It’s possible Piers could return one day...but it would be years away.
Different disputes of course but you could never have imagined Chris Evans going back to do a BBC radio show after the explosive way he quit R1; or similarly Paul o’Grady or Richard & Judy returning to ITV; or Jonathan Ross standing-in on R2. Yet all happened eventually, despite them all having vilified the management regimes that made them quit. Piers would have to express some remorse for his mental comments though.
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In the words of Gavin Williamson (leading to that bizarre exchange with Richard Madeley in 2018 during which Williamson was quizzed by the real-life embodiment of Alan Partridge while standing in front of a field of elephants), Piers should "go away and shut up".
Frankly, I'm disappointed that he's still getting referred to in this thread so frequently, despite him having left the programme over two months ago; I was hoping to erase the fact that he was ever part of the show from my memory completely.
"Good evening. Dull, grey, cold, miserable - and that's just me. The weather hasn't been great, either."
There's no "perspective" at all in Piers Morgan's Tweet. He cites the viewing figures for his last day as if Good Morning Britain was consistently beating BBC Breakfast during his time on the show - it wasn't. It may have closed the gap to about 10-12% share (300k - 400k) on average between the two as he became ever more outspoken, but Breakfast has always remained ahead.
Also, to refer to BBC Breakfast as "these dullards" is a real measure of the man - I get that BBC Breakfast is perceived as a safe, bland programme (unfairly, in my opinion), but these are fellow professionals in the same industry. Friendly rivalry, ok, but "dullards" is pretty insulting and unprofessional. And it's worth pointing out the likes of Dan Walker has always been quite complimentary of Good Morning Britain, even during his Twitter spats with Piers Morgan.
It was also the day after he said Meghan was lying about her suicidal thoughts and that story was everywhere.
He needs to move on.
Yeah, he's clearly flattering himself too much with that tweet and those viewership figures. But having a show that is talked about, is the holy grail of television production. ITV is clearly trying out Piers-like hosts, such as Alastair Campbell. By being a copy of the original, it is unlikely to be a success. Perhaps they should ask him back.
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Piers come across really bitter that BBC Breakfast is still the number 1 Breakfast show.
Adil Ray’s averageness definitely heightened a bit more today by following the generally well-received Alistair Campbell
I’m not surprised the government ministers boycotted the show for so long. Adil doing a very good job of being a shouty schoolchild and not actually listening to responses. GMB to need learn if the presenters don’t like a response because it doesn’t fit theie agenda then the answer isn’t just to raise your voice.
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How much longer have we got Adil Ray presenting? He is a very poor Piers Morgan impersonator. The sooner GMB get a permanent lead presenter in the better. So far I have been impressed with Sean and Alaistair (Although wooden the first day he got better as the week went on)
