Dermot O'Leary's 'Marriage Ref' moved to later timeslot...

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Dermot O'Leary's Marriage Ref will finish its series in a later timeslot, ITV has confirmed.



The Saturday night show, based on a US version hosted by comedian Tom Papa, debuted to a disappointing 2.25m last month. In recent weeks, the ratings have fallen below the 2m mark. The most recent episode attracted just 1.88m.

The remaining three episodes will now air at 10pm, with both Odd One In and Penn & Teller: Fool Us also shifting an hour later to make way for screenings of five Harry Potter films.

An ITV spokesperson told Broadcast that the schedule change had always been planned.

"ITV1 will be broadcasting a run of five Harry Potter films over the coming Saturday early evenings and, as a result, the peaktime schedule of Odd One In, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Marriage Ref will move by one hour over the next three weekends," the broadcaster said.

The schedule for this Saturday evening sees Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone broadcast at 4.15pm, followed by Ben Shephard's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Behind the Magic hour-long special at 7.15pm.