ues day ▁( Y ork shire ▁Television ), ▁Network ▁First , ▁Sur v ival ▁( Ang lia ▁Television ), ▁and ▁Week end ▁World ▁( L WT ) ▁and ▁their ▁replacement ▁with ▁popul ist ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁Ton ight . ▁News ▁at ▁Ten ▁was ▁also ▁ax ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁final ▁edition ▁of ▁I TV ' s ▁long - running ▁arts ▁programme , ▁The ▁South ▁Bank ▁Show ▁was ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁I TV ' s ▁prim etime ▁sched ules ▁are ▁domin ated ▁by ▁its ▁soap ▁oper as , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁Cor on ation ▁Street ▁and ▁Em mer dale . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁Independent ▁Television ▁faced ▁criticism ▁for ▁including ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁" re ality ▁TV " ▁program mes ▁in ▁the ▁schedule , ▁such ▁as ▁C ele br ity ▁F it ▁Club , ▁C ele br ity ▁Wrestling ▁and ▁Love ▁Island . ▁In ▁its ▁defence , ▁I TV ▁does ▁continue ▁to ▁show ▁its ▁major ▁strength s ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁sports ▁coverage ▁and ▁drama ▁produ ctions , ▁and ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁schedule ▁national ▁news ▁in ▁prim etime . ▁ ▁I TV ' s ▁strong ▁day time ▁line - up ▁helped ▁by ▁program mes ▁such ▁as ▁This ▁Mor ning , ▁Lo ose ▁Women , ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁Britain , ▁Dick inson ' s ▁Real ▁De al ▁and ▁game