Originally Posted by rzt:
“Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure ...”
“Stephen Tompkinson's Australian Balloon Adventure ...”
That's up there with Alan Partridge's Monkey Tennis.
The Ratings Thread (Part 10)
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Link: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/29...ain-jane/58481
As most US summer premieres goes, this one proves no different. CW's Plain Jane debuts at a really abysmal 980,000 with 0.4 in 18-49. It did worse than a repeat of ANTM (1.08m, 0.4). Worst debut for a CW summer? Maybe. Then again, many CW "reality" shows struggles to get over 1 million these days, as we have seen with High Society and Fly Girls.
NBC's America's Got Talent leads night with 9.52m (2.5), while Minute to Win It, an hour earlier got 5.94m (1.8). CBS' Big Brother 12 scored a 6.63m (2.2) and FOX's So You Think You Can Dance got 5.33m (2.0). Rest are repeats.
As most US summer premieres goes, this one proves no different. CW's Plain Jane debuts at a really abysmal 980,000 with 0.4 in 18-49. It did worse than a repeat of ANTM (1.08m, 0.4). Worst debut for a CW summer? Maybe. Then again, many CW "reality" shows struggles to get over 1 million these days, as we have seen with High Society and Fly Girls.
NBC's America's Got Talent leads night with 9.52m (2.5), while Minute to Win It, an hour earlier got 5.94m (1.8). CBS' Big Brother 12 scored a 6.63m (2.2) and FOX's So You Think You Can Dance got 5.33m (2.0). Rest are repeats.
Originally Posted by paltonz:
“Link: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/29...ain-jane/58481
As most US summer premieres goes, this one proves no different. CW's Plain Jane debuts at a really abysmal 980,000 with 0.4 in 18-49. It did worse than a repeat of ANTM (1.08m, 0.4). Worst debut for a CW summer? Maybe. Then again, many CW "reality" shows struggles to get over 1 million these days, as we have seen with High Society and Fly Girls.
NBC's America's Got Talent leads night with 9.52m (2.5), while Minute to Win It, an hour earlier got 5.94m (1.8). CBS' Big Brother 12 scored a 6.63m (2.2) and FOX's So You Think You Can Dance got 5.33m (2.0). Rest are repeats.”
“Link: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/07/29...ain-jane/58481
As most US summer premieres goes, this one proves no different. CW's Plain Jane debuts at a really abysmal 980,000 with 0.4 in 18-49. It did worse than a repeat of ANTM (1.08m, 0.4). Worst debut for a CW summer? Maybe. Then again, many CW "reality" shows struggles to get over 1 million these days, as we have seen with High Society and Fly Girls.
NBC's America's Got Talent leads night with 9.52m (2.5), while Minute to Win It, an hour earlier got 5.94m (1.8). CBS' Big Brother 12 scored a 6.63m (2.2) and FOX's So You Think You Can Dance got 5.33m (2.0). Rest are repeats.”
I started wondering why the commercial channels don't have this approach (using documentaries and repeats to fill out the summer) leaving their new shows for the bigger winter audience.
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ITV bounced back after their usual Tuesday night flop zone, but BBC1 held up well as it always appears to do. Say what you like about Big Brother but I can't think of many shows on Channel 4 which could pull in that number at 10pm every night.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“Fortunately according to Broadcast FX has first option on True Blood for as long as it airs so Sky won't be able to touch it.”
“Fortunately according to Broadcast FX has first option on True Blood for as long as it airs so Sky won't be able to touch it.”
At least FX only put in three ad breaks in a 70 minute slot. C4 stretch the slot to 75m and put in four internal breaks.
I was hoping Sky would get it and show it ad free.
Originally Posted by derek500:
“At least FX only put in three ad breaks in a 70 minute slot. C4 stretch the slot to 75m and put in four internal breaks.
I was hoping Sky would get it and show it ad free.”
“At least FX only put in three ad breaks in a 70 minute slot. C4 stretch the slot to 75m and put in four internal breaks.
I was hoping Sky would get it and show it ad free.”
What makes you think Sky would show it ad free?
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“What makes you think Sky would show it ad free?”
“What makes you think Sky would show it ad free?
”
Because the last two HBO shows on Sky, The Pacific and In Treatment have been shown without commercial breaks.
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Because the last two HBO shows on Sky, The Pacific and In Treatment have been shown without commercial breaks.”
“Because the last two HBO shows on Sky, The Pacific and In Treatment have been shown without commercial breaks.”
The Pacific was a miniseries though and aired on Sky Movies which is ad-free anyway.
If Sky picked up True Blood I don't see where else it would go but Sky1 and Sky1 isn't ad-free.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“The Pacific was a miniseries though and aired on Sky Movies which is ad-free anyway.
If Sky picked up True Blood I don't see where else it would go but Sky1 and Sky1 isn't ad-free.”
“The Pacific was a miniseries though and aired on Sky Movies which is ad-free anyway.
If Sky picked up True Blood I don't see where else it would go but Sky1 and Sky1 isn't ad-free.”
I don't see why they wouldn't do that again. Sky1 doesn't suit 70 minute slots and The Pacific pulled in good figures on Sky Movies.
Although The Pacific was a mini-series, it was in a standard one hour slot over ten weeks. Not that different to 12x60m for True Blood.
Perhaps the 'Showcase' channel would suit HBO dramas?
Sky1 wasn't mentioned in the press release.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“Fortunately according to Broadcast FX has first option on True Blood for as long as it airs so Sky won't be able to touch it. A relief for them as it is one of their big shows, although I suspect Sky would have aired it sooner than FX tends to.
They're a bit more vague about C4's deal - they have second-run rights but it doesn't specify how long they run for beyond the second season.”
“Fortunately according to Broadcast FX has first option on True Blood for as long as it airs so Sky won't be able to touch it. A relief for them as it is one of their big shows, although I suspect Sky would have aired it sooner than FX tends to.
They're a bit more vague about C4's deal - they have second-run rights but it doesn't specify how long they run for beyond the second season.”
Unfortunately with the ratings only just above 1m I'm not sure C4 would put up a fight to keep it, especially as most HBO series tend to end up airing their latter series after midnight. Hopefully though it remains FTA either on C4 or E4.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“The Pacific was a miniseries though and aired on Sky Movies which is ad-free anyway.
If Sky picked up True Blood I don't see where else it would go but Sky1 and Sky1 isn't ad-free.”
“The Pacific was a miniseries though and aired on Sky Movies which is ad-free anyway.
If Sky picked up True Blood I don't see where else it would go but Sky1 and Sky1 isn't ad-free.”
I supect some of these shows might end up on Sky Movies Premiere too, whether exclusively or as an ad-free option.
I noticed in the break in Corrie they had an advert for Police Camera Action, but promoted it as All New Police Camera Action. I hope they're not going to that for all new programmes from now on.
...or has that undergone a format revamp as well like Millionaire?
...or has that undergone a format revamp as well like Millionaire?
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“I noticed in the break in Corrie they had an advert for Police Camera Action, but promoted it as All New Police Camera Action. I hope they're not going to that for all new programmes from now on.
...or has that undergone a format revamp as well like Millionaire?”
“I noticed in the break in Corrie they had an advert for Police Camera Action, but promoted it as All New Police Camera Action. I hope they're not going to that for all new programmes from now on.
...or has that undergone a format revamp as well like Millionaire?”
Yeah it has also had quite a singnificant format change and has a new presenter so the 'All New' billing is probably fair enough for the next couple of weeks.
Originally Posted by Brekkie:
“Unfortunately with the ratings only just above 1m I'm not sure C4 would put up a fight to keep it, especially as most HBO series tend to end up airing their latter series after midnight. Hopefully though it remains FTA either on C4 or E4.”
“Unfortunately with the ratings only just above 1m I'm not sure C4 would put up a fight to keep it, especially as most HBO series tend to end up airing their latter series after midnight. Hopefully though it remains FTA either on C4 or E4.”
Season one aired on C4 about a week after it finished on FX. Season two finished on FX a couple of months ago, are C4 holding it back until BB ends?
Originally Posted by derek500:
“Season one aired on C4 about a week after it finished on FX. Season two finished on FX a couple of months ago, are C4 holding it back until BB ends?”
“Season one aired on C4 about a week after it finished on FX. Season two finished on FX a couple of months ago, are C4 holding it back until BB ends?”
It was supposed to be coming this summer but it's not in the C4 Sales highlights for August so looks like it's been pushed back until September at the earliest.
There are 2 BB finals this year plus the All Stars bit running into the first 10 days of September- I'd imagine Channel 4 will use those as a spring board for the premiere of the main parts of their autumn line up. It would be a waste otherwise.
Originally Posted by Desert Rat:
“There are 2 BB finals this year plus the All Stars bit running into the first 10 days of September- I'd imagine Channel 4 will use those as a spring board for the premiere of the main parts of their autumn line up. It would be a waste otherwise.”
“There are 2 BB finals this year plus the All Stars bit running into the first 10 days of September- I'd imagine Channel 4 will use those as a spring board for the premiere of the main parts of their autumn line up. It would be a waste otherwise.”
BB is running for another 6 weeks?
Feels like it's been on for an eternity already, how many are in the house??
I made an error earlier- yesterday's teatime repeat of The Big Bang Theory on E4 had 424,000 inc. +1. Still a solid rating especially as it follows low rating BBLB.
Originally Posted by newkid30:
“BB is running for another 6 weeks?
Feels like it's been on for an eternity already, how many are in the house??”
“BB is running for another 6 weeks?
Feels like it's been on for an eternity already, how many are in the house??”
About 12 I think, lost any huge interest in it, I'm just casually following it now until the old housemates go back in. Its been on for 7 weeks I think.
Theres 4 more weeks of the main series left (ends on 24th August) and then the extra bit on the end is about 2 and a half weeks long
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“I made an error earlier- yesterday's teatime repeat of The Big Bang Theory on E4 had 424,000 inc. +1. Still a solid rating especially as it follows low rating BBLB.”
“I made an error earlier- yesterday's teatime repeat of The Big Bang Theory on E4 had 424,000 inc. +1. Still a solid rating especially as it follows low rating BBLB.”
Any idea what BBLB is getting? I'd imagine it was about 150,000
Originally Posted by Desert Rat:
“About 12 I think, lost any huge interest in it, I'm just casually following it now until the old housemates go back in. Its been on for 7 weeks I think.
Theres 4 more weeks of the main series left (ends on 24th August) and then the extra bit on the end is about 2 and a half weeks long”
“About 12 I think, lost any huge interest in it, I'm just casually following it now until the old housemates go back in. Its been on for 7 weeks I think.
Theres 4 more weeks of the main series left (ends on 24th August) and then the extra bit on the end is about 2 and a half weeks long”
I think a lot of people have lost interest now. Seems like the interesting housemates have gone and is just drifting towards a finish. The All Stars show should do well, the poeple I know who have lost interest in the show are going to make the effort to watch that.
Originally Posted by Desert Rat:
“Any idea what BBLB is getting? I'd imagine it was about 150,000”
“Any idea what BBLB is getting? I'd imagine it was about 150,000”
I don't I'm afraid, but I'd imagine around 200k based on its past ratings performance.
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“I noticed in the break in Corrie they had an advert for Police Camera Action, but promoted it as All New Police Camera Action. I hope they're not going to that for all new programmes from now on.”
“I noticed in the break in Corrie they had an advert for Police Camera Action, but promoted it as All New Police Camera Action. I hope they're not going to that for all new programmes from now on.”
Presumably only those where there are a million repeats all over the ITV chanels, a la All New You've Been Framed.
Originally Posted by Steve Williams:
“Presumably only those where there are a million repeats all over the ITV chanels, a la All New You've Been Framed.”
“Presumably only those where there are a million repeats all over the ITV chanels, a la All New You've Been Framed.”
You've Been Framed has been running for 20 years now. It could only be classed as All New unless you had been hiding since 1989 and didn't know about it. However, it is dirt cheap, a couple of million people like it and ITV accountants know it makes sense.
Originally Posted by Desert Rat:
“About 12 I think, lost any huge interest in it, I'm just casually following it now until the old housemates go back in. Its been on for 7 weeks I think.
Theres 4 more weeks of the main series left (ends on 24th August) and then the extra bit on the end is about 2 and a half weeks long”
“About 12 I think, lost any huge interest in it, I'm just casually following it now until the old housemates go back in. Its been on for 7 weeks I think.
Theres 4 more weeks of the main series left (ends on 24th August) and then the extra bit on the end is about 2 and a half weeks long”
Ah I see, I gave up watching a few years ago, but will def tune in for the All stars out of curiosity and to see who goes in? It seems to have been on for ages, but it's prob always that long, thanks for info.
Originally Posted by gottago:
“Last time Five News was on at 7 it wasn't the same as the 5pm bulletin. They tried to make it more male orientated, presumably because that was just about the only thing they hadn't tried before. I think the only reason it's coming back at 7 is to gain a bit of respect. Either that or Desmond doesn't realise that that's where the news used to be and he thinks it will be a huge success!”
“Last time Five News was on at 7 it wasn't the same as the 5pm bulletin. They tried to make it more male orientated, presumably because that was just about the only thing they hadn't tried before. I think the only reason it's coming back at 7 is to gain a bit of respect. Either that or Desmond doesn't realise that that's where the news used to be and he thinks it will be a huge success!
”
I recall an article with an interview with Isla Traquair when she left Five after the 7pm show was axed. She said she had received a call from her producer after she left that the ratings had been going up towards to the end of it's run. Didn't go into any specifics, but if it was seeing improvement, maybe Five feel it is worth trying out again?
EDIT - I've found the article and the relevant quote was this "but my boss called me the following week to say I got the highest-rated viewing figures ever for the show, so I left on a real high". Thew changes were being planned back in January last year, so maybe the plug was pulled on Five News at 7 before a rating improvements started. Or maybe it was just a one-off ratings increase. Only way to know for sure will be if someone has some figures
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/feat...ent.5669654.jp
One final thought on the change - there is probably going to be more scope for re-using reports from the 5pm bulletin in a straight forward Five News at 7pm compared to LFSF. So some potential cost savings could be had
Originally Posted by derek500:
“They could of course show them at a later date on Sky1 with ad breaks, but the schedule gets very messy with 35 and 70 minute slots.”
“They could of course show them at a later date on Sky1 with ad breaks, but the schedule gets very messy with 35 and 70 minute slots.”
If they show them at 10pm though, would it matter? C4 never seem to have a show starting at 11pm, neither do BBC1, 2 or ITV1. A 10.35 start for s how might even be benefical to Sky in attracting viewers from BBC1/ITV News at Ten
Originally Posted by newkid30:
“Ah I see, I gave up watching a few years ago, but will def tune in for the All stars out of curiosity and to see who goes in? It seems to have been on for ages, but it's prob always that long, thanks for info.”
“Ah I see, I gave up watching a few years ago, but will def tune in for the All stars out of curiosity and to see who goes in? It seems to have been on for ages, but it's prob always that long, thanks for info.
”
Most rumours point to most of the housemates being from BB8 onwards so you might not even be that interested (assuming you're like the majority of the public and stopped watching after BB7
)
Originally Posted by Desert Rat:
“Most rumours point to most of the housemates being from BB8 onwards so you might not even be that interested (assuming you're like the majority of the public and stopped watching after BB7)”
“Most rumours point to most of the housemates being from BB8 onwards so you might not even be that interested (assuming you're like the majority of the public and stopped watching after BB7
)”
OMG that's stupid, you're right I won't bother tuning in, I would have thought they would have got HMs from earlier higher rated series to get people to tune in? Anyone who stuck with it in recent years will tune in regardless, seems like a wasted opportunity. Then again, I guess the shows over so it won't make any difference.
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