In the couple of years, Bake Off started a week later which would have avoided this clash. I'm guessing that Channel 4 are starting a week earlier as otherwise the last episode would have been shown during the first week of the football World Cup. So although Channel 4 don't shown those matches (I assume it's BBC and ITV) they think that viewing numbers could be reduced.

@El Loro posted:

Big scheduling clash.
First episode of finals week of Celebrity Mastechef scheduled for Tuesday 13 September from 21.00 to 22.22
First episode of Bake Off scheduled for Tuesday 13 September from 20.00 and will either end at 21.15 or, more likely being the first episode 21.30

Those are the times as currently scheduled which will anger a lot of people until there's a change.

Thanks El As you say , bad planning as the same sort of viewers will probably watch both series! I think I’ll probably watch bake off and put up with the overlap .

@Baz posted:

Thanks El As you say , bad planning as the sort of viewers will probably watch both series! I think I’ll probably watch bake off and put up with the overlap .

As you say, viewers who watch Celebrity Masterchef are likely to also watch Bake Off

@El Loro posted:

As you say, viewers who watch Celebrity Masterchef are likely to also watch Bake Off

Exactly El

@Baz posted:

Exactly El

That episode of Celebrity Masterchef starts with the contestants going to Alexandra Palace to cater for 12 iconic BBC names from the world of television, radio, and journalism.
Then they go back to the Masterchef kitchens for a cook off.
So it's the Alexandra Palace section which would be clashing with Bake Off.

@El Loro posted:

That episode of Celebrity Masterchef starts with the contestants going to Alexandra Palace to cater for 12 iconic BBC names from the world of television, radio, and journalism.
Then they go back to the Masterchef kitchens for a cook off.
So it's the Alexandra Palace section which would be clashing with Bake Off.

Oh that’s good …cos that section is a bit boring anyway .

Thanks for the heads up El Loro…..think I’ll give MC at Ally Pally a miss, much prefer the studio based episodes👍😍

So excited about Bake Off ,see you in the tent 🍰

@Amythist posted:

So excited about Bake Off ,see you in the tent 🍰

Me too …see you in the tent Amythist