'Weakest Link' to replace 'Neighbours'

The Weakest Link will move to BBC One and replace Neighbours when the long-running Aussie soap moves to Five next month.

According to The Guardian, CBBC programming on the channel will start 20 minutes earlier at around 3pm to allow the game show to run for its regular 45 minute length, longer than Neighbours' current 25 minute slot.

Rumours that Link would move to One surfaced in November, when CBBC controller Richard Deverell told a commissioning conference that children's programming would remain on the channel regardless of what was ultimately selected to replace Neighbours.

The soap is expected to start airing on Five on February 11.