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Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 15/04/2026 12:37

Does anyone else find it a bit strange that they just disappeared off air and are still not back?
They say it’s due to budget cuts and stick on a load of game show repeats. It’s a P take, can’t believe we pay a tv licence for this

When are they back? Barely watching itv now

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JenniferBooth · 27/04/2026 14:10

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 27/04/2026 14:03

Anyone else watch today, thoughts?

I lost my dad to prostate cancer nearly nineteen months ago and i really could not have handled seeing a hologram of him at his funeral

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 27/04/2026 14:03

Anyone else watch today, thoughts?

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Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 25/04/2026 22:33

YAY!!!! 👏

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AClassicTrenchcoat · 25/04/2026 20:27

Just saw a trailer. The Loose Ones are back on Monday.

MrsBrendaFarfetched · 17/04/2026 22:48

I thought it stopped fir a chunk of time? TV licence is for BBC. What's the conspiracy, exactly?

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 17/04/2026 22:45

Ginburee · 17/04/2026 21:12

Yes, it is scripted and shite but LW is for really dumb arsed no thinkers.

And your thing isn’t, come on 😂 it’s ridiculous

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Ginburee · 17/04/2026 21:12

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 17/04/2026 16:02

Really??!!!

Yes, it is scripted and shite but LW is for really dumb arsed no thinkers.

Tontostitis · 17/04/2026 19:05

Stillfatstillmiserable · 15/04/2026 12:43

You don’t pay your tv licence for this.
TV licence covers BBC only, that’s why you don’t get adverts on those channels.
I can’t watch LW, I can’t bear the manic ‘crowd applause and cheering’ after every god damn comment

You can't watch live TV with out a licence. You have to pay to watch Loose Women, a topical daily show designed to be watched live.. ITV don't receive any of the money but you still have to pay it

ERthree · 17/04/2026 19:02

I didn't realise it was still on air. It was shocking 15 years ago, how on earth has it managed to survive until now?

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 17/04/2026 16:02

Ginburee · 17/04/2026 10:37

I am addicted to below deck, but that stands above LW.

Really??!!!

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usernamealreadytaken · 17/04/2026 13:10

MendingWall · 15/04/2026 12:42

Well, ITV as a commercial broadcaster is not funded by the TV licence fee so you’re not paying for it. But on that basis, if they’re not making new ones it’s probably because the advertising revenue doesn’t cover the cost of production.

To be correct, if OP is watching it live then she is paying the licence fee to do so, but not if on catch-up. The licence fee covers all live broadcast channels.

Middleagedspreadisreal · 17/04/2026 12:28

Bloody awful programme

PinkArt · 17/04/2026 11:30

OonaStubbs · 15/04/2026 14:40

Surely it is a cheap programme to make. It's just women in a studio talking.

It's not the most expensive but its not the cheapest either. 4 x talent fees, studio hire, crew cost etc for the day vs a game show with 1 x talent fees and recording a week's worth of episodes in a day, so the same studio and crew costs give you 5 episodes rather than 1.

In terms of the OP's question though, there's nothing mysterious about it. TV budgets are being slashed across the board as year on year there is less money coming in from ad sales. We try to make savings, to see how shows can be made for less, but there will come a point where a show isn't worth it when you compare what it costs to make with what it costs to air. Loose Women has hit that tipping point and is now cost effective when sharing studio space with This Morning, airing for 30 weeks a year, with no guests or studio audience. If those cost savings still weren't enough then it would have to come off air. It's the reason shows like The Big Breakfast and Rise were replaced with repeats of The Simpsons - the costs of producing two hours of live breakfast TV didn't balance with the ad spend even 20 years ago.

Ginburee · 17/04/2026 10:37

RedRiverShore6 · 17/04/2026 10:24

I’m sure you must watch some drivel too

I am addicted to below deck, but that stands above LW.

RedRiverShore6 · 17/04/2026 10:24

Ginburee · 17/04/2026 10:17

I am more surprised you admit to watching that drivel.
How embarrassing.

I’m sure you must watch some drivel too

Ginburee · 17/04/2026 10:17

I am more surprised you admit to watching that drivel.
How embarrassing.

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 17/04/2026 09:31

Apparently they’re cutting down the amount of presenters on at each time too…soon it will just be Kaye Adams sat there! It’s ridiculous

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YouHaveAnArse · 17/04/2026 07:18

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 16/04/2026 13:20

But IF you don't have the internet and use streaming and you do rely on linear TV - as is still the case for a significant proportion of elderly people - it is a workaround.

It's the same content, from the same provider, but depending on your device you either have to pay or you don't. No different in principal from if you could pick up a trolley of food at the supermarket and, if you use checkout 1, you have to pay in full; but if you use checkout 2, they let you have it free... except that checkout 2 is narrower and has a stiff turnstile in front of it, so many people will have no trouble using it, but some people, depending on their personal circumstances, will find it very difficult or impossible to use.

It isn't a 'workaround' for those people as they don't have the internet, meaning they won't be accessing streaming services.

Harmonypus · 17/04/2026 00:44

Everyone keeps saying that the TV Licence fee isn't for ITV programmes, which is technically true.
Although, you can't watch ITV at the time programmes are aired without a TV Licence, so technically, the OP was right in what they said.

Cantatopeatingthespicyones · 17/04/2026 00:18

Sd1960 · 16/04/2026 20:18

Didn’t she lose loads of excess flab when she left her husband?

Are you talking about Eamon?

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AfternoonVanessa · 16/04/2026 19:32

I switched off when Ruth Langsford wanted to take WLI to lose a few pounds. Do your research as a journalist, these are serious drugs for obese people.
Its lazy to comment when you can't be arsed to read up on your topics for discussion. Since then they've all dismissed the use of the medication with particular venom from Kay who is slim.
I even turn off QVC when Ruth Langsford is on. Smug madam.

Didn’t she lose loads of excess flab when she left her husband?

SemiRetiredLoveGoddeess · 16/04/2026 20:18

Best news l heard all day. Loose Women has been well past it's sell by date for a good few years.

It was just same old one and nine for each programme. With the odd interesting guest

Most of the Panel and Presenters were really two faced or false. And frankly overpaid and just boring.

Goodbye and Good Riddance
You will not be missed.

Cakeandcardio · 16/04/2026 20:13

Spaghettea · 15/04/2026 12:55

Or a TV licence for that matter

It's a common misconception that the TV licence is only for BBC. You actually need a TV licence to watch all TV channels. You can Google that.

SpringAndSunshineIsHere · 16/04/2026 19:49

pouletvous · 16/04/2026 19:47

It’s been taken off air because it’s shit!!’

Ha! My thoughts exactly 🤣

SpringAndSunshineIsHere · 16/04/2026 19:49

IamRedCrossnotJesus · 15/04/2026 12:49

I heard it is all the fault of woke, Muslim benefit claimants.

Probably Zack Polanski too