Ratings Thread (Part 4)

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gavin shipman

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“Sunday 30th August 2009
BBC One
12:00 - BBC News: 1.7m (23%)
12:10 - Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix: 3.4m (33%)
* peak: 4.4m (39%) @ 14:25
* lowest F1 rating and share this year
15:05 - EastEnders Omnibus: 1.5m (13%)
17:00 - Songs of Praise: 1.7m (12%)
17:35 - BBC News: 2.9m (18%)
17:50 - Regional News and Weather: 3.7m (22%)
18:00 - Antiques Roadshow: 3.8m (22%)
19:00 - Countryfile: 4.5m (22%)
20:00 - FILM: Becoming Jane: 3.3m (15%)
* peak: 4.2m @ 20:05
21:55 - Outnumbered: 3m (15%)
22:25 - BBC News: 3.2m (17%)
22:45 - Match of the Day 2: 2.2m (18%)

BBC Two
12:15 - Animal Park: 700,000 (8%)
13:15 - FILM: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: 800,000 (7%)
15:00 - Rowing: 600,000 (6%)
16:15 - European Show Jumping and Dressage Championships: 800,000 (6%)
17:35 - Meerkat Manor: 800,000 (5%)
18:00 - Coast: 1.1m (6%)
19:00 - Dragons’ Den: 1.4m (7%)
20:00 - Top Gear: 2.1m (10%)
21:00 - A Night at the Office: 1.2m (6%)
21:35 - A Night at the Office: 1.1m (5%)
22:10 - A Night at the Office: 1m (5%)
22:45 - A Night at the Office: 900,000 (7%)

ITV1
12:40 - The X Factor: 1m (10%)
13:55 - ITV News and Weather: 800,000 (8%)
14:00 - The Unforgettable Kenny Everett: 800,000 (7%)
14:30 - FILM: Columbo: Swan Song: 1.2m (11%)
16:30 - Poirot: 1.9m (12%)
18:30 - Regional News and Weather: 2.7m (15%)
18:45 - ITV News and Weather: 3.2m (17%)
19:00 - Lewis: 4.3m (20%)
* peak: 4.8m (22%) @ 20:35
21:00 - Wuthering Heights: 4m (19%)
* peak: 4.2m (19%) @ 21:15
22:30 - ITV News: 2.8m (16%)
22:45 - Britain’s Love Story: 1.4m (11%)

Channel 4
18:45 - Atlantic Convoys: The War at Sea: 1.1m (6%)
19:45 - FILM: Sahara: 1.6m (8%)
22:00 - Big Brother: 1.5m (8%)

Five
12:30 - Zoo Days: 200,000 (2%)
12:35 - FILM: The Prisoner of Zenda: 300,000 (3%)
14:35 - FILM: North Sea Hijack: 600,000 (6%)
16:35 - five News: 500,000 (4%)
16:45 - FILM: Jason and The Argonauts: 900,000 (6%)
19:00 - FILM: Titanic: 1.6m (8%)

Breakdown

Code:

Time TotalTV BBC1 BBC2 ITV1 C4 Five 12:00 7485.4 1710.6 587.1 589.8 394.5 256.5 12:05 7598.8 1767.5 594.4 600.5 381.6 280.9 12:10 7682.4 1752 643.1 572.6 354.4 324.1 12:15 7697 1951.3 527.7 655.2 402.1 283.8 12:20 7866.5 1995.4 562.6 672.3 428 339.5 12:25 7953 2133.9 608.9 649.6 296.4 194 12:30 8240 2217.1 614.1 700.7 306.4 199.1 12:35 8456.7 2347.9 645.1 604.6 353.9 237.9 12:40 8694.9 2532.1 670.7 666.1 372.6 235.8 12:45 8898.1 2552.6 715.9 762.8 396 221.4 12:50 9091.5 2849.2 748 698.7 363.7 254.8 12:55 9575.9 3302.4 765.6 884.8 376.3 207.6 13:00 10317.9 4029.3 823.3 996.6 353.2 289.6 13:05 10626.5 4312.4 857 1031.5 381.9 321.3 13:10 10371 4144.9 862.7 862.9 341.4 324.3 13:15 10448.9 4150.2 594.3 1125.2 303.4 374.5 13:20 10480.7 4057.1 566.4 1229.6 280.3 365.4 13:25 10429.3 4117.2 566.6 1087.8 306.3 401.2 13:30 10688.4 4135.2 610.9 1202.1 243.4 373 13:35 10795.6 4121.1 671.7 1219.4 193.9 373 13:40 10894.2 4063.7 727.4 1271.9 226.6 335.7 13:45 10974.2 4030.3 744.1 1541.9 213.2 263.9 13:50 10867.5 4107.3 752.2 1031.7 328.5 369.3 13:55 10887.9 4162.3 744.6 833.3 381.3 384.4 14:00 10933.1 4085.5 764.9 731 363.2 395.7 14:05 10998.1 4064.1 795.2 730.6 385.8 344.2 14:10 11094.2 4093.3 790.4 754.9 377.8 302.8 14:15 11212.5 4146.4 800.7 747.8 349.1 451.6 14:20 11344.3 4211.9 809.7 791.3 346.1 493.5 14:25 11461.1 4418.9 841 841.3 391.1 424.5 14:30 11268.2 3761.7 893.2 808.5 356.3 442.1 14:35 11157.6 3344.3 920.7 863.5 261.8 425.9 14:40 11023.9 2953.6 909.9 922.6 266.3 511.3 14:45 11012.1 2757.8 895.2 966 263.5 572.4 14:50 10972.2 2520.1 981.1 899.8 255.7 521.5 14:55 10904.8 2411.9 916.8 965.9 285 487.5 15:00 10821.9 2407.5 424.4 1094.2 352.7 538.3 15:05 10672.3 1441.7 576.1 1206.9 345.3 589.6 15:10 10467.3 1284.1 625.6 1170 404.3 568.8 15:15 10506.7 1238.6 605.2 1235.7 377.2 589.8 15:20 10688 1180.8 629.4 1310.1 378.6 651.2 15:25 10713.9 1226.1 590.2 1359.6 377.1 701.5 15:30 10808 1311.4 604.5 1311.8 320.3 744.5 15:35 10809.3 1306 651.7 1368.6 384.4 673.2 15:40 11006.2 1333.2 650.7 1412 469.6 718.1 15:45 11164 1390.1 682.5 1363.2 524.9 741.7 15:50 11096.4 1342.3 682.6 1294.9 608.1 740.9 15:55 11085.3 1361.3 725.9 1362 745.6 660.4 16:00 11204.1 1407.1 702.6 1420.4 631.2 724.6 16:05 11407.5 1489.1 754.7 1377.8 485.1 786.6 16:10 11570.4 1504.2 772.9 1469.4 698.3 772.5 16:15 12010.8 1545.4 861.5 1496.9 815.9 789.1 16:20 12173.1 1555.3 916.4 1543.1 793.5 828.1 16:25 12403.2 1640.3 914.1 1644 898.4 685.6 16:30 12500.8 1643.8 942.8 1489.8 1168.1 496.9 16:35 12700.8 1713.2 881.6 1574.5 1041.5 542.3 16:40 12966.4 1715.4 842.9 1652.1 1002.5 515.9 16:45 13146.8 1772.4 876.3 1603.9 1044.4 578.7 16:50 13342.8 1766.3 872.7 1692.3 1009.9 681 16:55 13583.1 1942 930.9 1576 1149.9 600.8 17:00 13916.7 1638.8 844 1750 1185.6 724.5 17:05 14179 1373.1 792.7 1778.4 1245.2 869.9 17:10 14477.9 1429.8 750.8 1791.4 1384.9 886 17:15 14741.4 1496.8 694.6 1803.5 1570.4 830.2 17:20 15052 1793.7 775.9 1865.7 1162 876.4 17:25 15161.3 1982 830 1947.1 811.4 980.1 17:30 15312.4 2166.4 792 1926 742.6 1082.8 17:35 15547 2599.4 777.1 1889 670.4 989.2 17:40 15734.7 2861.4 842 1877 643 956.8 17:45 16074.5 3114.1 839.5 1905.9 621.1 970.5 17:50 16286.3 3444.6 873.9 1880.6 637 937.8 17:55 16472.2 3866.7 852.1 1903.9 633.2 960.7 18:00 16363.3 3321.8 817.2 2022.1 802.2 1037.3 18:05 16540.2 3234.7 985.5 2099.4 861.6 949.5 18:10 16642.2 3417.5 955.2 2201.7 892.8 937.6 18:15 16752.1 3423.7 1010.3 2226.6 782.9 882.1 18:20 16761.9 3497.1 1032.5 2155.8 789.2 888.8 18:25 16860.8 3604.7 1101.1 2488.6 588.4 925.3 18:30 17260.9 3841.6 1201.1 2540.9 653.2 858.8 18:35 17595.9 3833 1222.3 2702.4 618.9 954.5 18:40 17899.5 4011.9 1231.7 2735.2 683.7 1030.5 18:45 18304.3 4173.3 1272.4 2875.2 841 970.6 18:50 18550.7 4212.3 1257.1 3187.1 888.9 579.1 18:55 18646.6 4541.4 1094.7 3497.5 916 619.6 19:00 19121.3 4040.1 968.5 3892.3 1134.7 965.6 19:05 19543.7 4076.9 1094.8 3739.8 1179.4 1103.6 19:10 20023.8 4197 1177.7 3753.2 1170.2 1192.7 19:15 20240.2 4279 1292.8 3678.5 1172.2 1070.3 19:20 20637.3 4322.3 1375.7 3828.4 1191.3 1192.8 19:25 20627 4373.2 1384.1 3894.2 1270.7 1434.4 19:30 20903.7 4545.7 1411.6 3976.1 1313.1 1500.3 19:35 21180 4763.1 1473.7 3807 1176.1 1317 19:40 21387.9 4747.7 1469.3 3977.7 1184 1415.6 19:45 21368.6 4884 1604.9 4028.8 951.8 1345.3 19:50 21821.5 5011.1 1648.6 4132.6 1048.8 1408.4 19:55 21207.6 5315 1546.2 3958.5 1449.5 1413.5 20:00 21006.4 4182.6 1756.2 4471.4 1397.7 1368.2 20:05 21159 3594.6 1932.4 4523.7 1492.1 1419.4 20:10 21207.5 3552.8 2056.7 4488.9 1555.4 1264.9 20:15 21404.7 3471 2078.2 4620.4 1529.7 1502.7 20:20 21402.7 3448.8 2105.7 4519.2 1587.2 1588.2 20:25 21402.9 3330.7 2201 4649.8 1632.2 1314.8 20:30 21557.5 3274.4 2007.9 4788.5 1651.6 1482.7 20:35 21743.3 3232.5 2004.3 4823.6 1469.7 1598 20:40 21759 3183.9 2093.3 4612.2 1512.2 1382.7 20:45 21921.1 3128 2143 4711 1679.5 1602.5 20:50 22164.1 3179.3 2211.7 4837.4 1633.6 1581.9 20:55 21920.4 3309.9 2415.4 4513.1 1668.1 1678.3 21:00 21554.6 3378.4 1428.6 4072.8 1803.4 1962.5 21:05 21811.9 3194.9 1329.7 4248.8 1887.7 1715.7 21:10 21647.4 3115.8 1240.1 4260 1945.1 1862.8 21:15 21735.8 3077.2 1133.6 4218.5 1960.7 1832.5 21:20 21684.1 3215.2 1152.7 3850.6 1951.4 1741.2 21:25 21499.4 3111.5 1204.4 4091.1 1610.4 1951.6 21:30 21518.8 3116.9 1188.7 4024.4 1863.1 1931.3 21:35 21432.9 3177.8 1125.4 3766.7 1948.1 1878.2 21:40 21388.9 3132.5 1113.1 3785.3 1950.5 1774.6 21:45 21251.3 3139.4 1123.9 3867.4 1975.4 1857.5 21:50 21244.8 2991.4 1148.9 3921.6 1814.2 1905.9 21:55 20351 2679.5 1181 3958.6 765.2 2294.3 22:00 20131.8 2915.8 1168.6 4151.1 1241.6 2176.6 22:05 20308.2 2964.4 1145.1 3973.5 1378 2254.5 22:10 19734.1 3152.1 931.4 3867.7 1333 1864.6 22:15 19982.2 3223.1 937.7 4003.4 1590.6 1827.3 22:20 19694.6 3323.1 998.2 3604.2 1614.3 1567.5 22:25 19487.2 2816.7 944.2 3985.5 1580.9 2118.6 22:30 19025.3 3106.7 898.2 3495.9 1413.3 2206.8 22:35 18272.4 3478.5 959.5 2496.6 1530.3 1581.4 22:40 17619.2 3421.7 1072.3 2539.3 1672.8 743.3 22:45 16384.4 2692.1 948.6 2334.3 1537.3 647 22:50 15428.7 2535.7 960.2 1559.9 1492.2 661.9 22:55 14661.5 2542.3 940.3 1425.7 1686.1 528 23:00 13665.3 2464.7 879.3 1417.3 1367.2 545.1 23:05 13275.1 2405.8 906.4 1403.6 1127.1 547.9 23:10 12594.2 2460.4 927.5 1435.1 508.2 522.8 23:15 12099.6 2325 919.7 1194.6 475 428.6 23:20 11642.5 2234.7 727.2 1212.2 424.1 419.8 23:25 11180.7 1950.4 728.4 1203.8 423.3 484.2 23:30 10657.2 1788.2 684.4 1222.8 364.9 431.1 23:35 10395.5 1702.7 667 1055.6 391.8 411.3 23:40 10074.4 1600.2 674.4 1044.6 382.1 491 23:45 9222.5 875.7 731.5 790.1 385.9 556.3 23:50 8684.4 741.2 696.8 468.7 338.6 430.8 23:55 8249.1 624.8 675.7 484.2 338.7 432.4

Source: Inside Big Brother

What a disappointing set of ratings. OK, ITV won its slot, but they surely would have expected a lot more for Wuthering? And for it to be beaten by a Lewis repeat?

I think the F1's figure is beyond proof that if Brits go out, then ratings go down.”

Lower ratings for last night but it was Bank Holiday Sunday and a lot of people would be enjoying the day with going out for meals,drinking and seeing family and etc.

Looking at the 1.5m for EastEnders. The highest rating for the week was Monday's episode with 9.4m viewers.

sn_22

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by KennyT:
“It was a similar situation for BBC about 10 years ago. They only had a reputation for period drama and little else. Then they concocted the "The ONE for Drama" strapline and commissioned stuff like "Silent Witness", "Waking the Dead" and "Spooks". So, if ITV want to be in the "period drama" game, they have to stick with the genre and rather than only risking just over 2hours of content on a story that deserves (and needs) twice that, they have to make "Sunday Night Treats" and run them continually until people get the message.

Unfortunately, with finances the way they are, successes like TXF and BGT mean that things like WH don't get the audiences they deserve.

K”

Thats very true. ITV simply don't have the reputation for these types of lavish period peices and its very difficult to get audiences to give it a shot (though a Corrie lead-in would have helped!)

As you state though, the commercial pressures on ITV at this point in time make axeing expensive period stuff like this an absolute no-brainer. I fear its not going to help in the long-run though, and the longer ITV stay out of the period drama game, the harder it will be to get back in, even if the commercial situation improves. I worry we could be seeing the back of period drama for good from ITV this weekend.

rzt

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by sn_22:
“ I worry we could be seeing the back of period drama for good from ITV this weekend.”

ITV have announced a new period for sometime next year/2011:

Quote:
“Fellowes pens ITV1 drama series
Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer of Gosford Park, is writing a seven-part Edwardian country house drama for ITV1.

Whitechapel indie Carnival Films has been commissioned to make the 1912-set Downton Abbey, and the script will move into pre-production this autumn.

The show’s concept has echoes of 1970s ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs, and will focus on the relationship between the Crawley family, who own the Downton estate, and their staff, who live and work at the house. While some are loyal and committed to the family, others try to improve their status, find love and follow adventure.

The series, which was commissioned by director of drama Laura Mackie and director of television, channels and online Peter Fincham, will begin with a 90-minute first episode, with the subsequent six episodes running for 60 minutes.
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/c...004889.article”

Also, a new crime drama announced by ITV1 today:

Quote:
“Brenda Blethyn is to star in a new ITV murder mystery based on the novel Hidden Depths by crime writer Ann Cleeves.

Blethyn, star of Secrets and Lies, Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, will play Vera Stanhope, a lonely detective inspector who investigates the murder of two young people found floating in water.

The drama, which is set in contemporary Northumberland, will be directed by Adrian Shergold, whose credits include He Kills Coppers and Dirty Filthy Love, and adapted by Paul Rutman, who has written for Marple and Lewis.

Made by ITV Studios, Hidden Depths will have controller of drama Kate Bartlett as executive producer, with Elwen Rowlands producing.

The ITV director of drama, Laura Mackie, said: "Ann Cleeves's skilfully crafted mystery is a real page-turner, full of intrigue and emotion, and I'm thrilled we're bringing it to ITV, especially with Brenda Blethyn taking on the central role. It is a great addition to our strong slate of crime drama."

Lee Bartlett, managing director of ITV global content, added: "We're delighted to be in production on a new character driven crime drama, set in the North East. It is also wonderful to be working with the exciting new writer Paul Rutman on his first original commission."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...murder-mystery”

Rooftopcowboy

31-08-2009

the poor ratings last night are surprise to me. Maybe I was just in a bad mood, but I personally felt it was one of the worst nights of TV of the year

repeats of Top Gear, The Office, Lewis...the whole SKY Epg was like one big UKTV style repeats channel. A dire effort from all the major channels, when just one of them putting a decent show on would have got an audience! it was like all the channels had gone away for the long weekend and left a video of repeats running.

iaindb

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by rzt:
“I'm really surprised only 4 million watched Wuthering Heights. With the amount of promotion ITV gave the show, I thought it would have definitely got over 5m.

Only 4.1m tuned in at the start with any interest to watch the show. The Lewis repeat did well, but the lead-in for WH was nothing compared to what it would have once been. Just last year on the same Bank Holiday, a temporary Corrie got 6.3m and Heartbeat got 6.4m, which provided a good lead-in for the 9pm drama. Now, they've hardly got anything on Sunday to give those sorts of lead-ins for 9pm shows (apart from DOI and TXF). It's disappointing because the rating for WH only increases the chances of ITV moving away from drama as it did cost £1 million per hour!

Countryfile did very well to top the day, but the rest of the evening was very average by BBC1's usual standards. A good rating for Titanic on Five.”

The 9pm programme was actually a documentary - Martin Clunes: A Man And His Dog. It took 5.73m. It was on against Britain From Above in which looked Andrew Marr looked at, er, Britain from above which had 4.55m. Blimey, even Last Of The Summer Wine managed 4.04m.

It was also the day of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics which started at noon and averaged 5.48m. Anyone remember what the weather was like last BH?

Steve Williams

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by rzt:
“Definitely, ITV should have put the missing Corrie yesterday.”

I disagree, if they announce Corrie isn't going to be on Sundays anymore, they shouldn't put it on Sundays as that will look ridiculous. Same with them getting rid of the hour-long Emmerdale on Tuesday and this week, doing an hour-long Emmerdale on Tuesday.

I also think it's stupid that the EastEnders trailer finishes "Friday 4th September". That's as if they're saying, don't watch any other episodes of EastEnders this week, just watch that one, it's the only interesting one.

iaindb

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by Steve Williams:
“I disagree, if they announce Corrie isn't going to be on Sundays anymore, they shouldn't put it on Sundays as that will look ridiculous. Same with them getting rid of the hour-long Emmerdale on Tuesday and this week, doing an hour-long Emmerdale on Tuesday.

I also think it's stupid that the EastEnders trailer finishes "Friday 4th September". That's as if they're saying, don't watch any other episodes of EastEnders this week, just watch that one, it's the only interesting one.”

But Friday is their big storyline - although I think the return of Daniella Westbrook is a bigger draw than the return of Sam Mitchell.

Maybe, though, promoting the Friday episode will actually boost the ratings for the rest of the week, simply because the trailer increases awareness of the soap.

rzt

31-08-2009

But ITV are going to show those missing episodes at some point anyway (according to DS soap editor), therefore it's likely to be on a day it doesn't usually air on.

I think last night was a good opportunity to air those missing episodes. I think they've done a few Bank Holiday Sunday episodes in the last year.

However, I agree with you regarding Emmerdale's hour long long episode this week!

Rooftopcowboy

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by iaindb:
“The 9pm programme was actually a documentary - Martin Clunes: A Man And His Dog. It took 5.73m. It was on against Britain From Above in which looked Andrew Marr looked at, er, Britain from above which had 4.55m. Blimey, even Last Of The Summer Wine managed 4.04m.

It was also the day of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympics which started at noon and averaged 5.48m. Anyone remember what the weather was like last BH?”

the bank holiday this time last year was boiling, I think the saturday was the hottest day of the year?

Mister rosy

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by GeorgeS:
“Mostly Americans asking "why is wurthering heights a trending topic?" I would guess.”

All your biast comments towards ITV are making me angry

smile371

31-08-2009

Mister Rosey, have you not come across George and Robbie before ??? They both are biased towards thier own sides, each as bad as each other yes

But still, does Robbie's biased towards BBC "make you angry" ? This place wouldn't be what it is with out George and Robbie . . .

Mister rosy

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by smile371:
“Mister Rosey, have you not come across George and Robbie before ??? They both are biased towards thier own sides, each as bad as each other yes But still, does Robbie's biased towards BBC "make you angry" ? This place would be a very dull one with out George and Robbie . . .”

What makes me angry is that if BBC one had have shown 'wuthering heights' George would have said it was rubbish etc... and Robbie is just as bad.

RobbieSykes123

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by Chris1964:
“I think part of this is that ITV have made themselves into soap/reality channel and people just dont expect them to produce stuff like WH anymore. Ok there are endless detective dramas but period stuff is very much seen as with the BBC these days.”

Spot on, was thinking the same myself as I worked through the thread.

I do think ITV is a seriously (and possibly terminally) damaged brand. As I've said before, it used to be Sainsburys (offering a quality product and number 1 in share and size), it's become Asda, but does seem to be veering off in the Lidl direction of late.

Stretched metaphors aside, I don't think ITV helped themselves by airing it at 9pm instead of 8pm, and not holding it back until September. A Corrie leg-up, as it once might have had on Sundays ahead of an 8pm start, wouldn't have done any harm either.

Originally Posted by Mister rosy:
“What makes me angry is that if BBC one had have shown 'wuthering heights' George would have said it was rubbish etc... and Robbie is just as bad.”

It depends on the ratings - had Wuthering Heights got 4m (or preferably less) on BBC1 and its ITV1 competition got 8m, then George would have been effusive in praise, saying this was just what the BBC should be making and let's have much more of it please. Had it got 7m and ITV1 3m, then it would have been ratings-grabbing commercialism by the Beeb, rushed out as a spoiler by the BBC to scupper ITV's version airing in a couple of months, and it doesn't count anyway because of some extenuating circumstance that caused it to do so well...

I can be guilty of sticking up for the Beeb, mainly because of the pro-ITV bias on this thread, particularly by some posters, but when the BBC churns out garbage or hurts its own programming through dotty scheduling, I'll be among the first to say so. I've no media connections at all, so there's no "sides" on my part; I think George works within the ITV family somewhere and he's never actually denied it when I've hinted at it before.

RobbieSykes123

31-08-2009

By the way, when does Hole in the Wall return?

I've missed it.

gottago

31-08-2009

I do sometimes wonder if Robbie and George are actually the same person posting two hilariously opposing opinions in a firey manner just to liven up the thread. I mean no one could possibly take TV this seriously in real life, could they?

Well keep it up fella, it's certainly keeping me entertained!

Fudd

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by gottago:
“I do sometimes wonder if Robbie and George are actually the same person posting two hilariously opposing opinions in a firey manner just to liven up the thread. I mean no one could possibly take TV this seriously in real life, could they?

Well keep it up fella, it's certainly keeping me entertained!”

As you say it keeps the thread going.

In fairness to Robbie, and as he says, he does criticise BBC when they make errors.

Last night - low for Wuthering Heights. A shame, but Sunday nights are becoming something of a graveyard for ITV1 at the moment. Bet they can't wait for October so they have The X Factor Results show propping up the schedule, followed by Dancing on Ice post Christmas. That'll boost Sunday up to March, and maybe they'll have rethought the strategy then. Lewis repeats are doing well though - I'd hope that ITV would be more ambitious during the day than just airing repeats though.

Though the expected string performance for Heights didn't come, the other terrestrials performed poorly. I thought Becoming Jane would rate better with an earlier start and Countryfile lead in. People obviously didn't want period drama on a Bank Holiday Sunday.

Big Brother is flopping badly now, but with the right cast and right approach BB11 could still be successful as a swansong next year. A Night at the Office on BBC2 didn't perform that well.

Good for Titanic considering it's been shown on terrestrial TV already and isn't exactly a short film!

davey_wavey

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“By the way, when does Hole in the Wall return?

I've missed it.”

I imagine it will return in a few weeks, alongside Merlin and Strictly Come Dancing and Casualty, making it a decent solid night for BBC1 in ratings terms. It won't be the same without Dale Winton though

Score

31-08-2009

Utterly bizarre that BBC1 aired Framed at 8.30pm tonight; it should have aired at about 6-7pm, and would have been better at Christmas, where it could have got 5-6m, instead of the 3.5-4.5m it'll have got tonight.

Also, I've been thinking about where Doc Martin will air, and I think the most likely slot is Tuesdays at 9pm after The Fixer has ended, with I'm a Celebrity at 8pm on that night only. IAC at 8pm and Doc Martin at 9pm would be a killer Tuesday night line-up for ITV, and they'd be fools not to do it.

iaindb

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“By the way, when does Hole in the Wall return?

I've missed it.”

I would imagine it will replace Walk On The Wild Side which is an 8 part series that would finish on 3rd October (if it has no weeks off).

So Saturday 10th October for HITW.

Fudd

31-08-2009

Originally Posted by Score:
“Utterly bizarre that BBC1 aired Framed at 8.30pm tonight; it should have aired at about 6-7pm, and would have been better at Christmas, where it could have got 5-6m, instead of the 3.5-4.5m it'll have got tonight.

Also, I've been thinking about where Doc Martin will air, and I think the most likely slot is Tuesdays at 9pm after The Fixer has ended, with I'm a Celebrity at 8pm on that night only. IAC at 8pm and Doc Martin at 9pm would be a killer Tuesday night line-up for ITV, and they'd be fools not to do it.”

What'll happen on Thursday nights with I'm A Celebrity? Will The Bill get a break while it's on? With Emmerdale and Coronation Street taking the 8pm slot, there's no option to push it there. I agree, a I'm A Celebrity/Doc Martin combination would work brilliantly for ITV1.

Regarding Framed, I agree. It's one of the most bizarrely scheduled programmes ever. A family show on til a reasonably late time on what is for some a school night, and added onto that starting up against Coronation Street.

I think dramas like Framed are what should be risked on Christmas Day instead of the usual combinations of EastEnders/Strictly/Doctor Who.

nick202

31-08-2009

I know exactly what you mean - Framed felt like the type of family friendly one-off drama which normally gets aired between Christmas and New Year. Fair play to the BBC for trying something a bit different given the lacklustre BH schedules of recent years. I think it might do a little better than 3.5 to 4 million, and could also serve to usher in Trevor Eve's return in Waking the Dead next week.

GeorgeS

01-09-2009

Re LEWIS - Sunday nights was the last of Series 2 which originally rated 8.70m. The ratings dipped for Series 3, but it seems the ratings are very strong once you include the repeats.

Pilot & Series 1
29 January 2006 Pilot 11.31
18 February 2007 Whom The Gods Would Destroy 8.11
25 February 2007 Old School Ties 7.81
4 March 2007 Expiation 8.85

Series 2
24 February 2008 And The Moonbeams Kiss The Sea 8.90
2 March 2008 Music To Die For 8.50
9 March 2008 Life Born Of Fire 8.19
16 March 2008 The Great And The Good 8.70

Series 3
22 March 2009 Allegory Of Love 7.54
29 March 2009 The Quality Of Mercy 7.19
5 April 2009 The Point Of Vanishing 6.83
12 April 2009 Counter Culture Blues 6.61

ZoeMcCallister

01-09-2009

Regarding Corrie I'm not sure there are any episodes to reschedule, because last nights was set on Bank Holiday Monday, meaning no episodes have been missed out. Therefore ITV couldn't have put it on a Sunday. Unless simply 2 extra episodes have been made and will air at an extra date.

Also regarding IAC on Thursday, maybe The Bill will move back to Wednesdays for a couple of weeks? ITV move Corrie around when these big events come around, so I can't see any reason why they won't move The Bill.

Steve Williams

01-09-2009

Originally Posted by iaindb:
“But Friday is their big storyline - although I think the return of Daniella Westbrook is a bigger draw than the return of Sam Mitchell.”

Well, yes, Friday is the big storyline - but there's no need to announce it like that, though, is there? If anything you don't want to mention a date so people have to watch them all waiting for it to happen.

D.M.N.

01-09-2009

Graham Norton is quitting BBC for Channel 4: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Channel-4.html

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