Today The Mirror and other media sites are reporting that Top of the Pops will be making a comeback on Friday nights to coincide with the move of the chart show from Sunday to Friday. The rumoured presenters are Dermot O'Leary and Fearne Cotton.
I think this is fantastic news. I used to love Top of the Pops every Friday, it produced a great platform for artists for promote their songs, as well as a condensed version of the chart. Perfect Friday evening viewing. I think there's a lot of support and hype for a comeback, for example the Digital Spy poll is currently leading 91.36% for 'Yes' to a comeback. However, whether they can sustain the interest for a long period of time would be the issue here. Either way, it would be great for artists and new music, as well as exposing people to the charts.
Excellent news, on the bright side no sign of Reggie Yates associated with it. Its a welcome addition particularly on a Friday evening after The One Show if they drop it to half an hour on a Friday.
I suppose it's good news, but I can't think I'd watch these days. They destroyed the format from 2003 onwards so I'd hope that might revert. So many great artists who've come and gone between 2006 and now won't ever get the chance to perform . The charts are also awfully slow at the moment so I guess we'd have to have more unreleased tracks performed to avoid repetition.
And articles stating that downloads and streaming are doing really well because of the likes of Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Rita Ora really need destroying pronto.
I think it's a great idea and perfect timing for when the chart show moves to friday.
Why are we even discussing it if the BBC have said it's just the usual whispers?
omg this should be great (if actually true), I remember loving TOTP for the short time it was actually on between when I got into it and when it ended.
I'm sure there's enough new entries and climbers most weeks to fill up half an hour, plus I imagine they'll do other features as well to break up the live performances
Logistically though, how could you put TotP together within hours of the chart being announced unless it was all canned performances and videos?
I think now is the best time to bring the show back with the chart being unveiled on a Friday and if it doesn't return now, it never will. It'd be good if they made a few features/interviews alongside the performances.
Any shows that allow more promo for artists is good for me.
Also how many artists are going to fit in within half an hour, I reckon at least 5 that's including the #1 act and a quick rundown, unless its on for an hour, but I can't see that happening.
I think this would undeniably be great as times have changed a lot in the decade since it was cancelled, plus there's no music related show that's taking it's place and there hasn't been since it's gone, as long as it has a variety of artists and a wider audience in mind, I see no reason why it can't succeed. The Christmas/New Years specials have always got a decent audience I think.
Although there's nothing in that article that confirms it, so I'm not believing it just yet,
This would be very, VERY welcome! <3 As long as they focus on all new entries and not just the more established acts/songs etc...
A BBC spokesman said: ‘There are no current plans to bring back Top Of The Pops, however Radio 1 will continue to be the home of the Official Chart, with a new CBBC Chart programme starting in May’.
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who wants a chart programme on CBBC though? It doesn't serve any purpose when they've already got the radio programme, aside from playing the music videos to the top 10, which they tried already with the whole 'get online at 6PM to watch the videos' thing that they stopped recently because barely anyone actually got online.
I'm not sure why the BBC think that's a better idea than bringing back TOTP, which could potentially be a big ratings hit if they do it right.
Is bringing TOTP back a really good idea though? We'd all appreciate it a chart fanatics but I'm not sure it's anything people will tune into in their droves in this day and age.
If love for TOTP to make a comeback and also, to put back Paul Hardcastle - "The Wizard" as the shows theme tune
This would be great especially as it will coincide with the chart on Fridays too. Not confirmed yet, but here's hoping this is true!
At the end of the day, if they choose to bring it back, it'll be aimed at the kids which is what the new show on CBBC is going to do. Everything about music is aimed at a teen audience these days and they are the more likely people to watch. So I can't see at the moment, the BBC bringing this back when another show assumingly just like it is already underway.
CD:UK could never.
Seriously though, I'd welcome this so much! I know they're trying to do that CBBC chart thing, but its demographics are pre-teens, so we really need a show like this with a mass audience back. The more music shows, the better!
Now I'm really sure 'Sugar' used to have an intro.
That'll teach me to try and do one last post before dinner.
I think Top of the Pops would do great on Friday. Shame it won't happen. It's perfect background Tv for if you're going out etc.
The CBBC idea is ridiculous - ostracising huge amounts of the audience.
I'm all for this happening - particularly if they get Dermot to front it. I know there is the CBBC one happening for when the chart's announced on Radio 1 as well but that is a programme essentially doing the very thing that killed it off - dismissing the chart and pop music as generally being 'for kids' and not to be enjoyed by anyone over a certain age.
The beauty of 'Top of the Pops' as I remember it (which for me was the 1998 - 2001 period when I'd just started getting into music, I'm sure it's different for others though) was the wild unpredictability of it all. With the new chart now being announced on Friday I think this element would ramp that factor up even more.
This was a show that was quite happy to have more serious acts like Oasis or Embrace on in the same line up as Steps or B*Witched. It was like a mini Now compilation in TV form every Friday night and as others have said it was good TV to have on while you were getting ready.
And it also provided some real what you might call 'water cooler' moments - I remember specifically the episode where Robbie Williams' 'Rock DJ' video got played exclusively for the first time and it was all my group of friends could talk about the following Monday - it offered that shared experience and excitement.
My point is I'm all for bringing it back, it just needs to be, as with 'Top Gear' and 'Doctor Who', a universal thing that everyone can watch as opposed to being limited to one audience - something the Andi Peters/Tim Kash years of the show got horribly wrong.
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