Fans divided as Hollyoaks is permanently cut from Channel 4 schedule
Hollyoaks fans have been left divided by the news the soap will no longer be aired on TV after 28 years.
The much-loved soap will be moving permanently over to E4, with episodes also being uploaded to YouTube to suit their younger demographic. It has been on air since 1995, however bosses have now decided to switch up the main channel's content with new shows. First look episodes of Hollyoaks have aired on E4 straight after the Channel 4 episodes since 2005.
However, it will now be the first time in three nearly decades that the soap will no longer air on Channel 4. The new changes are due to come into effect on September 25 for its big stunt week, which will involve The Traitors' Maddy Smedley (Faye Fuller). Fans have been left conflicted by the change.
Hollyoaks will not be aired on Channel 4 anymore (Lime Pictures)Some are all for the move as one said: "I normally watch it on all 4 before I go sleep anyway." [sic] Another added: "I think its a smart move for Channel 4 to take #Hollyoaks out of the schedule. It performs way better online and E4 and with the cost cutting its a logical step. They’ve been push people to watch E4 more than C4 for the past few years. I just hope they up the quality."
Someone else wrote: "My Heart dropped to the floor at 1st. But I honestly think this is a really good move & the fact they'll be uploading the episodes a week later to YouTube only widens the viewing audience. Hope this is the 1st of many changes & we find out soon who is the new producer #hollyoaks." [sic] Yet some were less than impressed as one fan declared: "This feels like the beginning of the end."
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Another echoed: "I’ve not watched #Hollyoaks for about 10 to 12 years now. Just read it’s being cut from the scheduleds and moved onto E4 and online. Beginning of the end for hollyoaks?" [sic] Yet a viewer replied: "I actually believe the opposite - investing more in its online presence is a great idea - the show performs v well there #Hollyoaks Understand why people think 'oh oh' as a reflex but I reckon it's a solid move, overdue."
Channel 4 have been making other changes to their schedule as other shows to get the chop include The Big Narstie Show, which first aired in 2018 and is presented by rapper Big Narstie and comedian Mo Gilligan. Dating show Five Dates A Week will also not be returning even though it was previously being renewed for another season. Earlier this year, the network announced they had axed multiple shows including Danny Dyer's Scared Of The Dark and Four Weddings.
It was revealed Channel 4 was taking extreme measures in an effort to cut costs as the channel’s advertising revenue drastically reduced, and ratings plummeted. Khalid Hayat, Channel 4’s Director of Strategy, told a committee of lawmakers earlier this month that their priority was to "preserve shows as much as we can". He explained: "Our priority throughout this period is to preserve shows as much as we can, to minimise any disruption or cancellations to commissioning and any decisions that we make are about ensuring the sustainability and delivering the sustainability of Channel 4’s remit delivery."
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