#cbb7 trending on Twitter again, hopefully it's held on to at least 3.5m. Anything over 3.5m will be a success, imo.

It was actually quite a good highlights show, usually the ones after the launch are quite boring but this one held up well.

It was a decent show. I'm crossing my fingers that it holds up tonight. It did trend on twitter and, yes, I know that's not very reliable but BB rarely trended for a highlights show last year so it could be a promising sign.

What was Big Brother's time slot tonight? Don't they usually scupper their ratings somewhat by eeking it out over an hour to squeeze in an extra ad break? In any case, 3.5-4m seems likely for it tonight.

Based on last years numbers, I'm fully expecting Above Suspicion to take the 9pm slot by a pretty comfortable margin. I wouldn't read too much into Twitter which skews younger and will naturally have more Hustle discussion. With that crucial Corrie lead-in, I imagine AS might well clear 7m with Hustle hit a little. Perhaps 5.5m.

Expecting to see the usual new year bounce for the ITV soaps tomorrow - especially Emmerdale. IIRC, this week last year (with no One Show opposition) provided some numbers in the high 7 millions for it, which helped it recover from a poor Christmas. It'll be interesting to see whether the popular EE storylines can sustain its momentum - I'd be inclined to predict that Corrie would just sneak past it though, pushing beyond 10m this week.

It's £60m a year actually, which is ridiculous. It would be a very public U-Turn it is was saved from the axe (but worth noting there is a change in management going on at C4 at the moment), and I don't think any decision would be made until after BB11 - but however well it does this summer I still think it needs a break and the best thing for both BB and C4 is to rest it a couple of years and perhaps commit to resurrecting it in the near future.

Of course if C4 don't want it good ratings could lead to a life elsewhere. All channels have publicly said no to it and really I don't think that will change (again, not in the short term), but if CBB goes out on a high perhaps we could see that resurrected ala Fame Academy by the BBC one year for Comic Relief. (It's the only way the BBC would touch it)


10pm-11.10pm, with the extra ad break. Not sure what time it finished as I paused the TV then waited 20 minutes or so to watch it ad free!

I don't think Above Suspicion is the type of programme you'd see trending on Twitter. I am still convinced it will have won its timeslot tonight.

BB started at about 10.03pm and finished at 11.07pm.

The cost of the rights will plummet now, so it shouldn't be too big an issue. Endemol will just want the show commissioned! The celeb budget is supposed to be £1m spread over about 25 hours works out at just £40k per hour.

There is a risk of reading too much into the launch night numbers. If this series follows the path of the past few, we'll all be mocking the ratings by the end of the week!

I hope that isn't the situation, though. The highlights show was actually pretty good. There's always a risk of people just dismissing it as "just a repeat of last night" but some of the awkward interaction between the housemates was fantastic. It looks like a good cast based on tonight. I'm delighted that they don't have a "loud, gobby one" but there's always the risk that they will be too guarded or just there for the cheque (a factor which killed CBB6).


Usually there is a dip at 11pm. They run the last ad break and people don't come back because it's usually just a very short section.

I also think that missing the 10pm junction is a dreadful idea. Lots of people were watching TV at 9pm tonight, BB should have been starting just in time to pick them up.

I watched Hustle for the very first time tonight and really enjoyed it...yeah it's a load of ole baloney...but I thought it was ok! I'm recording the whole of A.S so I can whizz through the ads..this looks really good too...some good telly on this week!!

I picked up on this article from The Times in another forum:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle6971738.ece

It's got some intersting info regarding shows appearing this year:
[LIST][*]Spooks will be back in the autumn (although I still feel it could do with a year's rest).[*]Sherlock (which I'm personally quite looking foward to) won't be on-screen til the autumn. As far as I was aware, it was commissioned for 1 x 60min pilot + 3 x 90 min series, but the article has it down as a six-parter.[*]The BBC's adaptation this year will be 20th century novel South Riding, rather than the Andrew Davis penned The Pallisers[*]Whitechapel will be moving on to The Krays from Jack the Ripper.[*]Quite a few drama commissions for Channel 4 too.[/LIST]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-Roadshow.html

To update the earlier US ratings post, Desperate Housewives ratings weren't just its best of this season, they were its best for more than a year. It started badly, but it looks like this season is doing well.


From ABC Monday morning press release:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/04...n-1-year/37553

Wow - finally the Daily Mail have found something they hate more than the BBC.

Reasonable ratings throughout the night for the main five. Sales are supporting Poirot, and all that could be expected of it was around 5m. Celebrity Big Brother performed better than I expected it to. BBC2 really should've promoted Top Gear slightly more as a new episode by the sounds of it.

Including +1 it beat Antiques Roadshow.

Thing is even if this series does well, up against The Apprentice and The World Cup, the summer series won't.

Perhaps they decided it was such a winner, they would hold fire on the pilot until they've filmed the whole series? If so, it makes sense. It was strange that something filmed in January 2009 hasn't yet aired.

Well, strange for the BBC - nothing unusual in ITV having expensive dramas sitting on the shelf for years...




Maybe the Mail editor is still on Christmas hols - there'll be hell to pay when he gets back!

bump! half this thread is now made up of posts to see the last post

You can always see the missing posts by clicking on the "add reply" button...

K

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2...other-row.html

Actually I was wrong. Its £60m per year including all the production costs for BB.

It's even more bizarre considering the hype around the film Sherlock. But the BBC may not want to seem jumping on the bandwagon if they think it was a excellent drama.

And on the note of CBB/BB, are TV companies allowed to reject a contract and pick it up later at a cheaper price.
So Channel4 reject it a £60 Million, it gets put to other broadcasters but they reject it and Channel4 buys it back at a much, much lower price.

Above Suspicion beats Hustle, as expected.

4.1.2010

Emmerdale 8.3m / 34.4%
Corrie 10.8m / 42.6%
The Lakes 4.8m / 17.3%
Corrie 10.4m / 38.5%
Above Suspicion 6.7m / 25.6%

Eastenders 10.8m / 39.1%
Hustle 6m / 22.9%

Celeb Big Brother 3.5m / 23.9%

Hustle beaten, just, but that's still a damned good audience for it.

Some big numbers all round - for EE to get 11m whilst ITV1 gets 5m at the same time is exceptional.

I think the weather (and/or the new system) is having an effect...

I think the Beeb made a mistake not airing TOS this week - been better to let them finish on 19th Dec like everyone else and return yesterday. By not being on, it gives Em Fm a boost and takes it a while to recover.

Fantastic starts from both Above Suspicion and Hustle there, it isn't often that two dramas get such good figures head to head. They both deserve them too; I watched both (AS on timeshift) and they were both excellent.

Superb ratings for all the soaps really, and whilst Corrie has caught up with EE, to see them both nigh-on 11m is brilliant. Emmerdale did superbly too, and a special mention should go to The Lakes for managing 5m against EastEnders, an excellent audience. I don't think Tonight's done that well for a couple of years.

Decent for CBB too, but I was hoping it'd edge 4m.

I think it's great to see both soaps so high. And for both 9pm dramas to do so brilliantly against each other.

BB a little low for my liking but still decent for 10pm.