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Old 07-01-2011, 19:33
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Wouldn't have thought so, they showed a new series in September and another in December, and that was highly unusual in itself as they normally only show one new series a year.
I dont completey disagree however my digiguide has a marker which gives a Bart Simpsons head to any episdoe that is not marked as being of a season that hasnt already been on C4, side effect is that any unmarked seasons also get the icon, but plenty of times unmarked episodes have turned out to be new episodes.

think about it, if they are just giong to be repeats, why not mark them like everyother episode.

the Monday episode is a repeat, Tuesday - Friday is unmarked, so it COULD mean new episodes.
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Old 07-01-2011, 19:40
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Someone in the Mrs Brown's Boys thread has said it's going out on Monday nights at 10.35 from Feb 21st.

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The DS thread on this show guided me to a clip. It doesn't look like the sort of thing that would perform well in primetime.

But it's disappointing that BBC1 should be spending money on sitcoms only worthy of a 10.35 slot. They should be concentrating in increasing the amount and quality in peak-viewing.
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Old 07-01-2011, 19:47
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My first thought on Sky Atlantic having seen the first week's schedule (minus daytime) is... what's the point in launching this in the form of a traditional TV channel?

The schedule is made up of a handful of (admittedly high quality) shows repeated almost endlessly. It's almost a +2 of itself. What's more, with it featuring mostly HBO stuff, the shows don't really lend themselves to a commercial TV channel due to the awkward episode lengths. Viewers over here are used to things starting on the hour most of the time, which will be a rarity on Atlantic.

I know it's not designed to be a ratings winner, but I'm struggling to see its purpose at the moment. The fact they are having to use content from Sky Movies to fill slots also speaks volumes.

Why couldn't they have just stuck Boardwalk Empire on Sky1, put the HBO back catalogue up on Sky Anytime and be done with it?

Just seems a waste of resources to me this channel when what little content it has at launch could be housed elsewhere, particularly in the form of on demand, where frankly it would be better suited.

Sky1 is falling by the wayside whilst all this is going on, and poor old Bravo got axed. I do hope it's worth it...
That is what kinda what it is like on HBO normally, having a 'premiere' night and repeats everywhere else. It will be useful to people (like me) who can't watch/record on the premiere nights
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Old 07-01-2011, 19:48
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Thursday 6th January 2011
BBC One
13:45 - Doctors: 1.82m (23.8%)
19:00 - Celebrity Mastermind: 5.65m (23.8%)
19:30 - EastEnders: 9.87m (40.0%)
* 19:30 to 19:55 - 10.50m (42.5%)
20:00 - DIY SOS: 5.23m (20.1%)
21:00 - Come Fly with Me: 6.49m (25.2%)
21:30 - Not Going Out: 4.75m (19.4%)
* highest-ever audience
* previous high: 3.76m (17.0%)

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BBC1 had a really good night. Was it snowing heavily in the Home Counties last night?

CFWM still delivering on the ratings front despite the switch off.

NGO in line for 5m+ in the officials which is a very respectable figure. That was high enough to earn Life Of Reilly a recommision.

Very good figure for DIY SOS. I wonder if Human Planet will be able to get 5m in that slot next Thursday. It must have a chance. Human Planet against the soaps strikes me as good complementary scheduling.
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Old 07-01-2011, 19:52
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all 3 of come fly with me are in the top 10 of the iplayer, that is very unusual, I hope that the ratings rise up,
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Old 07-01-2011, 20:16
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BBC1 had a really good night. Was it snowing heavily in the Home Counties last night?

CFWM still delivering on the ratings front despite the switch off.

NGO in line for 5m+ in the officials which is a very respectable figure. That was high enough to earn Life Of Reilly a recommision.

Very good figure for DIY SOS. I wonder if Human Planet will be able to get 5m in that slot next Thursday. It must have a chance. Human Planet against the soaps strikes me as good complementary scheduling.
Ho, ho, maybe all the hardcore ITV viewers were down the bingo as Gala had a £ 200, 000 rollover, though high ratings for the bingo players favourite, Corrie, might dispute this.
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Old 07-01-2011, 20:40
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10.5m is a fantastic figure for EastEnders.

A peak of 11million too!
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Old 07-01-2011, 20:53
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Why couldn't they have just stuck Boardwalk Empire on Sky1, put the HBO back catalogue up on Sky Anytime and be done with it?
Because Sky1 is perceived (wrongly IMO) by many as a downmarket channel and Sky want to attract more ABC1s as subscribers.

There's plenty of content on Atlantic to keep a single channel going.

There's not enough space on Anytime to put whole seasons of shows.
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:22
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ABC:
8pm - Wipeout - 11.57m (3.7)
* Second highest rating ever
* 19% up from summer premiere
* Special "winter wonderland" series
9pm - Grey's Anatomy - 11.66m (4.2)
* Up 5% from last episode (2nd of December)
* Won the 9pm hour among adults 18-49
10pm - Private Practice - 7.78m (2.8)
* 67% retention from Grey's Anatomy

CBS:
8pm - The Big Bang Theory - 14.02m (4.4)
* #1 show of the night among adults 18-49
* Up 10% from 16th of December
8.30pm - Sh*t My Dad Says - 10.86m (2.9)
* Skewing older than BBT
* 35% of audience aged 18-49 vs 41% for BBT
9pm - CSI - 14.22m (3.3)
* #1 show at 9pm in total viewers
* Up 10% from last episode
10pm - The Mentalist - 14.81m (3.0)
* Most watched show of the night
* Up 25% from last episode (a series low)

FOX:
8pm - Million Dollar Money Drop - 4.61m (1.4)
* Up 8% from Tuesdays episode

Tvbythenumbers

Strong numbers for Wipeout there, a massive improvement on what ABC had been getting in that slot although I still think Private Practice is a bit low considering the slot and it should be able to hold more of the GA audience, IMO. The Mentalist doesn't seem to be doing as well as it was - or perhaps it's just that CSI isn't dropping as fast anymore - but it continues to draw large numbers overall. Million Dollar Money Drop never really got a chance at FOX.

The story of the night, however, was Jersey Shore. Becoming MTV's most watched series telecast ever, it had 8.45m viewers and a 4.2 rating among adults 18-49 - tying Grey's Anatomy, beating everything at 10pm and only just behind The Big Bang Theory.

MTV's notes:

MTV’S HIGHEST RATED SERIES TELECAST EVER! SEASON THREE OF“JERSEY SHORE” DELIVERS 8.45 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS FOR PREMIERE

“JERSEY SHORE” SEASON THREE PREMIERE

•Delivered 8.45 million total viewers.
•Averaged an 8.3 P12-34 rating and 6.5 million P12-34 viewers.
•MTV’s most watched series telecast ever.
•Delivered more P12-34 viewers than any broadcast or cable television show this broadcast season.*
•For P12-34, the “Jersey Shore” premiere is +63% versus the Season Two premiere (8.3 vs. 5.1) and +36% versus the Season Two finale (8.3 vs. 6.1).
•For P12-34, “Jersey Shore” is +46% vs. the Season Two average (8.3 vs. 5.7).

*Excludes sporting events.
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:24
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10.5m is a fantastic figure for EastEnders.

A peak of 11million too!
Oh yes it is
8,400 complaints - 11million viewers

It's all good down in Albert Square
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:40
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Oh yes it is
8,400 complaints - 11million viewers

It's all good down in Albert Square
I suggest you actually read my comment in the Soap Ratings Thread: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...&postcount=883
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:43
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I suggest you actually read my comment in the Soap Ratings Thread: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...&postcount=883
This will all blow over and everyone will be talking about how stupid it was six months from now. There will be no long term damage to eastenders.
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:56
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This will all blow over and everyone will be talking about how stupid it was six months from now. There will be no long term damage to eastenders.
I agree
there will be a big storyline that will get people talking and watching and it will become a distant memory.
Still it changes the headlines for a few days

I suggest you actually read my comment in the Soap Ratings Thread: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...&postcount=883
I did and replied Earlier
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:56
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Oh yes it is
8,400 complaints - 11million viewers

It's all good down in Albert Square
You can say that all you want, the BBC will not be happy with those complaints. Viewing figures, yes, but not if that complain figure keeps rising.

It's far from all good down in Albert Square and those who give the green light for the storyline could see themselves out on their ear at this rate.

The show will survive, the current creative team might not be so lucky.
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:58
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You can say that all you want, the BBC will not be happy with those complaints. Viewing figures, yes, but not if that complain figure keeps rising.

It's far from all good down in Albert Square and those who give the green light for the storyline could see themselves out on their ear at this rate.

The show will survive, the current creative team might not be so lucky.
It's all good down in Albert Square

I hear Kris Green who once worked for DS came up with the idea.

I dunno i think now would be the right time to bring back EastEnders 'Everyones Talking about it'
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Old 07-01-2011, 21:59
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I think the number of complaints is only high because someone in the BBC Press Office has decided to provide a running total, which has subsequently encouraged bandwagon-jumpers.Personally, I find the storyline tedious, but I haven't felt the need to whinge to the BBC about it.
The same thoughts were going through my head when I saw your comment.

I imagine there a few axe grinders in that total.
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:03
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Would there be all this scrutiny of EE's overnight figures if it was CoroSt we were commenting on...?
If Corrie was involved in the current scandal, you'd be all over it.

Certain people in this thread would be slating ITV for going to far in the chase for ratings, and would be demanding Corrie to be axed.
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:08
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and would be demanding Corrie to be axed.
some dont even need an excuse
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:09
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Wouldn't have thought so, they showed a new series in September and another in December, and that was highly unusual in itself as they normally only show one new series a year.
we can hope for the best, cant we
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:14
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It's all good down in Albert Square

I hear Kris Green who once worked for DS came up with the idea.

I dunno i think now would be the right time to bring back EastEnders 'Everyones Talking about it'
Lol, probably more accurately "everyones moaning about it"

Its a curious thing though how a programme is reported in the media dictates how its generally viewed. The general tone is that Eastenders is depressing sad etc, and so whenever the subject is brought up even those who never watch it will confidently say its depressing because thats what they think they are expected to say. Eastenders is on a hiding to nothing in that respect though perhaps the planners dont help themselves.
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:16
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Lol, probably more accurately "everyones moaning about it"

Its a curious thing though how a programme is reported in the media dictates how its generally viewed. The general tone is that Eastenders is depressing sad etc, and so whenever the subject is brought up even those who never watch it will confidently say its depressing because thats what they think they are expected to say. Eastenders is on a hiding to nothing in that respect though perhaps the perhaps the planners dont help themselves.
Even in the episode where the Baby died there was lighter moments with all the locals seeing in the new year
and they had quite a bit of community spirit in that episode
too.
These days there is a lot more humour and lighter moments in the square.
Like you say people say it's doom and gloom even if they don't watch it
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:22
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Penn & Teller could be a hit... much better than The Magicians and I'm actually just being honest.
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:32
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That MTV rating is AMAZING had it been getting anything like that previously?
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:35
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Penn & Teller could be a hit... much better than The Magicians and I'm actually just being honest.
Penn and Teller was great - I'm not sure how it will do in that slot, but it deserves to do well. Ten times better than The Magicians.
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Old 07-01-2011, 22:40
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Penn and Teller was great - I'm not sure how it will do in that slot, but it deserves to do well. Ten times better than The Magicians.
I think the pacing was better. It didn't feel like an ITV1 show, it felt like a BBC One show. In fact, the two channel's offerings seem suited to the other channel - the BBC's full of "celebrities" assisting, cr*p host and slightly poor pacing; ITV's well paced, adult, with a touch of class and ... a slightly less cr*p host...
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