Lygo, a year into putting his own stamp on the ITV schedule, including experimentally shifting the evening news to make way for entertainment series The Nightly Show, underscores the importance of the channel’s “backbone” shows.
But beyond daily soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale, entertainment formats like The Voice, Got Talent, The X Factor and I’m a Celebrity, the search for big event hits continues following the success of one-offs such as The Real Full Monty and recent documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy.