Originally Posted by Chris1964:
“Spain played some good stuff but there were not as many stand out moments as last night and I think ITV have done pretty well out of their crumbs in the latter stages-at the end of the day its all down to fate.
Have to say I enjoyed the last half hour of MOTD tonight-some excellent items on Robben Island and Rorkes Drift.”
The BBC post-match coverage has been excellent throughout. I do think it says a lot about both corporations covering the event. The BBC chose to fill post-match with retrospectives of past tournaments and exploring South Africa's people and heritage. ITV decided to have James Corden's show.
Originally Posted by Agent F:
“No they weren't.
IIRC both were generally well received - Lost In Austen in particular (check out the reviews on Amazon). It just never took off really, possibly because it was just the sort of thing ITV never normally does.
I don't think quality is always key. A lot of critically acclaimed shows never manage to be a big hit with a mainstream audience. Doesn't mean they're crap.”
I didnt watch either but I do get the feeling people judge in this thread judge shows purely on their ratings without watching them. An Englishman In New York tanked ratings wise but was far from dreadful.
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“That's the problem with the audience nowadays, they don't give dramas a second chance and come back to see if the other episodes are good. Look at Married Single Other (I know, that example again) - first episode was "meh", the rest was good.
What happened? The rest flopped (arguably because of Five Days) and it was axed despite of the good quality overall of the series.
Surely we want at least 1 ITV drama series to succeed, crime or not, hey?”
ITV or any channel's drama series should only succeed if their good enough. MSO taught ITV a good lesson that their audience wont tolerate a poor first episode.
Originally Posted by Score:
“I can't see The Silence doing brilliant business tbh. It'll definitely be more in the Criminal Justice/Father and Son league of stripped dramas as opposed to Collision/Five Days. It doesn't have a particularly wide appeal and the reviews so far haven't been particularly good, with Radio Times saying it is dragged out and should just be a 90 minute one off. Hopefully Identity will hold up OK against it.”
I agree. The Silence seems like the sort of thing that has a limited appeal. It could get 5m if its good, like Five Daughters got. However, if its poor it could be under 4m.
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“I think it'll probably be two different audiences though and I can't see them harming each other too much. When WDYTYA clashed with Law & Order: UK neither was dented as they attracted different audiences and it was a good example of counter programming.”
I think both shows have a crossover audience. Both shows are usually competing for less viewers on a warm Summer night aswell. However, WDYTYA does rely on what celebrity is the focus of the show. Brucie should do good business first up.
.... Cheers!
(only BBC schedules on there ATM confirmed)
