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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pete lashmar" data-source="post: 85925" data-attributes="member: 606"><p>Ratings are far lower than they were years ago for all UK soaps, but they still dominate the Top 40 shows per week, so dropping episodes just won't happen, but it should. They're far cheaper to make than other shows due to standing sets & regular casts. If they put EastEnders. Corrie & Emmerdale on twice a week with 1 hour episodes ratings would probably increase - but what would fill their old slots...probably new reality TV shows & consumer programmes which would get far fewer viewers than the soaps. It's all about ratings & cost effectiveness nowadays and TV execs just don't have the money to create & produce new TV comedy & drama to fill the soap slots year round.</p></blockquote><p></p>