The programme is usually one hour in length and aired in ITV's Saturday evening entertainment slot. However, some of the first few episodes up to and including "It'll be Alright on the Night 6" which aired in 1990, originally went out on a Sunday evening. Two episodes also debuted on a Friday: "It'll be Alright on the Night 3" and "It'll be Alright on Christmas Night" on Christmas Day 1981 and 1987 respectively. The programme's success led to the competing BBC One series "Auntie's Bloomers" presented by Terry Wogan, which focused on bloopers from some of the BBC archives.