I did manage to catch 2 minutes of that. Midwives on bikes to the tune of Perry Como's Magic Moments. Immediately though this was the BBC's Heartbeat revival.
Imitiation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery. Indeed BBC1's Heartbeat is being used to launch BBC1's Downton tomorrow night.
btw, I'm beinging to think that Hodges & Skyes might have a Clarke Kent thing going on, the way they swap ratings & rant about +1's.
That's no surprise - but really a waste of BBC cash. They've known for 7 years it was coming - EE should be rested for the period as neither EE or the Olympic coverage will benefit from EE being on BBC2. If they insist on EE having some presence a short run of spin-off E20 over the period would be best.
There was never going to be even the slightest possibility of EastEnders being rested for the Olympics, and there will certainly be a strong 'anti-Olympics' audience out there seeking an alternative which the BBC has to cater for. Moving it to BBC2 seems sensible enough.
There was never going to be even the slightest possibility of EastEnders being rested for the Olympics, and there will certainly be a strong 'anti-Olympics' audience out there seeking an alternative which the BBC has to cater for. Moving it to BBC2 seems sensible enough.
I think the BBC has always been worried that a significant portion of their audience cant work remotes. That has always been the justification for moving big events to BBC1
No question though the Olympics should be on BBC1 - but unfortunately some folk can't accept that having their show make way for 2 weeks out of 208 for arguably the biggest even in the BBC's portfolio - and in this years case in their history, is in the interests of all.
And yes there is a non-Olympic audience to serve - but there is also a non-BBC1 audience to serve too. With the budgets as they are now some common sense should come into play too - as in most cases a BBC2 show will come in cheaper than a BBC1 show. It's one thing bumping a show to BBC2 for an unexpected event BBC1 are carrying live at relatively short notice - but quite another in this situation.
And frankly too with the extra episodes and airtime last Christmas and next Christmas EE would more than make up for anytime lost over the fortnight anyway.
I did manage to catch 2 minutes of that. Midwives on bikes to the tune of Perry Como's Magic Moments. Immediately though this was the BBC's Heartbeat revival.
Did Heartbeat show how to put on condoms? CTM is doing that tomorrow. I kid you not.
Imitiation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery. Indeed BBC1's Heartbeat is being used to launch BBC1's Downton tomorrow night.
BAFTAs tomorrow night. UpDown next week. Special trailer coming soon with both shows so no excuse to miss it.
btw, I'm beinging to think that Hodges & Skyes might have a Clarke Kent thing going on, the way they swap ratings & rant about +1's.
We never see them in the same place at the same time. You never know!
I see what people mean about EE being in crisis and Emmerdale gaining ground on it. :cool:
Wait untill Emmerdale beats it on Thursday with it's big stunt/Exit episode. Of course it will be a differant story when EastEnders clashes with it with their big episode/Murder plot at the end of March
How is Call Teh Midwife a copy of Heartbeat? One's about midwives, the others about policemen, You could say it's more similar to The Royal though.
GeorgeS cant fault the ratings so he has to try and devalue the show by saying its a copy of something ITV have done. Therefore, its an obvious copy of Heartbeat purely because its set in roughly the same period. :rolleyes:
There was never going to be even the slightest possibility of EastEnders being rested for the Olympics, and there will certainly be a strong 'anti-Olympics' audience out there seeking an alternative which the BBC has to cater for. Moving it to BBC2 seems sensible enough.
It was so obvious. I expect the BBC will run trailers 'EastEnders Now ON BBC2 ....4 night's a week for however long'
It seems to be the return of Sharon Watts will be the storyline to Hook everyone back fro the Olympics/Euro/Summer
Wait untill Emmerdale beats it on Thursday with it's big stunt/Exit episode. Of course it will be a differant story when EastEnders clashes with it with their big episode/Murder plot at the end of March
Let EE die, I really rejoice in its fall from grace, it is like Coronation St dreamt up by a left wing sociology lecturer and was a rehabilitation course for a murderer. The BBC always managed without home grown soaps until Deadenders came.
Let EE die, I really rejoice in its fall from grace, it is like Coronation St dreamt up by a left wing sociology lecturer and was a rehabilitation course for a murderer. The BBC always managed without home grown soaps until Deadenders came.
:rolleyes: Yeah of course. Forget about the 9 million people that actually enjoy watching the show. F*ck them
It's down to 8 million and I reckon Emmerdale will overtake it before long. Bring it on.
When it comes to soaps there is EastEnders and Corrie and then everything else. Emmerdale is the whiny bitch soap that keeps shouting "Look at me! Look at me!"
It will NEVER overtake the top 2 no matter how hard it tries.
When it comes to soaps there is EastEnders and Corrie and then everything else. Emmerdale is the whiny bitch soap that keeps shouting "Look at me! Look at me!"
It will NEVER overtake the top 2 no matter how hard it tries.
It's strange how people make these silly statements because looking at the officials alot of the EastEnders eps are over 10 million
It's strange how people make these silly statements because looking at the officials alot of the EastEnders eps are over 10 million
Correct. Every soap has peaks and troughs. The year Emmerdale's arse of a producer said it would overtake EastEnders he was wrong then. EE generally rates higher and more to the point ED will rarely if ever beat CS or EE in a viewer vote for best soap.
GeorgeS cant fault the ratings so he has to try and devalue the show by saying its a copy of something ITV have done. Therefore, its an obvious copy of Heartbeat purely because its set in roughly the same period. :rolleyes:
ITV are bricking it privately over Call The Midwife. That's all you need to know.
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I did manage to catch 2 minutes of that. Midwives on bikes to the tune of Perry Como's Magic Moments. Immediately though this was the BBC's Heartbeat revival.
Imitiation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery. Indeed BBC1's Heartbeat is being used to launch BBC1's Downton tomorrow night.
btw, I'm beinging to think that Hodges & Skyes might have a Clarke Kent thing going on, the way they swap ratings & rant about +1's.
There was never going to be even the slightest possibility of EastEnders being rested for the Olympics, and there will certainly be a strong 'anti-Olympics' audience out there seeking an alternative which the BBC has to cater for. Moving it to BBC2 seems sensible enough.
most of the plagarism has being going the other way these days. Brand new copies of Downton, Heartbeat and X Factor all on BBC1 this year;)
I think the BBC has always been worried that a significant portion of their audience cant work remotes. That has always been the justification for moving big events to BBC1
And yes there is a non-Olympic audience to serve - but there is also a non-BBC1 audience to serve too. With the budgets as they are now some common sense should come into play too - as in most cases a BBC2 show will come in cheaper than a BBC1 show. It's one thing bumping a show to BBC2 for an unexpected event BBC1 are carrying live at relatively short notice - but quite another in this situation.
And frankly too with the extra episodes and airtime last Christmas and next Christmas EE would more than make up for anytime lost over the fortnight anyway.
You are annoying me, ITV is FAR from perfect.
BBC One
20:30 - Room 101: 3.26m (13.2%)
21:00 - Hustle: 4.64m (19.4%)
22:35 - The Graham Norton Show: 4.10m (26.9%)
BBC Two
20:00 - Mastermind: 2.00m (8.3%)
20:30 - Mastermind: 1.70m (6.9%)
21:00 - Wild About Pandas: 1.52m (6.3%)
ITV1
20:00 - Safari Vet School: 2.72m (11.3%)
21:00 - Law and Order: UK: 4.80m (20.1%)
* +1: 294k (1.6%)
Channel 4
20:30 - New Girl: 810k (3.3%)
* +1: 187k (0.8%)
21:00 - The Million Pound Drop Live: 2.16m (9.5%)
* +1: 295k (1.8%)
Channel 5
20:00 - World's Toughest Trucker: 1.08m (4.4%)
21:00 - FILM: The Last Samurai: 965k (5.3%)
Primetime Shares
ITV1 - 23.4%
BBC One - 21.2%
Channel 4 - 6.1%
BBC Two - 6.0%
Channel 5 - 4.2%
Source: DS. Ratings include HD and are tape-checked.
I forgot Heartbeat was based on the memoirs of an old copper. Oh wait they're not!
Good rating and share for Graham Norton Show ok.
Do you what EastEnders and Coronation St. got?
BAFTAs tomorrow night. UpDown next week. Special trailer coming soon with both shows so no excuse to miss it.
We never see them in the same place at the same time. You never know!
It seems to be the return of Sharon Watts will be the storyline to Hook everyone back fro the Olympics/Euro/Summer
Let EE die, I really rejoice in its fall from grace, it is like Coronation St dreamt up by a left wing sociology lecturer and was a rehabilitation course for a murderer. The BBC always managed without home grown soaps until Deadenders came.
It's down to 8 million and I reckon Emmerdale will overtake it before long. Bring it on.
Rubbish. People said that back in 2004/2005 and it simply didn't happen
When it comes to soaps there is EastEnders and Corrie and then everything else. Emmerdale is the whiny bitch soap that keeps shouting "Look at me! Look at me!"
It will NEVER overtake the top 2 no matter how hard it tries.
Correct. Every soap has peaks and troughs. The year Emmerdale's arse of a producer said it would overtake EastEnders he was wrong then. EE generally rates higher and more to the point ED will rarely if ever beat CS or EE in a viewer vote for best soap.
It doesn't have a seat at the top table.
ITV are bricking it privately over Call The Midwife. That's all you need to know.