You would think that this "cast bow" idea had happened before at one of the zillions of preceding shows.
The ITV bulletin benefits from strong preceding shows at 9pm whereas figures suggest viewers turn on the BBC at 10pm.
And who wins the nightly news ratings can be determined as much by the preceding shows on the schedule than the mix of the news or the anchor's hair.
Of course, Lee has done this before; his previous book How I Escaped My Certain Fate contained transcripts of his three preceding shows … but that book traded as autobiography.
To ensure the Sarajevo show was not canceled, Sacirbey appeared at many of the band's preceding shows to lobby on behalf of the city.
But in stark contrast to the general hysteria that preceded show day – the hashtag #MargielaMonday was adopted by fashion fans who counted down the days – the mood as the audience gathered for the show was almost eerily calm.
Blood flows from her arm, but the preceding magic show puts a question mark next to this act's authenticity.
Food Glorious Food managed to fumble an audience inheritance of more than 8 million viewers from the preceding ITV show, Coronation Street.
Whether as comfort to him or as reassurance to his fans, Westbeth has kept a hint of the club setting, with viewers drinking at crowded tables and brain-shattering music preceding the show.
While the preceding Marr show had less arts content than usual, Peston introduced a regular "book club" and, breaking the usual broadcasting rule about not promoting rivals, interviewed Louis Theroux about his new BBC2 documentaries.
