looking at the Australian synopses I'm not sure whether the cliffhanger will be on 5 Star or 5 proper with 8591 mentioning a "tragedy." We'll have more of an idea when Australia airs the episodes tomorrow and Thursday.

Usually there's no 5 Star episode on the final night of the year, and it airs on the Friday night before the restart.  However, we have early streaming now so it remains to be seen how that will be managed (IE. Will the final drop be on Thursday 20th and then the first drop the Friday before the New Year restart?

[Dan F]

1 hour ago, James Martin said:

Been confirmed for a while I think

Only my mention of it two pages back, and subsequently noting it in our ep guide. There's been no "official" confirmation at this early stage.

[James Martin]

13 minutes ago, Dan F said:

Only my mention of it two pages back, and subsequently noting it in our ep guide. There's been no "official" confirmation at this early stage.

Fair enough I assumed you were in the know.  So at the moment it's joining the dots given the major Australian storyline this week?