I have missed something with Piers it would seem. He obviously has a lot more about him than I can fathom.
For it appears that he has the showbiz credentials (God knows how he acquired them) to judge talent both here and in America, but not only that, ITV regard him so highly that he is chosen to present their review of the big news stories of 2009 too.
Doubtless his perceptive insight and his immense analytical skills are just the sort of thing to enlighten the great unwashed.
I thought his claim to fame, if indeed he has one, is that he was once the editor of a tabloid rag and that he specialised in printing salacious and sleazy gossip for the most part.
I really don't know what we are coming to if this guy is the best that we can dredge up. Surely proof if it were needed that ITV has well and truly jumped the shark and has no relevance as a serious broadcaster any longer.