Originally Posted by Charnham:
“Then again we have already had CorrieDoesJermeyKyle”
“Then again we have already had CorrieDoesJermeyKyle”
Yeah...
The Ratings Thread (Part 7)
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Originally Posted by Charnham:
“I would actually delete ITV 1 from my EPG for that night, if that was the line up.
Then again we have already had CorrieDoesJermeyKyle”
“I would actually delete ITV 1 from my EPG for that night, if that was the line up.
Then again we have already had CorrieDoesJermeyKyle”
Just out of interest, does anyone know how well that did in the ratings?
Also, as an aside, does anyone have any figures for BBC2's afternoon quiz Pointless?
I could see some comic fun in Ant & Dec pitching up in the Rovers Return, and having the residents put on a live variety show, in an attempt to win a grand prize, the product placed car for example.
It could be a week long story arc, which ends in a live episode of the fictional Ant & Dec show airing on ITV 1, as if we were all watching it in the Corrieverse. (this is getting tricky)
It could be a week long story arc, which ends in a live episode of the fictional Ant & Dec show airing on ITV 1, as if we were all watching it in the Corrieverse. (this is getting tricky)
Originally Posted by iaindb:
“Just out of interest, does anyone know how well that did in the ratings?”
“Just out of interest, does anyone know how well that did in the ratings?”
No idea but it was the most watched show on ITV Player on Wednesday, and is still in its most watched chart atm (okay it's no iPlayer but it does seem a lot more people than usual wanted to see it).
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Im sure ITV are thick
Wouldn't it be better to have run Corrie 7:30-8:30 and have DOI at 8:30pm seeing as there was no EastEnders?
LOL Corries had more lower episodes then EastEnders all year”
“Im sure ITV are thick
Wouldn't it be better to have run Corrie 7:30-8:30 and have DOI at 8:30pm seeing as there was no EastEnders?
LOL Corries had more lower episodes then EastEnders all year”
They never do this yet its blatant common sense.
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“Great result for Sport Relief. I think ITV could do worse than eventually moving Coronation St away from Fridays at 8.30pm, instead having an episode on Tuesdays at 8pm. That is not a reaction to the low 8.30pm rating for last night's second episode. The soap usually rates well in that slot, but it seems to provide no boost whatsover for any of the 9pm Friday shows.
ITV were going great guns on Friday nights before they ditched the two-hour drama repeats at 8.30, and limited their scheduling options by moving the Friday news forward to 10pm.”
“Great result for Sport Relief. I think ITV could do worse than eventually moving Coronation St away from Fridays at 8.30pm, instead having an episode on Tuesdays at 8pm. That is not a reaction to the low 8.30pm rating for last night's second episode. The soap usually rates well in that slot, but it seems to provide no boost whatsover for any of the 9pm Friday shows.
ITV were going great guns on Friday nights before they ditched the two-hour drama repeats at 8.30, and limited their scheduling options by moving the Friday news forward to 10pm.”
I'd do this too. Tuesday needs Corrie more than Friday needs a double Corrie.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“They never do this yet its blatant common sense.”
“They never do this yet its blatant common sense.”
Of course it is and it's only a one off.
Its like the Emmerdale at 7:00p, and 8:00pm when it clashed with Eastenders is still couldn't understand why it wasn't made into an hour 7:00-8:00
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“Maybe ITV should bring back the ITV Telethon seeing as charity telethon's seem to always get high ratings thesedays?
We could have Corrie does The Cube, Emmerdale does The X Factor, Loose Women does Push the Button, etc
”
“Maybe ITV should bring back the ITV Telethon seeing as charity telethon's seem to always get high ratings thesedays?
We could have Corrie does The Cube, Emmerdale does The X Factor, Loose Women does Push the Button, etc
”
They could do worse than having a telethon of some sorts. Not he 27-hour jobbies they used to do in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
A five-hour show with no regional opt-outs might be worth trying.They could even do personnel swaps for mini-versions of struggling shows: how about Al Murray's Dining Stars or Michael Winner's Happy Hour?
I'd also do this, but the question would be, what would you put on at 8.30 for half an hour, and secondly, would Corrie airing at 7.30, 8.00 or 8.30 on different days be really messy?
Jeremy Kyle 1,000 did 1.6m (29%). Source: Digital-I.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“I'd do this too. Tuesday needs Corrie more than Friday needs a double Corrie.”
“I'd do this too. Tuesday needs Corrie more than Friday needs a double Corrie.”
I argree then we can have the Hour-long EastEnders specials back on a friday and comedy such as myfamily ect
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“
They could do worse than having a telethon of some sorts. Not he 27-hour jobbies they used to do in the late 1980s/early 1990s. A five-hour show with no regional opt-outs might be worth trying.
They could even do personnel swaps for mini-versions of struggling shows: how about Al Murray's Dining Stars or Michael Winner's Happy Hour?”
“
They could do worse than having a telethon of some sorts. Not he 27-hour jobbies they used to do in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
A five-hour show with no regional opt-outs might be worth trying.They could even do personnel swaps for mini-versions of struggling shows: how about Al Murray's Dining Stars or Michael Winner's Happy Hour?
”
You know how ITV stars all appear on the various chat shows to promote their programmes - Titchmarsh, Loose Women, GMTV, This Morning... Do all these presenters adopt the Al Murray style of questioning? "Tell us what it's about so we don't have to watch it." Cos that would explain a lot.
Cheers for that.
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“I'd also do this, but the question would be, what would you put on at 8.30 for half an hour, and secondly, would Corrie airing at 7.30, 8.00 or 8.30 on different days be really messy?”
“I'd also do this, but the question would be, what would you put on at 8.30 for half an hour, and secondly, would Corrie airing at 7.30, 8.00 or 8.30 on different days be really messy?”
Yeah, it causes a few problems. I think the Thursday Coronation St would have to go to 8pm, with the second Emmerdale at 8.30, which wouldn't be ideal for Emmerdale.
As for Fridays at 8.30, maybe Airline, as it used to do well there, and if the rumours of Paul O'Grady getting a chat show are true, they could try that at 8.30, with something like old half-hour Benidorms at 9.30pm. I'd even have old Frost/Morse/Midsomer eps at 8.30pm for part of the year, with news delayed until half-ten.
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“I argree then we can have the Hour-long EastEnders specials back on a friday and comedy such as myfamily ect”
“I argree then we can have the Hour-long EastEnders specials back on a friday and comedy such as myfamily ect”
Oh, yeah, and that'll give the BBC another slot where they can artifically boost the ratings for LIfe Of Reilly.
Stop having a go at the Friday 8.30 Corrie, people. It's thanks to that programme that we were able to kill off After You've Gone and drown Parents Of the Band at birth.
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“I argree then we can have the Hour-long EastEnders specials back on a friday and comedy such as myfamily ect”
“I argree then we can have the Hour-long EastEnders specials back on a friday and comedy such as myfamily ect”
Yeah I bet ITV would love that.
Originally Posted by iaindb:
“Stop having a go at the Friday 8.30 Corrie, people. It's thanks to that programme that we were able to kill off After You've Gone and drown Parents Of the Band at birth.”
“Stop having a go at the Friday 8.30 Corrie, people. It's thanks to that programme that we were able to kill off After You've Gone and drown Parents Of the Band at birth.”
Even before the 8.30 Friday episode came along, a lot of BBC One sitcoms died in that slot: Mad About Alice, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Home Again, My Hero (series 6).
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“ Even before the 8.30 Friday episode came along...My Hero (series 6)”
“
Even before the 8.30 Friday episode came along...My Hero (series 6)”
wasnt that more to do with one of the most ill advised recasts of all time?
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“Yeah I bet ITV would love that.”
“Yeah I bet ITV would love that.
”
I dont pay my licence fee so that the BBC can pleasure ITV.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“wasnt that more to do with one of the most ill advised recasts of all time?”
“wasnt that more to do with one of the most ill advised recasts of all time?”
Yeah, definitely.
But it proves people won't necessarily tolerate a bad sitcom in that slot even when Coronation St is not on.
A reasonable ratings banker for ITV in the 9.00 slot would be Taggart re runs. These tend to attract 5 million viewers.
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“Yeah, definitely. But it proves people won't necessarily tolerate a bad sitcom in that slot even when Coronation St is not on.”
“Yeah, definitely.
But it proves people won't necessarily tolerate a bad sitcom in that slot even when Coronation St is not on.”
somehow I think that there are plenty of people out there who make decisions on what they want to watch, not based on if Corrie is on or not.
Originally Posted by Glenn A:
“A reasonable ratings banker for ITV in the 9.00 slot would be Taggart re runs. These tend to attract 5 million viewers.”
“A reasonable ratings banker for ITV in the 9.00 slot would be Taggart re runs. These tend to attract 5 million viewers.”
Err, nowadays Taggart new episodes can't get 5m, so I doubt a repeat would.
A lot of rubbish programmes do sneak a recomission based on having an easy slot though.
At the same time, a lot of good programmes get axed because they were up against a major landmark series. I'm sure we've all watched shows that get axed even though you enjoyed it.
At the same time, a lot of good programmes get axed because they were up against a major landmark series. I'm sure we've all watched shows that get axed even though you enjoyed it.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“I dont pay my licence fee so that the BBC can pleasure ITV.”
“I dont pay my licence fee so that the BBC can pleasure ITV.”
What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?
Originally Posted by Pizzatheaction:
“ Even before the 8.30 Friday episode came along, a lot of BBC One sitcoms died in that slot: Mad About Alice, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Home Again, My Hero (series 6).”
“
Even before the 8.30 Friday episode came along, a lot of BBC One sitcoms died in that slot: Mad About Alice, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Home Again, My Hero (series 6).”
Yeah, but the slot still allowed After You've Gone and Green Green Grass to survive a lot longer that they deserved.
My Dad's the PM was a children's programme and when that was scheduled in that Friday slot, it was a new low for BBC1 sitcom, because it so did not belong in that slot. It went there to cover for the shocking lack of sitcom on BBC1, although looking at some of the programmes mentioned in some of these recent posts maybe there are actually too many sitcoms on BBC1
Oh, FFS, BBC1! Just axe all your sitcoms (apart from Outnumbered , the exception to the rule) and replace them all with Comedy Playhouse. 50 comedy pilots a year. You must be able to find some that are funnier than leprocy.
Rant over. (And relax).
TV Burp coming on now. Hurray!
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