Robert Peston moves to midweek ITV slot after poor viewing figures

ITV has moved Robert Peston’s political interview programme to a midweek evening slot after it failed to establish itself with viewers, in a move that marks the channel’s retreat from the highly competitive world of Sunday morning political TV shows.Peston on Sunday was launched in May 2016, as part of the deal that saw the host move from his job as BBC economics editor to become ITV’s political editor.It was initially described as a fresher alternative to the BBC’s long-