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The secret daytime TV tier list revealed: From bitchy feuds, mean comments and cruelty of the daytime sofa clique


Breakfast television shows might try to project an air of bonhomie to propel viewers into the day ahead, but there's evidence to suggest the welcoming sofas can be a dangerous place to perch.

Breakfast television shows might try desperately to project an air of bonhomie to propel viewers into the day ahead, but there's plenty of evidence to suggest the brightly-coloured, welcoming sofas that are their mainstay can be a dangerous place to perch. Her co-star Charlie Stayt often looks terrified by her, but Naga Munchetty is queen of the BBC Breakfast sofa, bringing in double the viewers of ITV rival Susanna Reid – 1.1 million for Auntie, compared to around 600,000 for Good Morning Britain. But in the battle for talent, ITV hit back by landing Cat Deeley – a former children's presenter who had defected to the US – to host the jewel of the daytime crown, This Morning, when first Phil Schofield then Holly Willoughby imploded their own dream pairing with an almighty spat.

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