When it comes to choosing between watching the local news and a soap opera, the soapie loses.
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In Wednesday’s Mercury the issue of where WIN would put a half-hour news show if it signed a deal with Channel 10 was raised.
The problem is that Ten runs its news at 5pm and follows it with Logie winners Family Feud and The Project.
After The Project comes Masterchef, making it hard to bump everything back a half an hour to squeeze in the news.
Mercury readers want to see US soapie The Bold and the Beautiful at 4.30pm get the chop to make way for the news.
In a Mercury poll, 31 per cent of readers voted to punt the soap opera.
Ditch Bold and the Beautiful, surely that show is past its use by date.
- Amanda Halls
“Ditch Bold and the Beautiful, surely that show is past its use by date,” Amanda Halls said on Facebook.
Kylie Horobin agreed – "Drop Bold and the Beautiful. No contest”.
In a close second place was the option of delaying MasterChef by a half-hour with 26 per cent of the vote.
That perhaps suggests all the shows in the evening are popular enough to stay, though one reader on Facebook said they would go quite a bit further.
“Delay MasterChef. By about forever,” said Tracey Gallagher.
Eighteen per cent of poll respondents didn’t care about Family Feud’s Logie and picked it for punting.
The Project seems the most popular of the shows in question, with 11 per cent wanting to see it replaced with local news.
On the plus side, it’s clear Illawarra residents want to see local news on their TV – only 12 per cent said no show should be axed to make way for the news.
“I'll only stick with WIN if they continue their local news,” said Janine on the Mercury website.
“No reason you can't put Family Feud at 6pm, WIN local news at 6.30 and The Project at 7pm or later in the night – 4.30 is too early for local news.”
She also wanted more local content, including a morning show to replace the “crap” on Channel 10.
Matt Billett suggested making use of the digital channels, and creating a two-and-a-half hour block of news programming on WIN.
“No doubt WIN News would air at 6pm, and Family Feud kept on a simulcast on One and Eleven,” he said.
“No need to complicate situations that don't need to be.”
