Loose women conspiracy

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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

I haven’t missed it at all tbh

Robert Jenrick, is that you? Or is it Suella Braverman?

It isn’t, believe me

I can't work out who is being sarcastic!

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.

I love Ruth! She’s had a hard time and hasn’t seemed herself lately, I don’t think she’s smug at all

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

You need to get out more OP

Probably Zack Polanski too

Ha! My thoughts exactly 🤣

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.

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.

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

Are you talking about Eamon?

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.

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

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

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

I’m sure you must watch some drivel too

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

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.

Bloody awful programme

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.

Really??!!!

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?