Ratings Thread (Part 4)

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Fudd

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by C14E:
“David Letterman beat Jay Leno last night thanks to an appearance by Barack Obama. He had over 7m marking his best performance since 2005.

Last Weeks Top 10:
...
3. The Jay Leno Show (NBC) - 18.4m”

Obama gets 7m, Kayne West gets 18.4m. I just love that.

Cent

23-09-2009

Sounds awful. What are they thinking?

Mind you Peter Fincham has a track record with these pointless, dull Saturday night things - When Will I Be Famous? springs to mind.

I realise its difficult to come up with original ideas, but really if there is nothing better than that they might as well stick on repeats.

square_eyes

23-09-2009

This one sounds ever worse :

Celebs Behaving Strangely

Six one-hour shows are being lined up for Friday nights at 9pm.

ITV hope the show, with dates yet to be confirmed, will become cult viewing.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-a-nobody.html

C14E

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by square_eyes:
“Only last week people were saying that ITV didn't have anything for Saturday nights in January.”

I think the problem isn't a lack of shows, just a lack of established hits to support the new shows.

The Whole 19 Yards
All Star Mr and Mrs
All Star Family Fortunes
Take Me Out
Vernon Kay Pilot
Ant & Dec Gameshow
You've Been Framed

maybe TV Burp?

Or the possibility of Dancing on Ice being split over Saturday/Sunday.

Agent F

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by square_eyes:
“This one sounds ever worse :

Celebs Behaving Strangely

Six one-hour shows are being lined up for Friday nights at 9pm.

ITV hope the show, with dates yet to be confirmed, will become cult viewing.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-a-nobody.html”

ITV hope for a lot of things...

C14E

23-09-2009

Is it wrong that I think that could be kinda funny...

But it sounds very ITV2.

There really does seem to be a shortage of ideas in entertainment on a global scale. The fact that the BBC recently commissioned SYTYCD? shows that because they've obviously knocked it back a few times in the past. There just aren't the big formats breaking through recently.

I (and others) have said it a million times but they should have given shows like Duel and Pokerface a shot. Particularly the latter. Or even Gameshow Marathon. I also think they should do a UK version of "I Get That A Lot" which was a surprise hit on CBS. But it can only really run 3 episodes or so per series as the joke would wear off pretty quick.

I like that ITV are trying a dating show, but I'm not sure that's the right format.

Cent

23-09-2009

Saw on the front of some woman's magazine today it said Fern Britton was in 'secret' talks to work with Paul O'Grady. Anyone know anymore?

Fudd

23-09-2009

Friday nights? What, they expect it to overcome the likes of Have I Got News For You do they?

Honestly, ITV1 can't get much lower can it? We're going into Hole in the Wall territory now.

joshua321

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by C14E:
“They use a sample which is representative of the population. They get a special box attached to their TV which monitors what they are watching.

More info:
http://www.barb.co.uk/about/tvMeasurement?_s=4”

Hmmm, thanks...interesting.

How come I never get asked to be part of one of these surveys? Maybe I'm paradoxically not representative enough? Or is it one of those things that only other people ever get asked to do, like jury service?

sn_22

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by yorkie100:
“I totally agree - its not as if the arguments are going anywhere as the ITV and BBC supporters just wont accept their side can do any wrong.

As usual the real truth is somewhere in the middle. Both sides have tried to play games with the situation and both are idiots. They are banking on all publicity being good which may not necessarily be the case.”

Well said, sir.

And well done everybody for agreeing this is one on which we'll have to agree to disagree.

Waking the Dead has surprised me over the past couple of days - seeming immune to the great ratings of Doc Martin and continuing its good performance on Monday night. A true "ratings banker" if ever there was one.

Blue Murder has found it tough going this autumn, and with all the ITV crime dramas doing so well at the start of the year - I don't think ITV would have too much of a problem replacing it if they decided this series would be the last.

The soaps are really starting to prosper as autumn sets in now, with EastEnders and Emmerdale in a comparatively stronger position with Corrie than we usually see. Also worth noting on Monday night is that Bang Goes The Theory has found a decently stable audience. Hardly a smash, but 15-20% shares against Corrie are probably decent enough to see it return. I'd rather they refined it and gave it a nicer Wednesday slot - though I guess something has to go against the soaps.

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The US is clearly much more interesting than here in ratings terms at the moment. House was massive considering its a real veteran show these days. Dancing With The Stars is continuing to decline - though with two cycles a year for the last 4 years, I don't think its surprising.

As for Jay Leno - well its a long way down, but you'd expect it to be. I maintain that a 1.5 demo is pretty good for NBC (their average at 10pm last season was only 2.3). Leno might just benefit as other shows fall from their much hyped premieres and people are looking for some TV wallpaper. And then theres the reruns factor too, where he might make some ground back towards that 1.5.

EuroChris

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by C14E:
“Final ratings are in from the US. All the CBS comedies gained 0.1 in the demo to make a good night even better. Heroes also gained 0.1 but when you're more than 40% down year to year, who cares?! House was up 0.2 to a very impressive 6.7 and more than 17m viewers. Gossip Girl slipped badly from last weeks third season premiere.

To summarise:
FOX - Great news
CBS - Good night, steady as ever
ABC - Bad night
NBC - Awful

CW - Would Dawn Ostroff please turn off the light as she leaves?

David Letterman beat Jay Leno last night thanks to an appearance by Barack Obama. He had over 7m marking his best performance since 2005.

Last Weeks Top 10:
1. Sunday Night Football (NBC) - 24.8m
2. Pre-Kickoff (NBC) - 18.9m
3. The Jay Leno Show (NBC) - 18.4m
4. America's Got Talent (NBC) - 15.8m
5. Post Game (CBS) - 15.5m
6. America's Got Talent (NBC) - 13.9m
7. Emmy Awards (CBS) - 13.5m
8. The Jay Leno Show (NBC) - 13.4m
9. Football Night in America (NBC) - 13.4m
10. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 13.1m

NBC had 7 entries. It's the first and last time anyone will say that for a while. 2 were Leno, 2 were Got Talent and 3 were football related.”

It's great to see NBC doing so well last week. Their usual line-up of shows is less than inspiring, this has been going on for years. Ever since Friends and Frasier ended it's been going on a steady decline.

Does anybody actually watch The CW

Melrose Place has flopped big time, I wonder if Heather Locklear can save it a second time around.

KennyT

23-09-2009

Ratings are in:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a1787...to-240000.html

Fixer looking a bit down?

K

edit: no, same as last week, but LLOTV is up.

Dancc

23-09-2009

Australian Ratings Update

Seven have dominated the past two nights with a 35.7% and 33.4% share respectively. Here are the top 15 programmes from the past couple of days:

Code:

# Programme Name============== Network Overall   Sydney  Melbou. Brisba. Adelai. Perth
1 Packed to the Rafters....... Seven   1,766,000 542,000 532,000 268,000 198,000 226,000
2 Highway Patrol.............. Seven   1,699,000 390,000 637,000 283,000 195,000 194,000
3 RSPCA Animal Rescue......... Seven   1,501,000 391,000 451,000 266,000 186,000 207,000
4 Seven News (Mon)............ Seven   1,494,000 366,000 403,000 305,000 202,000 218,000
5 Today Tonight (Mon)......... Seven   1,420,000 342,000 383,000 278,000 198,000 219,000
6 Last Chance Surgery......... Seven   1,394,000 389,000 411,000 240,000 164,000 190,000
7 Nine News (Mon)............. Nine    1,253,000 365,000 345,000 273,000 151,000 119,000
8 Two And A Half Men-Rpt...... Nine    1,238,000 328,000 416,000 243,000 120,000 131,000
9 A Current Affair (Mon)...... Nine    1,202,000 319,000 367,000 274,000 134,000 107,000
10 Home And Away (Tue)........ Seven   1,213,000 335,000 342,000 197,000 168,000 171,000
11 All Saints................. Seven   1,151,000 377,000 325,000 169,000 138,000 143,000
12 ABC News (Mon)............. ABC1    1,097,000 352,000 324,000 186,000 106,000 130,000
13 2009 Brownlow Medal........ Seven   1,038,000 ******* 685,000 ******* 188,000 164,000
14 2009 Brownlow Blue Carpet.. Seven   1,014,000 ******* 613,000 ******* 199,000 202,000
15 NCIS Rpt- (Ep2)............ Ten     1,074,000 246,000 354,000 221,000 135,000 119,000

Source: OzTam/TV Tonight

No Sydney/Brisbane figures available for Brownlow Medal coverage as it was ONLY shown in HD in these markets and 7HD figures are not reported separately.

newkid30

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by KennyT:
“Ratings are in:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a1787...to-240000.html

Fixer looking a bit down?

K

edit: no, same as last week, but LLOTV is up.”

Wow bigger gap between BBC1 and ITV, than between ITV and BBC2

EuroChris

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Australian Ratings Update

Seven have dominated the past two nights with a 35.7% and 33.4% share respectively. Here are the top 15 programmes from the past couple of days:

Code:

# Programme Name============== Network Overall Sydney Melbou. Brisba. Adelai. Perth 1 Packed to the Rafters....... Seven 1,766,000 542,000 532,000 268,000 198,000 226,000 2 Highway Patrol.............. Seven 1,699,000 390,000 637,000 283,000 195,000 194,000 3 RSPCA Animal Rescue......... Seven 1,501,000 391,000 451,000 266,000 186,000 207,000 4 Seven News (Mon)............ Seven 1,494,000 366,000 403,000 305,000 202,000 218,000 5 Today Tonight (Mon)......... Seven 1,420,000 342,000 383,000 278,000 198,000 219,000 6 Last Chance Surgery......... Seven 1,394,000 389,000 411,000 240,000 164,000 190,000 7 Nine News (Mon)............. Nine 1,253,000 365,000 345,000 273,000 151,000 119,000 8 Two And A Half Men-Rpt...... Nine 1,238,000 328,000 416,000 243,000 120,000 131,000 9 A Current Affair (Mon)...... Nine 1,202,000 319,000 367,000 274,000 134,000 107,000 10 Home And Away (Tue)........ Seven 1,213,000 335,000 342,000 197,000 168,000 171,000 11 All Saints................. Seven 1,151,000 377,000 325,000 169,000 138,000 143,000 12 ABC News (Mon)............. ABC1 1,097,000 352,000 324,000 186,000 106,000 130,000 13 2009 Brownlow Medal........ Seven 1,038,000 ******* 685,000 ******* 188,000 164,000 14 2009 Brownlow Blue Carpet.. Seven 1,014,000 ******* 613,000 ******* 199,000 202,000 15 NCIS Rpt- (Ep2)............ Ten 1,074,000 246,000 354,000 221,000 135,000 119,000

Source: OzTam/TV Tonight

No Sydney/Brisbane figures available for Brownlow Medal coverage as it was ONLY shown in HD in these markets and 7HD figures are not reported separately.”

Seven dominates quite a lot these days, Nine seems to be continuing it's downward spiral. I'm amazed that Nine News, A Current Affair and a Two and a Half Men repeat were the highest rated shows.

Ten's only entry in the top 15 was an NCIS repeat

Oh dear.

How is Neighbours doing in the Oz ratings, if you have that info

GeorgeS

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by KennyT:
“Ratings are in:

Fixer looking a bit down?

K

edit: no, same as last week, but LLOTV is up.”

Disappointing. ITV is down year on year on Tuesdays, mainly because of the weaker lead in to the 8pm hour, but The Fixer isnt really doing the business either.

Dancc

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by EuroChris:
“Seven dominates quite a lot these days, Nine seems to be continuing it's downward spiral. I'm amazed that Nine News, A Current Affair and a Two and a Half Men repeat were the highest rated shows.

Ten's only entry in the top 15 was an NCIS repeat Oh dear.

How is Neighbours doing in the Oz ratings, if you have that info ”

Sure, here's how Neighbours has rated across the past week:

Wednesday 16th: 723,000
Thursday 17th: 677,000
Friday 18th: 572,000
Monday 21st: 772,000
Tuesday 22nd: 735,000
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Average: 696,000

Source: OzTam/TV Tonight

James J

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by GeorgeS:
“Disappointing. ITV is down year on year on Tuesdays, mainly because of the weaker lead in to the 8pm hour, but The Fixer isnt really doing the business either.”

ITV haven't exactly put much weight behind The Fixer though, have they?

CheekyTV

23-09-2009

I like SCD...but I read that SCD will be over two hours long from Sat 3rd October...my god even for a fan that is just was too long...they are seriously on the way to damage the show if its on for this long...cant they split it up like they use to? an hour dancing show take a break for Merlin and the Lottery, and then the results show for half an hour or so..it worked before!

GeorgeS

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by James J:
“ITV haven't exactly put much weight behind The Fixer though, have they?”

I've seen loads of trails. I'm not sure how much more they can do really.

M4cheda

23-09-2009

Any figures for the Manchester derby on Sunday?

CheekyTV

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by GeorgeS:
“I've seen loads of trails. I'm not sure how much more they can do really.”

yeah I have seen the Fixer heavily trailed too..it's a shame because it is a good drama..I've seen a few episodes and I have been impressed by it.

EuroChris

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Sure, here's how Neighbours has rated across the past week:

Wednesday 16th: 723,000
Thursday 17th: 677,000
Friday 18th: 572,000
Monday 21st: 772,000
Tuesday 22nd: 735,000
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Average: 696,000

Source: OzTam/TV Tonight”

Those ratings are quite poor considering the time of year it is down under. (Winter going into Spring). Home and Away gets nearly twice the number of viewers.

Fridays rating was very low

Agent F

23-09-2009

Originally Posted by GeorgeS:
“I've seen loads of trails. I'm not sure how much more they can do really.”

I agree. And to be fair it made its debut with 6.2 million last year and ended the series with 3.3 million, so it had already been losing viewers.

tom green

23-09-2009

SCD confirmed for Saturday 0ctober 3rd at 7.00-9.15.

Criminal justice starts Monday October 5th at 9pm and airs across the week at 9

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