The TV Podcast

Follow The TV Podcast
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Join Chuck Thomas and Mike Smith every month for the comedy podcast about TV.

Chuck Thomas


    • May 30, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from The TV Podcast with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from The TV Podcast

    Episode 33: ITV plans new theme park, BBC Three buys Hot Property

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 11:01


    30th May 2019: ITV plans new theme park, BBC Three buys Hot Property, Channel 4 launches When I Grow Up, Netflix orders Killer Ratings, Reginald Perrin returns as a musical, BBC Two orders spoof chat show with Vladimir Putin.

    Episode 32: ITV orders X Factor All Stars, Fawlty Towers named best British sitcom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 11:08


    1st May 2019: ITV orders X Factor All Stars, Fawlty Towers named best British sitcom, Channel 5 buys first ever docu-sitcom, ITV orders Little Chefs with John Bishop, Basil Brush returns, Channel 5 picks up Old Wife, New Wife, Channel 4 commissions Banged Up: Teens Behind Bars.

    Episode 31: Jonathan Ross revives This Is Your Life, Channel 5 considers Bullseye

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 11:59


    20th March 2018: Jonathan Ross revives This Is Your Life, Channel 5 orders Bad Teen To Ballroom Queen, Channel 5 considers Bullseye, E4 launches Five Star Hotel, Fox orders Man Vs Robot, Christopher Eccleston regrets Doctor Who, Fox reduces commercials, ITV orders Change Your Tune.

    Episode 30: Channel 5 unwraps Britain's Favourite Biscuit, ITV reveals Britain's Favourite Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2018 13:19


    28th January 2018: Channel 5 unwraps Britain's Favourite Biscuit, ITV commissions Britain's Favourite Walks, ITV orders Britain's Brightest Family, Channel 5 picks up One Night With My Ex, Channel 4 buys Star Boot Sale, ITV reveals Britain's Favourite Dogs, LinkedIn considers TV, Hulu develops Four Weddings And A Funeral, Channel 4 commissions Famous And Fighting Crime.

    Episode 29: ITV orders All Star Musicals, BBC1 axes Crimewatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 14:01


    2nd November 2017: ITV orders All Star Musicals, ITV2 launches Survival Of The Fittest, Louis Walsh stars in Merry Woofmas, BBC1 orders All Together Now, Simon Cowell produces new sitcom for NBC, BBC1 axes Crimewatch.

    Episode 28: BBC1 relaunches Crimewatch, ITV orders Go For It

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 6:19


    5th September 2016: BBC1 relaunches Crimewatch, ITV orders Go For It, Helen Skelton wows the BBC at the Olympics.

    Episode 27: Alan Carr's Grease Night flops, Channel 4 unzips Naked Attraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2016 17:10


    5th August 2016: Alan Carr's Grease Night flops, ITV orders Celebrity Home Secrets, Channel 4 picks up First Dates Hotel, Len Goodman quits Strictly Come Dancing, E4 orders Celebs Go Dating, ITV switches off channels, Channel 4 unzips Naked Attraction.

    Episode 26: Chris Evans quits Top Gear, BBC1 orders Take That talent show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2016 14:23


    8th July 2016: Chris Evans quits Top Gear, Channel 4 launches Celebrity First Dates, ITV picks up Undercover Prisoner, BBC1 orders Take That talent show, E4 picks up Property Boom, Channel 4 orders The Great British Skinny Dip.

    Episode 25: Dermot returns to X Factor, Sky 1 launches Spelling Star

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 14:58


    26th April 2016: Dermot returns to X Factor, Sky 1 launches Spelling Star, Channel 4 orders All You Can Eat, Paddy McGuinness joins Travel Channel, Channel 4 orders 24 Hours Inside Your Body, Channel 4 picks up The Threesome, BBC2 launches Caravanner Of The Year.

    Episode 24: ITV launches The Wine Show, Channel 4 orders Dinner In Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2016 13:28


    25th March 2016: ITV launches The Wine Show, TLC brings Undressed to the UK, Channel 4 orders Dinner In Space, BBC1 launches Countryfile Diaries, A&E orders 60 Days In.

    Episode 23: Sky 1 orders Dogs Might Fly, Olly Murs quits The X Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 16:42


    24th February 2016: Sky 1 orders Dogs Might Fly, Channel 4 injures seven celebrities on The Jump, Ant and Dec might leave ITV, Olly Murs quits The X Factor, ITV orders Sugar Free Farm, ITV2 brings back Love Island.

    Episode 22: BBC1 brings back Hyacinth Bucket, BBC2 orders Ben Elton sitcom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2016 10:16


    13th January 2016: Channel 4 orders Inside Marks And Spencer, BBC1 brings back Hyacinth Bucket, ITV orders The Next Great Magician, BBC2 orders Ben Elton sitcom, BBC1 plans TOTP revival, NBC brings back The Celebrity Apprentice with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Episode 21: BBC1 loses The Voice, ITV launches Pick Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2015 12:27


    12th November 2015: BBC1 loses The Voice, Channel 4 brings back Sex Box, Channel 5 orders Lip Sync Battle UK, ITV launches Pick Me.

    Episode 20: ITV orders Top Gear rival, Danny Cohen quits the BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2015 10:38


    15th October 2015: ITV orders Top Gear rival with Peter Andre, BBC2 launches The Great British Pottery Throw Down, Channel 4 revamps Come Dine With Me, BBC1 orders live episode of Mrs Brown's Boys, Danny Cohen quits the BBC.

    Episode 19: Jeremy Clarkson joins Amazon, Chris Moyles launches Radio X

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2015 13:28


    12th September 2015: Jeremy Clarkson joins Amazon, BBC2 orders Abz On The Farm, Chris Moyles launches Radio X, ITV orders The Nation's Favourite Theme Tunes, Channel 4 orders Bus Pass Body Builders.

    Episode 18: Tom Jones axed from The Voice, BBC1 orders The Getaway Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 12:42


    15th August 2015: Tom Jones axed from The Voice, BBC1 orders The Getaway Car, ITV orders Pick Me!, Katie Hopkins flops on TLC, Peter Dickson quits The X Factor.

    Episode 17: ITV launches Flock Stars, ITV renews You're Back In The Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 11:02


    25th July 2015: ITV launches Flock Stars, Gemma Collins may return to I'm A Celebrity, ITV renews You're Back In The Room, Big Brother's Simon Gross releases single.

    Episode 16: BBC gives free TV licences, Sky 1 orders King Of The Nerds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 12:23


    11th July 2015: BBC gives free TV licences to over-75s, Channel 4 launches Married At First Sight, BBC1 brings back The Brittas Empire, Sky 1 orders King Of The Nerds.

    Episode 15: ITV2 launches Love Island, Channel 4 orders The Changing Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 9:13


    6th June 2015: ITV2 launches Love Island, The X Factor reveals format changes, BBC1 orders 5-Star Family Reunion, ITV2 orders Safeword, Channel 4 orders The Changing Room.

    Episode 14: BBC2 orders Phone Shop Idol, BBC1 launches Car Share

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 8:18


    2nd May 2015: BBC2 orders Phone Shop Idol, ITV orders BBQ Champ, E4 shuts down for election day, BBC1 launches Car Share.

    Episode 13: Jeremy Clarkson axed from Top Gear, MTV orders Judge Geordie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 11:43


    14th March 2015: Jeremy Clarkson axed from Top Gear, Channel 4 orders Benchmark, Daytime TV ratings, Paddy McGuinness signs new deal with ITV, MTV orders Judge Geordie.

    Episode 12: Mrs Brown wins Christmas TV ratings, ITV renews Celebrity Squares

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 9:16


    10th January 2015: Mrs Brown's Boys wins Christmas TV ratings, ITV orders Gemma Collins show, Channel 4 orders Josie Cunningham documentary, ITV renews Celebrity Squares.

    Episode 11: Christmas TV schedules, Phillip Schofield hosts 24 hour marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 9:01


    6th December 2014: Christmas TV schedules, Channel 4 orders Domino's Pizza documentary, Phillip Schofield hosts 24 hour marathon for Text Santa, Barry Manilow appears on The Jonathan Ross Show.

    Episode 10: Gemma Collins quits I'm A Celebrity, Local TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 9:42


    22nd November 2014: Gemma Collins quits I'm A Celebrity, S Club 7 reunite on Children In Need, ITV orders Get Your Act Together, Local TV.

    Episode 9: Christmas TV predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 7:20


    5th October 2014: Christmas TV predictions.

    Episode 8: Strictly beats X Factor, ITV screens Cilla Black biopic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 10:48


    28th September 2014: Strictly Come Dancing beats The X Factor, ITV screens Cilla Black biopic, Jason Orange quits Take That, BBC2 orders The Kitchen.

    Episode 7: Celebrity Big Brother returns, ITV launches Judge Rinder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 10:19


    24th August 2014: Celebrity Big Brother returns, Miranda Hart turns down The Generation Game, ITV orders You're Back In The Room, ITV launches Judge Rinder, Strictly Come Dancing returns.

    Episode 6: ITV cancels Splash, Dave orders Hasselhoff sitcom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 8:07


    29th June 2014: ITV cancels Splash, Vernon Kay signs new deal with ITV, Channel 5 renews Benefits Britain, Mrs Brown's Boys hits the big screen, Dave orders David Hasselhoff sitcom, Hoff The Record.

    Episode 5: Good Morning Britain struggles, Channel 4 loses £15m

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 7:03


    18th May 2014: Good Morning Britain struggles, Katie Price controversy, Channel 4 loses £15m, Channel 5 orders OAPs Behaving Badly.

    Episode 4: X Factor musical closes, Tommy Cooper biopic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 9:51


    27th April 2014: The X Factor musical closes, Miranda Hart may host The Generation Game, ITV screens Tommy Cooper biopic, ITV orders Who's Doing The Dishes.

    Episode 3: Good Morning Britain launches, Eurovision returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 10:54


    13th April 2014: BBC2 orders The Battle For Britain's Breakfast, ITV launches Good Morning Britain, Eurovision returns, Jermain Jackman flops after winning The Voice.

    Episode 2: Bruce quits Strictly, Noel wants to buy BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2015 9:02


    6th April 2014: Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing, Noel Edmonds wants to buy the BBC, Channel 4 orders chat show from Gogglebox's Steph and Dom.

    Episode 1: Kylie joins The Voice, Simon returns to X Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2015 8:50


    9th February 2014: Kyle Minogue joins The Voice, Simon Cowell returns to The X Factor, ITV renews Take Me Out, BBC2 renews The Great British Sewing Bee, Channel 4 renews First Dates.

    Claim The TV Podcast

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel