Viewers unimpressed with new Daybreak

Viewers unimpressed with new Daybreak
Viewers unimpressed with new Daybreak

Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones have relaunched ITV1 show Daybreak - but some viewers appeared to be unimpressed. The breakfast show was revamped after its former hosts Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles failed to pull in viewers. Kate Garraway - who will continue to present the programme on Fridays - and Dan Lobb fronted the show in the run-up to today's highly-anticipated launch. As this morning's programme got under way, viewers posted their feedback on Daybreak's website. Andrew-Melissa Lee wrote: "What next? Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley comeback? "It seems someone's out to ruin the show! Just as the show was getting back on its feet with good presenters that people relate to, it looks like it's back to the dark ages for Daybreak!... It looks like the show hasn't listened one bit to the viewers since they got rid of GMTV!" Mandy Aitken wrote: "Can't believe Dan and Kate have gone, switch the TV on this morning and I thought I was watching BBC. How boring are these two people..." Karen Mellott wrote: "Why are you changing things? I liked Kate and Dan. I switched from the BBC. Now looks like I will be going back to the BBC. So sorry to see them go." Gilly Kenworthy wrote: "The studio colours are awful and what's with the fake windows? The first hour was soooo boring am willing to try and give it a chance but don't think I will be a Daybreak viewer much longer." Alison Cowper wrote: "Just tuned into new Daybreak, unaware of a change. I know I should give it a chance but first impression - not impressed. I preferred it as it was with Dan and Kate, even preferred the old set, I feel like I need sunglasses to watch." There was some positive feedback, however, with Audrey Ranson writing: "Wonderful!! Just what we need. New life. New blood!!!"

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.