just updated Digiguide, that Primeval ep on the 31st is a repeat. So hopefully the next series WILL start very soon after that.
The Ratings Thread (Part 14)
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I suspect the new series will start the following day on NYD. Is the repeat the last episode of series 3?
Great night for BBC1 last night. Huge audience for TOS, only ~2m behind Emmerdale last night when on Monday it was ~3.5m. EE did well to maintain Mondays audience too-very stable and nice to see they'll be mentioning Corrie next Thursday. Holby held up extremely well against IAC-not dented at all. Infact all the terrestrials held up well in the 8pm slot, where I suspect IAC was dented, because 8.5m is the lowest this series (ex. CIN). Seems stupid to start it at 8.30pm really when there's no strong programming at 8pm.
Another strong rating for Emmerdale and I would guess tonight will see a huge ratings win for ITV1 with another block of bankers from 7-10pm. IAC/Apprentice/GD/football is an interesting battle though. And interesting to see ITV advertise Corrie as 2 seperate episodes, even though it's on for an hour.
Good night for CH5-everything seemed to be up on past weeks. Complete flop for CH4 at 9pm though-0.6m for The Family
is awful!
Another strong rating for Emmerdale and I would guess tonight will see a huge ratings win for ITV1 with another block of bankers from 7-10pm. IAC/Apprentice/GD/football is an interesting battle though. And interesting to see ITV advertise Corrie as 2 seperate episodes, even though it's on for an hour.
Good night for CH5-everything seemed to be up on past weeks. Complete flop for CH4 at 9pm though-0.6m for The Family
is awful!
For those who thought Miranda would have been perfect for Christmas Day (including me) ... Miranda gets a repeat on BBC2, Christmas Day at 22:45, Which really, is the slot it would have got if it was on BBC1! and with nothing huge on BBC1 I would not be surprised if this got really good ratings!
Originally Posted by Roscoe Barnes:
“I'm expecting some BIG ratings tonight. The snow where I live is terrible. Even got sent home from work...which is always a bonus!
”
“I'm expecting some BIG ratings tonight. The snow where I live is terrible. Even got sent home from work...which is always a bonus!
”
The snow is terrible where I live. Put up the Christmas tree this afternoon. No live telly for me tonight, will be watching It's A Wonderful Life on DVD
So we won't figure in the ratings.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Why are they repeating just the one episode? Seems a bit bizarre and could do more harm than good.”
“Why are they repeating just the one episode? Seems a bit bizarre and could do more harm than good.”
I guess it'll serve as a reminder of what happened at the end of the last series and I can't see it doing any harm as I'm sure the new series will be advertised heavily with the correct date and time. Personally I'd have stripped the whole of the last series across 10 afternoons over Christmas fortnight (Monday-Friday of both weeks). It's not like they've got anything better to show, and it would remind the audience of the last series (especially with all the cast changes) and could have got them some decent numbers.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“So, with Christmas unwrapped, I am now going to take a guess at New Year's day:
10.50 Match of the Day”
“So, with Christmas unwrapped, I am now going to take a guess at New Year's day:
10.50 Match of the Day”
Would the BBC be able to get an exemption to start MOTD after 2230 on New Years Day?
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“Right, I've attempted to compile my own schedule seeing as the BBC's one looks like things have been thrown at a dartboard.
It's like they haven't commissioned actual programmes for two weeks, they've commissioned for a week and a bit, throwing documentaries in for 1/2 a week - hence why my version below has some gaps in it.
Anyway: http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6003/bbcschedule.png
Better of worse? You tell me.”
“Right, I've attempted to compile my own schedule seeing as the BBC's one looks like things have been thrown at a dartboard.
It's like they haven't commissioned actual programmes for two weeks, they've commissioned for a week and a bit, throwing documentaries in for 1/2 a week - hence why my version below has some gaps in it.
Anyway: http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6003/bbcschedule.png
Better of worse? You tell me.”
It isn't difficult is it - they've somehow managed to create a schedule which hides their flagship content rather than sells it.
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“BBC1 - http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6003/bbcschedule.png
ITV1 - http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8287/itv.png”
“BBC1 - http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6003/bbcschedule.png
ITV1 - http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8287/itv.png”
Thanks for those. Even switching Rock and Chips to Boxing Day and having Upstairs Downstairs run Mon-Wed instead would be a significant improvement.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Why are they repeating just the one episode? Seems a bit bizarre and could do more harm than good.”
“Why are they repeating just the one episode? Seems a bit bizarre and could do more harm than good.”
it does not say which episode it is, but I would hazard a guess it will be last series finale, it ended on a cliff hanger, of differnt memebers of the team being split in differnt time zones. Its been a while since its been on TV, so I dont think its a bad idea to repeat it.
As for repeating the whole series, they could have done, but thats their decesion.
Originally Posted by excel99:
“Would the BBC be able to get an exemption to start MOTD after 2230 on New Years Day?”
“Would the BBC be able to get an exemption to start MOTD after 2230 on New Years Day?”
They do from time to time alter the time a bit. The Remembrance Service, Last Night of the Proms, Eurovision Song Contest etc.
I think if special occasions dictate they are allowed.
Incidentally, is there actually footie on New Year's Day this year....I'm not sure!?
Originally Posted by Score:
“I guess it'll serve as a reminder of what happened at the end of the last series and I can't see it doing any harm as I'm sure the new series will be advertised heavily with the correct date and time. Personally I'd have stripped the whole of the last series across 10 afternoons over Christmas fortnight (Monday-Friday of both weeks). It's not like they've got anything better to show, and it would remind the audience of the last series (especially with all the cast changes) and could have got them some decent numbers.”
“I guess it'll serve as a reminder of what happened at the end of the last series and I can't see it doing any harm as I'm sure the new series will be advertised heavily with the correct date and time. Personally I'd have stripped the whole of the last series across 10 afternoons over Christmas fortnight (Monday-Friday of both weeks). It's not like they've got anything better to show, and it would remind the audience of the last series (especially with all the cast changes) and could have got them some decent numbers.”
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“it does not say which episode it is, but I would hazard a guess it will be last series finale, it ended on a cliff hanger, of differnt memebers of the team being split in differnt time zones. Its been a while since its been on TV, so I dont think its a bad idea to repeat it.
As for repeating the whole series, they could have done, but thats their decesion.”
“it does not say which episode it is, but I would hazard a guess it will be last series finale, it ended on a cliff hanger, of differnt memebers of the team being split in differnt time zones. Its been a while since its been on TV, so I dont think its a bad idea to repeat it.
As for repeating the whole series, they could have done, but thats their decesion.”
Thanks guys. Makes a lot more sense if it was a cliffhanger ending to the last series.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Incidentally, is there actually footie on New Year's Day this year....I'm not sure!?”
“Incidentally, is there actually footie on New Year's Day this year....I'm not sure!?”
Yep, there will be games going on up and down the country as normal.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Yep, there will be games going on up and down the country as normal.”
“Yep, there will be games going on up and down the country as normal.”
Thanks for that.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Incidentally, is there actually footie on New Year's Day this year....I'm not sure!?”
“Incidentally, is there actually footie on New Year's Day this year....I'm not sure!?”
Yes, for the first time on New Year's Day for three years, they don't have fixtures if New Year's Day is a Thursday or Friday as it's too close to the FA Cup third round. But this year there are four full programmes, Boxing Day, Tuesday 28th, New Year's Day, and a set across the 3rd, 4th and 5th January.
The last time New Year's Day was on a Saturday, MOTD was at 11.30. In fact umpteen Christmas MOTDs is quite a new thing, it wasn't until 1999, in fact, that there was one on Boxing Day - the previous year there wasn't, even though it was a Saturday, they just showed the goals from Boxing Day on the programme on Monday 28th, which was quite common. Although in those days they were also allowed to show the goals on Final Score on Boxing Day. And before the Premier League, you'd only get MOTD if Boxing Day was a Saturday, never any other day of the week - Alan Hansen said he remembered Liverpool playing Man U on Boxing Day in 1979 and there not being a TV camera in the stadium.
CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
West Ham v Birmingham
Both games will be over two legs - one leg of the ties will be live on BBC One in January on the 12th and 26th of the month.
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
West Ham v Birmingham
Both games will be over two legs - one leg of the ties will be live on BBC One in January on the 12th and 26th of the month.
Originally Posted by ZoeMcCallister:
“Great night for BBC1 last night. Huge audience for TOS, only ~2m behind Emmerdale last night when on Monday it was ~3.5m. EE did well to maintain Mondays audience too-very stable and nice to see they'll be mentioning Corrie next Thursday. Holby held up extremely well against IAC-not dented at all. Infact all the terrestrials held up well in the 8pm slot, where I suspect IAC was dented, because 8.5m is the lowest this series (ex. CIN). Seems stupid to start it at 8.30pm really when there's no strong programming at 8pm.
Another strong rating for Emmerdale and I would guess tonight will see a huge ratings win for ITV1 with another block of bankers from 7-10pm. IAC/Apprentice/GD/football is an interesting battle though. And interesting to see ITV advertise Corrie as 2 seperate episodes, even though it's on for an hour.
Good night for CH5-everything seemed to be up on past weeks. Complete flop for CH4 at 9pm though-0.6m for The Family is awful!”
“Great night for BBC1 last night. Huge audience for TOS, only ~2m behind Emmerdale last night when on Monday it was ~3.5m. EE did well to maintain Mondays audience too-very stable and nice to see they'll be mentioning Corrie next Thursday. Holby held up extremely well against IAC-not dented at all. Infact all the terrestrials held up well in the 8pm slot, where I suspect IAC was dented, because 8.5m is the lowest this series (ex. CIN). Seems stupid to start it at 8.30pm really when there's no strong programming at 8pm.
Another strong rating for Emmerdale and I would guess tonight will see a huge ratings win for ITV1 with another block of bankers from 7-10pm. IAC/Apprentice/GD/football is an interesting battle though. And interesting to see ITV advertise Corrie as 2 seperate episodes, even though it's on for an hour.
Good night for CH5-everything seemed to be up on past weeks. Complete flop for CH4 at 9pm though-0.6m for The Family
is awful!”
Not on my Telly they won't be
Originally Posted by dan2008:
“Not on my Telly they won't be”
“Not on my Telly they won't be”
Dan, there are several things a television can do. Televisions, however, cannot beep out the words of programmes just because a user on an internet forum dislikes the programme in question.
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
West Ham v Birmingham
Both games will be over two legs - one leg of the ties will be live on BBC One in January on the 12th and 26th of the month.”
“CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
West Ham v Birmingham
Both games will be over two legs - one leg of the ties will be live on BBC One in January on the 12th and 26th of the month.”
The BBC must be cursing the hammers tonight.
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“Dan, there are several things a television can do. Televisions, however, cannot beep out the words of programmes just because a user on an internet forum dislikes the programme in question.”
“Dan, there are several things a television can do. Televisions, however, cannot beep out the words of programmes just because a user on an internet forum dislikes the programme in question.
”
It will just have to be the first episode of EastEnders i'll miss in 20 odd years
:
Na I have no problem with EastEnders mentioning Corrie
And i was actually going to watch Corrie's LIVE episode Thursday but its my works xmas party.
Mind you had that been EastEnders LIVE I wouldn't be going
And i was actually going to watch Corrie's LIVE episode Thursday but its my works xmas party.
Mind you had that been EastEnders LIVE I wouldn't be going
On Betfair in the last 4 hours, England have gone from 3/1 to evens favourites to win the 2018 World Cup bid.
BBC2 will show the result from 2.45pm to 3.45pm, with the decision expected around 3pm.
Sky Sports News, in their usual understated way, will begin coverage from Zurich at 6am
BBC2 will show the result from 2.45pm to 3.45pm, with the decision expected around 3pm.
Sky Sports News, in their usual understated way, will begin coverage from Zurich at 6am
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
West Ham v Birmingham
Both games will be over two legs - one leg of the ties will be live on BBC One in January on the 12th and 26th of the month.”
“CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
West Ham v Birmingham
Both games will be over two legs - one leg of the ties will be live on BBC One in January on the 12th and 26th of the month.”
I'm guessing Ipswich v Arsenal will be the first leg shown - we've only got a small chance at Portman Road as it is and absolutely no chance at the Emirates. Birmingham v West Ham may be a closer run thing for the second leg.
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Good night for ITV on a Tuesday - that makes a change! You've Been Framed did well in the 8pm slot and boosts the argument that entertainment could work better there than documentaries, though it did have an I'm A Celebrity... lead out. EastEnders and Holby City did well; BBC1 has a very settled night on Tuesday's.
Originally Posted by Joe40:
“On Betfair in the last 4 hours, England have gone from 3/1 to evens favourites to win the 2018 World Cup bid.
BBC2 will show the result from 2.45pm to 3.45pm, with the decision expected around 3pm.
Sky Sports News, in their usual understated way, will begin coverage from Zurich at 6am”
“On Betfair in the last 4 hours, England have gone from 3/1 to evens favourites to win the 2018 World Cup bid.
BBC2 will show the result from 2.45pm to 3.45pm, with the decision expected around 3pm.
Sky Sports News, in their usual understated way, will begin coverage from Zurich at 6am
”
Remember odds are based on people betting, not an actual increased chance of winning - hence when it comes to anything football related England always have better odds than they should.
That said the Murdoch press have gone to town this week on making sure it's the BBC's fault if the bid is lost (the Sunday Times expose conveniently forgotten!), even though Russia and Spain/Portugal had been seen to have the edge beforehand anyway.
Personally I think it'll be the arrogance around the bid team which loses it - so many comments in the press in the last few days about how England deserve it and how FIFA should be begging the country to host - and whilst there is no doubt England could host the tournament tomorrow if needs be, that's not the way to go about winning such a bid. They just haven't learnt from the Olympic team that you need to bid based on the present and future, not on the past, even if five years later a Tory government comes along and ruins that future!
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