What would've happened if ITV had moved Paul O'Grady to Thursday and Law & Order to Friday, in conjunction with BBC1's move of New Tricks?
The Ratings Thread (Part 12)
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Originally Posted by Georged123:
“Wowza. I didnt expect the gap to be 4m and for New Tricks to actually increase on a new day. Some serious thinking needs to be done at ITV HQ to try and save L+O. I suppose the only solace in that result is that it doesnt have to face New Tricks every week.”
“Wowza. I didnt expect the gap to be 4m and for New Tricks to actually increase on a new day. Some serious thinking needs to be done at ITV HQ to try and save L+O. I suppose the only solace in that result is that it doesnt have to face New Tricks every week.”
New Tricks is back to Friday next week
Sky Atlantic is an interesting one, certainly sounds like a strong line up. It does beg the question what will become of Sky 1 as according to the Guardian,
And according to DS,
So does this mean the glossy homegrown drama one-offs they have been making for Sky 1 will transfer to Sky Atlantic? Obviously there is also the fact that Sky Atlantic is not part of the 'sky basics' and so may not necessarily be provided to rival platforms, although I'd there is a good chance it might appear on VM.
Stuart Murphy will be responsible for Atlantic, in addition to Sky 1, 2 and 3.
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“BSkyB said that Sky Atlantic will also become to a home for exclusive new UK programming.”
“BSkyB said that Sky Atlantic will also become to a home for exclusive new UK programming.”
And according to DS,
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“The channel, which will be made available as part of Sky's Variety Pack, will also air a raft of UK shows, with further details to be announced shortly.”
“The channel, which will be made available as part of Sky's Variety Pack, will also air a raft of UK shows, with further details to be announced shortly.”
So does this mean the glossy homegrown drama one-offs they have been making for Sky 1 will transfer to Sky Atlantic? Obviously there is also the fact that Sky Atlantic is not part of the 'sky basics' and so may not necessarily be provided to rival platforms, although I'd there is a good chance it might appear on VM.
Stuart Murphy will be responsible for Atlantic, in addition to Sky 1, 2 and 3.
Some more from last night...
BBC1
The One Show - 4.4.m/21.8%
Eastenders - 8.1m/36.6%
Watchdog - 4.7m 20%
New Tricks - 7.1m/ 29%
BBC News - 5m/ 25%
Question Time - 2.9m/ 23%
ITV
Emmerdale - 6.6m/ 28.7%
Coronation St - 7.2m / 29.5%
L&O UK - 3.1m / 12.8%
News at Ten - 1.9m/10%
BBC2
Nigella's Kitchen - 2.3m/10%
Hairy Bikers - 1.4m/6%
Michael Wood - 1m / 4.3%
Mock the Week - 2.5m / 12.7%
C4
Trinny & Susannah - 1.3m
Five
Europa League Football - 2.2m/ 9.2%
**peaked at 3m / 12.5% at 9.15pm**
BBC1
The One Show - 4.4.m/21.8%
Eastenders - 8.1m/36.6%
Watchdog - 4.7m 20%
New Tricks - 7.1m/ 29%
BBC News - 5m/ 25%
Question Time - 2.9m/ 23%
ITV
Emmerdale - 6.6m/ 28.7%
Coronation St - 7.2m / 29.5%
L&O UK - 3.1m / 12.8%
News at Ten - 1.9m/10%
BBC2
Nigella's Kitchen - 2.3m/10%
Hairy Bikers - 1.4m/6%
Michael Wood - 1m / 4.3%
Mock the Week - 2.5m / 12.7%
C4
Trinny & Susannah - 1.3m
Five
Europa League Football - 2.2m/ 9.2%
**peaked at 3m / 12.5% at 9.15pm**
Originally Posted by Bushmills:
“Some more from last night...
BBC1
The One Show - 4.4.m/21.8%
Eastenders - 8.1m/36.6%
Watchdog - 4.7m 20%
New Tricks - 7.1m/ 29%
BBC News - 5m/ 25%
Question Time - 2.9m/ 23%
ITV
Emmerdale - 6.6m/ 28.7%
Coronation St - 7.2m / 29.5%
L&O UK - 3.1m / 12.8%
News at Ten - 1.9m/10%
BBC2
Nigella's Kitchen - 2.3m/10%
Hairy Bikers - 1.4m/6%
Michael Wood - 1m / 4.3%
Mock the Week - 2.5m / 12.7%
C4
Trinny & Susannah - 1.3m
Five
Europa League Football - 2.2m/ 9.2%
**peaked at 3m / 12.5% at 9.15pm**”
“Some more from last night...
BBC1
The One Show - 4.4.m/21.8%
Eastenders - 8.1m/36.6%
Watchdog - 4.7m 20%
New Tricks - 7.1m/ 29%
BBC News - 5m/ 25%
Question Time - 2.9m/ 23%
ITV
Emmerdale - 6.6m/ 28.7%
Coronation St - 7.2m / 29.5%
L&O UK - 3.1m / 12.8%
News at Ten - 1.9m/10%
BBC2
Nigella's Kitchen - 2.3m/10%
Hairy Bikers - 1.4m/6%
Michael Wood - 1m / 4.3%
Mock the Week - 2.5m / 12.7%
C4
Trinny & Susannah - 1.3m
Five
Europa League Football - 2.2m/ 9.2%
**peaked at 3m / 12.5% at 9.15pm**”
Really good night for BBC2
Originally Posted by newkid30:
“why is coronation st so low?”
“why is coronation st so low?”
It's always weakest on a Thursday. Not helped last night by Five showing the Man City match, which will have rated very well in Corrie's Granada heartland region. Also not helped by Watchdog's continuing strong performance.
Originally Posted by Bushmills:
“It's always weakest on a Thursday. Not helped last night by Five showing the Man City match, which will have rated very well in Corrie's Granada heartland region. Also not helped by Watchdog's continuing strong performance.”
“It's always weakest on a Thursday. Not helped last night by Five showing the Man City match, which will have rated very well in Corrie's Granada heartland region. Also not helped by Watchdog's continuing strong performance.”
how long is this thread going to continue to make excuses for Corries low prefromances?
Given that Thursday is the big night for TV, shouldnt Corrie do best on that night?
Originally Posted by Bushmills:
“It's always weakest on a Thursday. Not helped last night by Five showing the Man City match, which will have rated very well in Corrie's Granada heartland region. Also not helped by Watchdog's continuing strong performance.”
“It's always weakest on a Thursday. Not helped last night by Five showing the Man City match, which will have rated very well in Corrie's Granada heartland region. Also not helped by Watchdog's continuing strong performance.”
Thanks Bushmills, didn't realise it was low every Thursday
Good evening for BBC1. The One Show over 20%, EE over 8m, Watchdog providing a strong alternative to ITV's soaps, and New Tricks rating excellently (up from last week which is surprising!).
ITV1's soaps were a bit low, especially Corrie, probably due to the football as it was in the high 7's last week. Poor for Law & Order UK - lower than how The Bill was rating against NT last year! Back to Mondays next year, I suspect. Trinny and Susannah doc rated badly but not surprising after the sort of ratings they were getting for their programmes recently. Football did well - this UEFA contract is turning out to be a great buy from C5.
Saturday, Sundays and Mondays are the big nights for TV when the most people watch.
ITV1's soaps were a bit low, especially Corrie, probably due to the football as it was in the high 7's last week. Poor for Law & Order UK - lower than how The Bill was rating against NT last year! Back to Mondays next year, I suspect. Trinny and Susannah doc rated badly but not surprising after the sort of ratings they were getting for their programmes recently. Football did well - this UEFA contract is turning out to be a great buy from C5.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“Given that Thursday is the big night for TV, shouldnt Corrie do best on that night?”
“Given that Thursday is the big night for TV, shouldnt Corrie do best on that night?”
Saturday, Sundays and Mondays are the big nights for TV when the most people watch.
Originally Posted by farmermike:
“I think Michael Wood on BBC2 was a repeat from BBC4.”
“I think Michael Wood on BBC2 was a repeat from BBC4.”
Yes it was a repeat according to attentional.
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“Michael Wood’s Story of England made is terrestrial début on BBC2 at 9pm. The six-part series, produced by Maya Vision International, is currently airing on BBC4 and has averaged audiences of 453,200 (1.9%) for the first two episodes, shown on Wednesday evenings. The series unearths the history of a village in Leicestershire and drew a terrestrial audience of 1.1m (4.3%)”
“Michael Wood’s Story of England made is terrestrial début on BBC2 at 9pm. The six-part series, produced by Maya Vision International, is currently airing on BBC4 and has averaged audiences of 453,200 (1.9%) for the first two episodes, shown on Wednesday evenings. The series unearths the history of a village in Leicestershire and drew a terrestrial audience of 1.1m (4.3%)”
http://www.attentional.com/attentional_blog/blogs/
Watchdog still doing very well for BBC One
Originally Posted by rzt:
“Saturday, Sundays and Mondays are the big nights for TV when the most people watch TV.”
“Saturday, Sundays and Mondays are the big nights for TV when the most people watch TV.”
so why it is Thursday is generally a busier night for people?
Hmmm looks like everyone will have to pay for SKY eventually, if they want anything other than home grown soaps that is..
Originally Posted by rzt:
“ITV1's soaps were a bit low, especially Corrie, probably due to the football as it was in the high 7's last week.”
“ITV1's soaps were a bit low, especially Corrie, probably due to the football as it was in the high 7's last week.”
If EE had 8.1 then I doubt Corrie would have ordinarily been in the high 7s last night given there's always a big gap between it and EE on Thursay nights.
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“Saturday, Sundays and Mondays are the big nights for TV when the most people watch.”
“Saturday, Sundays and Mondays are the big nights for TV when the most people watch.”
Yet EE thrives on a Thursday and is the only soap to do so.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“how long is this thread going to continue to make excuses for Corries low prefromances?
Given that Thursday is the big night for TV, shouldnt Corrie do best on that night?”
“how long is this thread going to continue to make excuses for Corries low prefromances?
Given that Thursday is the big night for TV, shouldnt Corrie do best on that night?”
Wasn't making excuses, simply trying to provide an explanation. I don't think they purposely schedule the worst episodes on Thursday so there has to be a rational reason why it performs worse there.
Originally Posted by open_ended:
“If EE had 8.1 then I doubt Corrie would have ordinarily been in the high 7s last night given there's always a big gap between it and EE on Thursay nights.”
“If EE had 8.1 then I doubt Corrie would have ordinarily been in the high 7s last night given there's always a big gap between it and EE on Thursay nights.”
Last week, Corrie was 0.5m behind EE. The football last nigth knocked Corrie to 0.9m behind EE so I do think that had some effect. Without the football, it might've got 7.6m-ish. Of course, that would still be pretty low by Corrie standards.
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“Yet EE thrives on a Thursday and is the only soap to do so.”
“Yet EE thrives on a Thursday and is the only soap to do so.”
Absolutely, but the point I was trying to make is that on Monday nights more people watch TV than Thursday nights, so the soaps tend to have their highest ratings on Mondays unless there's a big episode later in the week (i.e. Queen Vic Fire/Live ep).
I'm starting to wonder whether switching Corrie & Emmerdale on a Thursday may work wonders. The only issue I had before was the long gap between the Emmerdales, but if it's a good episode then people will surely hold on after Corrie. Corrie should get a boost from no 8.30pm junction and the EE lead in. And as we've seen the Corrie lead in hasn't boosted the 9pm slot really, anymore than The Bill did when it was in the Thursday slot.
Saying that, Corrie still doesn't feel right on a Thursday and Wednesday 7.30pm still feels much better and I can see why there is a gap on Thursdays.
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Fantastic ratings for Celebrity Juice & MTW last night-series high for MTW? Not sure why DS keep saying 'the return of CJ' though, considering it's been on about 4 weeks!
Saying that, Corrie still doesn't feel right on a Thursday and Wednesday 7.30pm still feels much better and I can see why there is a gap on Thursdays.
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Fantastic ratings for Celebrity Juice & MTW last night-series high for MTW? Not sure why DS keep saying 'the return of CJ' though, considering it's been on about 4 weeks!
Looking back 6 months, on the official ratings:
Corrie's thursday episodes rated similarly to the average of the two friday episodes (about 1-1.5m less than the average of the monday episodes)
Recently, thursdays episode has started to rate under friday's lowest episode, (and about 1.5-2m under mondays average).
So it does seem as though the move away from wednesdays (which used to be its top-rated evening) has done it no favours.
K
Corrie's thursday episodes rated similarly to the average of the two friday episodes (about 1-1.5m less than the average of the monday episodes)
Recently, thursdays episode has started to rate under friday's lowest episode, (and about 1.5-2m under mondays average).
So it does seem as though the move away from wednesdays (which used to be its top-rated evening) has done it no favours.
K
Good night for BBC1 and Five, poor night for ITV1 and Channel 4. OK night for BBC2. BTW, it looks like Ryder Cup will head into a 4th day on Monday due to suspended play today, meaning BBC2's primetime schedule on Monday may change.
Pretty random, but whatever happened to the BBC daytime drama, Moving On? Wasn't there supposed to be a new series this year?
Coming soon...
K
Originally Posted by BBC press office:
“Moving On is executive produced for the BBC by Liam Keelan and is due for transmission on BBC One in October 2010, stripped in the schedule across two weeks. ”
“Moving On is executive produced for the BBC by Liam Keelan and is due for transmission on BBC One in October 2010, stripped in the schedule across two weeks. ”
K
Originally Posted by KennyT:
“Coming soon...
K”
“Coming soon...
K”
Oh thanks for that
I really enjoyed the first series
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