Channel4 plugged Utopia so much over the last month, had a billboard campaign and yet it couldnt even get a million viewers. Terrible rating!
People can say Utopia is a dark drama all they want, but with the level of promotion it had you'd assume Channel 4 wanted to get loads of people watching it. Will they be happy with a 1m overnight?
Weren't people saying last week that Holby's 5m overnight would include a Scottish drama at the time and would be taken out of the final rating?
Yes they were, then it timeshifted back to where it was in the first place, in other words the number of scottish viewers of River City are similar to the number of timeshifter watching HC which is strangely convenient.
Yes they were, then it timeshifted back to where it was in the first place, in other words the number of scottish viewers of River City are similar to the number of timeshifter watching HC which is strangely convenient.
With all the talk about Casualty not doing as well as it has in the past, Holby has been overlooked. It should be over 6m more often against weaker competition.
ITV doesn't get viewers on Tuesdays outside of football (and Emmers), it seems
Well, it was more or less completely unbilled in most of the TV listings, it was an alternative in case there wasn't any football last night and even if it did appear in the listings it was in the smallest font imaginable, the Radio Times didn't even say what episode it was going to be. So for an improvised schedule I dunno how big it was going to be. Does Marple even repeat particularly well?
It's easy to say that Death In Paradise is only doing well because of hopeless competition but BBC2 and C4 are of course rating higher than they did during the last series, so the opposition audience is about the same, I think.
Weren't people saying last week that Holby's 5m overnight would include a Scottish drama at the time and would be taken out of the final rating?
Holby timeshifted reasonably, going from 5.12m overnight in the pan-UK slot to 5.11m and therefore practically making up the whole loss of Scottish viewers with recordings in the officials. River City consolidated to 422k. Holby was shown to Scottish viewers after the 10pm news and scored 218k there.
really going to have to give Death in Paradise a go, problem is I have missed S1, and now two episodes of S2 (iPlayer might fix the S2 problem)
boo for talk of EE in crisis, ratings are again stable, and show has found its funny bone, or should we say, its found A funny bone, and added it to the set, I am very amused by EE currently, and I only hope this can provide a firm base for growth.
Well, it was more or less completely unbilled in most of the TV listings, it was an alternative in case there wasn't any football last night and even if it did appear in the listings it was in the smallest font imaginable, the Radio Times didn't even say what episode it was going to be. So for an improvised schedule I dunno how big it was going to be. Does Marple even repeat particularly well?
It's easy to say that Death In Paradise is only doing well because of hopeless competition but BBC2 and C4 are of course rating higher than they did during the last series, so the opposition audience is about the same, I think.
I agree about Death In Paradise. Its competition isn't just from ITV as other channels are doing well in that competitive timeslot.
really going to have to give Death in Paradise a go, problem is I have missed S1, and now two episodes of S2 (iPlayer might fix the S2 problem)
boo for talk of EE in crisis, ratings are again stable, and show has found its funny bone, or should we say, its found A funny bone, and added it to the set, I am very amused by EE currently, and I only hope this can provide a firm base for growth.
You don't need to have a detailed knowledge of previous episodes of Death in Paradise all you need to know is that an English Policeman has been posted to a Caribbean island (one of the British Dependencies) more a less against his will and its very hot but he refuses not to wear a suit won't drink anything other than tea, he has a female oddly French police partner and 2 comedy underlings (cat from Red Dwarf) and murders happen and that more or less it, other than its very good.
You don't need to have a detailed knowledge of previous episodes of Death in Paradise all you need to know is that an English Policeman has been posted to a Caribbean island (one of the British Dependencies) more a less against his will and its very hot but he refuses not to wear a suit won't drink anything other than tea, he has a female oddly French police partner and 2 comedy underlings (cat from Red Dwarf) and murders happen and that more or less it, other than its very good.
really going to have to give Death in Paradise a go, problem is I have missed S1, and now two episodes of S2 (iPlayer might fix the S2 problem)
You really should give Death In Paradise a go. All of the episodes for series 2 are up on iPlayer for the duration of the series. You don't need to watch the first series to like this one either.
boo for talk of EE in crisis, ratings are again stable, and show has found its funny bone, or should we say, its found A funny bone, and added it to the set, I am very amused by EE currently, and I only hope this can provide a firm base for growth.
EE really is genuinely funny now. I've rarely laughed at the show but I have been with the last few episodes. It's never been this funny before. I'm liking it.
As crime series go it's quite old fashioned, Poirot style 'classic' detection....murder is committed, they investigate, the DI has a sudden inspiration and gathers all the suspects together for the unmasking of the killer.
You don't need to have a detailed knowledge of previous episodes of Death in Paradise all you need to know is that an English Policeman has been posted to a Caribbean island (one of the British Dependencies) more a less against his will and its very hot but he refuses not to wear a suit won't drink anything other than tea, he has a female oddly French police partner and 2 comedy underlings (cat from Red Dwarf) and murders happen and that more or less it, other than its very good.
As crime series go it's quite old fashioned, Poirot style 'classic' detection....murder is committed, they investigate, the DI has a sudden inspiration and gathers all the suspects together for the unmasking of the killer.
Sometimes a lizard appears
These are the perfect descriptions of Death In Paradise.
As crime series go it's quite old fashioned, Poirot style 'classic' detection....murder is committed, they investigate, the DI has a sudden inspiration and gathers all the suspects together for the unmasking of the killer.
Sometimes a lizard appears
Lol what I haven't seen a lizard? how the hel have I miss that lol
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Thanks for these ronant!
Weren't people saying last week that Holby's 5m overnight would include a Scottish drama at the time and would be taken out of the final rating?
People can say Utopia is a dark drama all they want, but with the level of promotion it had you'd assume Channel 4 wanted to get loads of people watching it. Will they be happy with a 1m overnight?
The overnight was 5.12m, so overall it's gone done 0.01m, so looks like the Scottish drama (River City I presume?) has been taken out.
That'd be more Splat than Splash surely?
Yes they were, then it timeshifted back to where it was in the first place, in other words the number of scottish viewers of River City are similar to the number of timeshifter watching HC which is strangely convenient.
Well, it was more or less completely unbilled in most of the TV listings, it was an alternative in case there wasn't any football last night and even if it did appear in the listings it was in the smallest font imaginable, the Radio Times didn't even say what episode it was going to be. So for an improvised schedule I dunno how big it was going to be. Does Marple even repeat particularly well?
It's easy to say that Death In Paradise is only doing well because of hopeless competition but BBC2 and C4 are of course rating higher than they did during the last series, so the opposition audience is about the same, I think.
Holby timeshifted reasonably, going from 5.12m overnight in the pan-UK slot to 5.11m and therefore practically making up the whole loss of Scottish viewers with recordings in the officials. River City consolidated to 422k. Holby was shown to Scottish viewers after the 10pm news and scored 218k there.
Father Brown: 1.47m (19.4%). Down a fair bit, but still beat Doctors again in viewers and share.
Wowsers!
Only half a million behind the much heralded Selfridge, with only a fraction of the promotion! And that had the flagship Sunday slot, not a Tuesday.
Thanks:)
boo for talk of EE in crisis, ratings are again stable, and show has found its funny bone, or should we say, its found A funny bone, and added it to the set, I am very amused by EE currently, and I only hope this can provide a firm base for growth.
You don't need to have a detailed knowledge of previous episodes of Death in Paradise all you need to know is that an English Policeman has been posted to a Caribbean island (one of the British Dependencies) more a less against his will and its very hot but he refuses not to wear a suit won't drink anything other than tea, he has a female oddly French police partner and 2 comedy underlings (cat from Red Dwarf) and murders happen and that more or less it, other than its very good.
I likd Hustle, would I like this?
I think Monday's daytime ratings suggest that there was a little snow boost going on as Doctors was on 1.9m. Father Brown still doing well though.
K
You really should give Death In Paradise a go. All of the episodes for series 2 are up on iPlayer for the duration of the series. You don't need to watch the first series to like this one either.
EE really is genuinely funny now. I've rarely laughed at the show but I have been with the last few episodes. It's never been this funny before. I'm liking it.
As crime series go it's quite old fashioned, Poirot style 'classic' detection....murder is committed, they investigate, the DI has a sudden inspiration and gathers all the suspects together for the unmasking of the killer.
Sometimes a lizard appears
These are the perfect descriptions of Death In Paradise.
Lol what I haven't seen a lizard? how the hel have I miss that lol
It's the lizard!
https://twitter.com/deathinparadise/status/288341377153134592
Africa
02/01 - 8.52m (28.1%)
* peak: 8.75m (28.9%) at 21:40
Death in Paradise
08/01 - 8.20m (30.6%)
* peak: 8.33m (30.4%) at 21:05
Lewis
07/01 - 7.75m (24.7%), +1: 464k (2.4%)
* peak: 8.34m (26.5%) at 21:05 inc +1
Miranda
01/01 - 10.47m (33.3%)
* peak: 10.70m (34.0%) at 21:25
07/01 - 8.84m (28.7%)
* peak: 8.95m (30.8%) at 21:10
Mr Selfridge
06/01 - 8.54m (28.4%), +1: 813k (4.3%)
* peak: 9.81m (29.8%) at 21:05 inc +1
Mrs Brown's Boys
01/01 - 9.78m (31.4%)
* peak: 9.82m (32.0%) at 21:50
07/01 - 9.20m (29.6%)
* peak: 9.30m (31.4%) at 21:45
Stonking official figures all around, which is fantastic to see. As for the 'real live' figures...
Africa
02/01 - 5.97m (25.0%)
Death in Paradise
08/01 - 6.02m (27.6%)
Lewis
07/01 - 5.90m (25.2%), +1: 351k (2.1%)
Miranda
01/01 - 7.88m (30.9%)
07/01 - 5.93m (24.9%)
Mr Selfridge
06/01 - 6.37m (27.1%), +1: 505k (3.1%)
Mrs Brown's Boys
01/01 - 6.86m (27.7%)
07/01 - 5.59m (24.2%)
All of the above live figures average 6.42m (27.2%).
All of the above consolidated figures average 9.07m (30.2%).
A lot of difference!