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Old 02-04-2010, 00:30
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I think tonight's episode were 2 x 30 minute shows put together, thus the shooting at the end of the first half hour and the episode finishing at 8:25.

I cant actually think of a time Eastenders has been on a weekend apart from over Christmas.
Maybe times when there's been football? 1998?

There's been the odd Sunday episode too for special weeks eg. Carol finding out about Dan and Bianca's affair. Saskia was killed on a Sunday if I remember rightly.

It was definitely 2 x 30 minutes Thursday 1st April - Episode 3974/5 – Hour Long

from the detailed episode info which is sent out only to journalists.
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Old 02-04-2010, 00:34
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EastEnders was defo two half hour episodes tonight. You could clearly tell where the duff duff would have gone and the next episode started, just like the Christmas Day episode and unlike the hour long episode last November or April which were hour long episodes.
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Old 02-04-2010, 00:41
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I wonder if we will see a slight increase for The Bill in tomorrow's ratings figures? The news of its axe could have made more viewers tune in out of curiosity to see what the quality of the show is like now and the reasons why ITV may have possibly axed it. It could hit 5m possibly.

I watched tonight's episode and I'm gutted that ITV have axed it. I believe it was the wrong decision actually. Tonight's episode was really good drama and by axing it, ITV will only replace it with another crime drama, so what's the point in axing The Bill? They may as well work with what they have, bring in a new producer and new writers, change the show and promote it to win back lost viewers. There's no point scrapping it altogether, if they are just going to start a new show from scratch which will belong to the same genre!

I did read somewhere that ITV were planning a replacement for The Bill and it was a crime show... I read it on here somewhere.
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Old 02-04-2010, 00:46
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The only thing I've heard about a 'replacement' is the new medical drama they've commissioned.

Laura Mackie said she's keen to commission more non-crime drama but as always crime drama is an easier sell and audiences will flock to it quicker.
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Old 02-04-2010, 00:52
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I did read somewhere that ITV were planning a replacement for The Bill and it was a crime show... I read it on here somewhere.
Yeh it was posted on here and then PJ Millar used it for a story, medical drama called "Monroe".

Whatever happened to investigtive journalism?
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Old 02-04-2010, 00:58
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Yeh it was posted on here and then PJ Millar used it for a story, medical drama called "Monroe".

Whatever happened to investigtive journalism?
I'm confused.

Monroe is the medical drama... so which is the crime show Davey was referring to?
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:09
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I'm confused.

Monroe is the medical drama... so which is the crime show Davey was referring to?
I havent heard of any crime show. Maybe he was just getting mixed up with somthing else.
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:17
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It was a new crime drama starring Stephen Tomkinson called DCI Banks: Aftermath. Its posted on DS somewhere but I may have got confused as it's a two part crime drama it seems, so it can't be replacing The Bill, though The Sun said it was going to replace it

I shouldn't read The Sun

However, I think they should just try improving The Bill and its ratings, instead of pumping more money in more two part crime dramas. They already have Whitechapel and Above Suspicion as returning one offs.
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:22
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Yeh it was posted on here and then PJ Millar used it for a story, medical drama called "Monroe".

Whatever happened to investigtive journalism?
No, I saw it on The Sun and posted it - although the same cant be said for MSO - which I got from rzt's post.
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:23
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No, I saw it on The Sun and posted it - although the same cant be said for MSO - which I got from rzt's post.
Was just joking PJ. Most stories are taken from somewhere else and this thread probably has some decent finds.
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:28
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It was a new crime drama starring Stephen Tomkinson called DCI Banks: Aftermath. Its posted on DS somewhere but I may have got confused as it's a two part crime drama it seems, so it can't be replacing The Bill, though The Sun said it was going to replace it

I shouldn't read The Sun

However, I think they should just try improving The Bill and its ratings, instead of pumping more money in more two part crime dramas. They already have Whitechapel and Above Suspicion as returning one offs.
Yeah, The Sun is simply trying to jump on The Bill axe bandwagon.

And by the way, my last post should have referred to The Guardian, not The Sun for 'Monroe'.

DCI Banks: Aftermath has been in the mixer for a while, and is ITV's latest attempt at a new detective show.
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Old 02-04-2010, 01:43
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Don't forget that ITV HD launches tomorrow on Sky and Virgin platforms. This means that, as a FYI, over night data for ITV1 as from tomorrow maybe slightly lower as a result of ITV HD.
It depends whether ITV have decided to have the channel reported separately. The majority of broadcasters have their simulcast HD numbers included in the SD viewing figures.

If this is the case then there could be a 'slight' increase in numbers.
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Old 02-04-2010, 02:06
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Oh dear. Someone's not been keeping an eye on the opinion polls lately. Looking more & more like a hung parliament. Dave is failing to convince the public and time is fast running out!
Latest odds per Betfair:

Conservative majority 1.76 (57% chance)

Hung Parliament 2.78 (36% chance)

Labour majority 13.0 (8% chance)

(Totals 101% due to rounding)

Per UK Polling Report:

YouGov tonight - Con lead 8% (highest Con lead in any YouGov poll since February)

ICM tonight - Con lead 9% (equal highest Con lead in any ICM poll since February)

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/
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Old 02-04-2010, 02:07
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Was just joking PJ. Most stories are taken from somewhere else and this thread probably has some decent finds.
Yes, I'm only a measly entertainment reporter, alongside doing A Levels.

I've only had "exclusives" from STV's Rob Woodward, who I interviewed a few months back, which was quite interesting.

Apart from that, nothing of note yet.

Monroe is the UK's version of House, and I think it will be a pathetic one at that. Most of ITV's copycats seem to be...unfortunately.
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Old 02-04-2010, 02:24
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Let's give it a chance!
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Old 02-04-2010, 09:34
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Will Media Guardian, and Broadcast, now not update until Tuesday - I presume Good Friday would be classed as a public holiday?
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Old 02-04-2010, 10:00
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Will be good to see The Bill's rating this week.
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:25
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if there is any justice it should be a good rating, for a good episode, ive found the 9pm episodes to be of good quality., its a shame the show has been axed.
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:26
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Monroe is the medical drama... so which is the crime show Davey was referring to?
DCI Banks: Aftermath is one of the new dramas. Also ITV's commissioned The Oaks:

A UK remake of Fox’s paranormal US series The Oaks is among the dramas being lined up by ITV in the wake of The Bill being axed.

The Oaks was created by David Schulner and tells the story of a haunted house that is lived in by three different families over three decades.

The series was originally piloted as part of Fox’s 2008/2009 season, when it was hotly tipped as a potential competitor to Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy, but Fox passed on the full run.

The 5 x 60-minute reworking will be produced by ITV Studios and adapted by Stephen Greenhorn, a former writer on The Bill and creator of BBC Scotland soap River City.

The show grew out of a 2008 deal between ITV Studios and Fox to identify properties on their respective slates that could be developed for the other’s home market.

The Oaks was greenlit by director of ITV drama Laura Mackie and will start filming in July, subject to final contracts. Executive producers Kate Lewis (The Line Of Beauty) and Kate Bartlett (Canterbury Tales, Gunrush) are currently meeting with directors, and Chrissy Skinns (Dead Set) is lined up as producer.
Also not drama, but ITV's recommissioned 'Lion Country' with a new 12x30min series even though only 3 of the 6 episodes of the current series have aired. They must have been really impressed with the ratings so far for it.
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:31
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DCI Banks: Aftermath is one of the new dramas. Also ITV's commissioned The Oaks:



Also not drama, but ITV's recommissioned 'Lion Country' with a new 12x30min series even though only 3 of the 6 episodes of the current series have aired. They must have been really impressed with the ratings so far for it.
Gosh seems execs are really impressed by lots of low ratings these days, first Ultimate Toons now this both 3-4m ratings, weird
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:40
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Gosh seems execs are really impressed by lots of low ratings these days, first Ultimate Toons now this both 3-4m ratings, weird
For a program like Lion Country though, which would typically be against the soaps or in a not good slot, 3-4m isn't too bad.

EDIT: Just checked BARB:

Ep 1 - 08/01 - Wed 19:30 - 4.96m
Ep 2 - 29/01 - Wed 19:30 - 4.55m
Ep 3 - 12/02 - Wed 19:30 - 3.92m
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:40
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Gosh seems execs are really impressed by lots of low ratings these days, first Ultimate Toons now this both 3-4m ratings, weird
Lion Country's rated quite well for an ITV factual programme: 4.4m average so far. It's been given a good slot though (Wednesday 7:30pm), so a higher than normal factual show average should be expected. I agree about Ultimate Movie Toons - that was definitely a below par rating for the slot.
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:44
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Thursday 1st April 2010
BBC One
13:00 - BBC News at One: 2.5m (33.2%)
13:30 - Regional News and Weather: 2.7m (34.2%)
18:00 - BBC News at Six: 3.8m (21.9%)
18:30 - Regional News and Weather: 5.0m (27.1%)
19:00 - The One Show: 4.6m (23.6%)
19:30 - EastEnders: 7.9m (34.7%)
* 15-minute peak: 8.5m (35.8%) @ 20:00
20:30 - Masterchef: 4.5m (18.3%)
21:30 - Have I Got News for You: 5.1m (20.9%)
22:00 - BBC News at Ten: 4.4m (21.0%)
22:25 - Regional News and Weather: 4.8m (24.7%)
22:35 - Question Time: 3.1m (20.1%)

BBC Two
18:00 - Eggheads: 2m (11.8%)
19:00 - Simon King's Shetland Diaries: 1.1m (5.3%)
20:00 - Museum of Life: 1.5m (6.1%)
21:00 - Gracie!: 1.3m (5.6%)
22:15 - Coast: 0.9m (4.6%)
22:30 - Newsnight: 0.5m (2.7%)

ITV1
18:00 - Regional News and Weather: 3.1m (17.9%)
18:30 - ITV News and Weather: 3.1m (16.9%)
19:00 - Emmerdale: 6.4m (32.6%)
* 19:00 to 19:25 - 6.54m (33.6%)
19:30 - Tonight: 3.3m (15.2%)
20:00 - Emmerdale: 4.4m (18.4%)
20:30 - Coronation Street: 7.6m (30.6%)
21:00 - The Bill: 3.4m (13.9%)
22:00 - ITV News at Ten and Weather: 1.95m (9.5%)

Channel 4
19:00 - Channel 4 News: 0.7m (3.4%)
20:00 - Country House Rescue: 1.5m (6.1%)
21:00 - Lost Abroad: The Parents' Story: 1m (4.2%)

Five
19:30 - Europa League Football: 2.9m (12.2%)
* 15-minute peak: 4.1m (16.9%) @ 21:45
* had 3.7m (15.4%) in the 9pm hour, beating ITV1
* match average: 3.4m (14%)

The Football really affected the other 4 channels last night, some of the poorest figures in a long time.The hour EastEnders was dented by the Football it seems and Emmerdale was dented massively by EastEnders. Had Emmerdale ran from 19:00 to 20:00, the result might have been different.

Coronation Street was also affected, and The Bill I think we can safely say is going out on a limp. HIGNFY is the only thing that really did well last night excluding the Football, really.
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:45
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I guess expecting people to tune in on mass 6 days after it was axed was unlikely.

Those ratings seem poor for Emmerdale.

Bad night everywhere, still surprised by the low ratings for that 2nd Emmerdale episode.
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Old 02-04-2010, 11:54
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Decent night for BBC1: the EastEnders rating is its lowest this year but I suspect the 30-min clash against Emmerdale and Five's really good performance with the football dented it. MasterChef rated as we expected, and a pretty good start for HIGNFY - very similar to how it was rating on Fridays.

ITV1 suffered due to the EastEnders hour long episode which really dented the 2nd Emmerdale, and like a few weeks ago the Liverpool match must've taken a few viewers away from Corrie and The Bill. Last week's rating of The Bill was a fluke, up against some of the poorest competition it couild possibly face. It was always going to fall to ~3.5m last night, what with Liverpool playing on Five and better rating programmes on BBC1.
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