Well over here our two state funded and three commercial stations won't blink at either showing the latest minority sports at peak times for endless hours on end or show the same football match from the same cameras but on different channels.
Here's a brief rundown:
Football. There's the assumption that if you don't like football then you're an aged spinster, so rival channels all show Gone With the Wind instead.
Rugby. Only marginally more entertaining than football.
Darts. Indoor Javelin, played by only the very finest examples of athleticism that a nation with our licensing laws can hope to produce.
Snooker. Take a stick and prod a ball with it.
Golf. Similar to above, but takes place outdoors.
Cricket. Usually cancelled due to the weather. indecipherable rules.
Formula One. Never bet against a red car winning.
Tennis. Could someone please explain the point?
Boxing. Two grown men hitting each other. If they were doing it in a pub car park they'd be arrested.
These mindless sports are played out in their entirety, often for hours on end when supposed "action" is replayed from every conceivable angle. Over and over. Once the actual sport is finished, three of the most uncharismatic blokes sit there and dissect it for more endless hours.
Meanwhile, on BBC2 we'll have a programme all about common uses for snow that goes on for an hour. On ITV we'll have either a hospital or crime drama (doesn't matter which, the script will be exactly the same). Channel 4 will be showing Big Brother with the sound muted so you'll see five people sitting in a circle doing nothing. Channel Five will be showing some dodgy soft porn with all the eroticism of a builder picking his nose.
