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A couple of days late here but ABC have ordered a pilot of Identity - despite its poor UK ratings last year. It's ITV Studios only pilot order so far and they're co-producing with The Mark Gordon Company (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Criminal Minds) which probably helps. Nothing on the board for BBC Worldwide It was one of 6 pilot orders which also included an order for a new show from Marc Cherry (Desperate Housewives). Quote:
ABC programming chief Paul Lee received Cherry's script, the Desperate Housewives creator's first since the hit ABC dramedy, over the weekend and quickly moved with a pilot order. Hallelujah is set in the town of Hallelujah, Tenn., which is being torn apart by the forces of good and evil. Its fortunes change when a stranger comes to town, bringing justice, peace and possibly restoring faith. There is a music twist: the episodes of Hallelujah will be punctuated by songs sung by the gospel choir, which serves as a sort of Greek chorus
http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/abc-...lelujah-pilot/ABC now have more than a dozen drama pilots. Marc Cherry's is automatically one of the most likely to be ordered to series. And it seems unlikely that Charlie's Angels won't get a series order - the pilot would need to be awful. Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice) is producing a drama set in the world of crisis management based on the experiences of a legendary female PR consultant. Josh Schwartz (The OC, Gossip Girl, Chuck) is producing Georgetown - a series which follows young people living together and working in Washington DC. Ed Bernero (Third Watch, Criminal Minds) has created a more ABC style cop series about two female police detectives who are fiercely loyal to one another since they're secretly sisters (why this is a secret, I have no idea, I assume it will be revealed!). Darren Starr (Sex and The City, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place) is making "Desperate Housewives in Dallas" under a title sure to upset the PTC - Good Christian Bitches. It's a drama about a recently divorced mother of two who, to get a fresh start, moves back to the affluent dallas neighborhood where she grew to find herself in the whirling midst of salacious gossip, botox, and fraud. ABC are also delving into period drama (though 2 rather different periods). Pan-Am is, you guessed it, set at the iconic American airline. Poe is set in Boston in the 1840's where Edgar Allan Poe works as a detective using unusual methods. Missing, a drama about a worried mom/former CIA agent who takes it upon herself to travel to europe and track down her son who had gone missing during a summer internship, sounds a lot like a female version of Liam Neeson's film, Taken. Full List I'll be surprised if Identity gets picked up after looking at the other pilots in contention. ABC shouldn't really bother with that kind of thing, they thrive with serialised drama that gets people talking (usually female lead). |
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Don't think the BRITs will get 5.5m, its not on from 19:30 to 22:00 - its only on from 20:00 to 22:00 and has Grimefighters as its lead-in.
Think I'll say ~4m to 4.5m for it. |
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American Idol came out on top of a quiet night before Sweeps begins today. Idol's 8.9 rating was down just 3% from last week and held up well vs last years equivalent Tuesday episode (down just 2%) - it's best hold of the season. Idol continues its erratic form and tonight faces some new competition - The Big Bang Theory on CBS at 8pm although in their one previous clash, there didn't seem to be much overlap.
Human Target did poorly after Idol, just a 2.4 rating. Minute To Win It on NBC seemed to get all the Idol benefit, jumping from a 1.7 in the 8pm hour to a 3.0 at 9pm - a series high and enough to beat Cougar Town (2.7) at 9.30pm. It also gave a lift to Law & Order: SVU at 10pm which had a 2.9 rating but bad news for ABC as Off The Map stayed stuck at a 1.8 rating. Tvbythenumbers Everything tonight is original. The 9pm battle ought to be interesting with NBC's The Office & Parks & Recreation combination doing well, Bones thriving after Idol and new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and CSI. It premiered at 26.1 million. |
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Eva Pope really did make Waterloo Road. The cast in series 3 and 4 was the best yet.
Series 1 & 2 was like a different show with a grittier edge, more serious ongoing storylines and a smaller cast Series 3, 4 & 5 were when it became soapy but were the show's peak years with good characters, most of the characters in these years are still missed today. Series 6 is just treading over old ground and it has completely lost it's way, the casting of George Sampson is a new low, as is his very 'seen it all before' character traits. |
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Some multichannel ratings from yesterday: BBC Three 20:00- Shrek the Third: 803,000 (3.3%). BBC Four 21:00- The Secret Life of Waves: 390,600 (1.6%) ITV2 20:00- Gossip Girl: 154,700 (0.6%) Sky Atlantic 18:00- ER: 51,300 20:00- 24: 28,200 (0.11%) 21:00- Boardwalk Empire: 352,100 (1.47%) * down from premiere audience of: 438,200 (1.75%) 22:10- Public Speaking: 17,900 (0.13%) Sky One 21:00- Louie Spence’s Showbusiness: 163,900 (0.7%) Source: Broadcast Quote:
Does anyone happen to know how Jersey Shore rated last night? (MTV, 10pm)
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How is Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter faring? Last I heard it had 800,000 viewers.
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Some multichannel ratings from yesterday:
Sky Atlantic 18:00- ER: 51,300 20:00- 24: 28,200 (0.11%) 21:00- Boardwalk Empire: 352,100 (1.47%) * down from premiere audience of: 438,200 (1.75%) 22:10- Public Speaking: 17,900 (0.13%) |
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That is an excellent figure for Midsomer Murders and I am glad John Nettle's last episode rated well as it and he have been good for ITV.
It will be interesting to see how Neil Dudgeon's episodes fare once any initial novelty wears off. Scheduling will be critical. |
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How is Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter faring? Last I heard it had 800,000 viewers.
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Tuesday 1st February Demographics: http://i53.tinypic.com/25khpgz.jpg
- Big Fat Gypsy Weddings was #1 programme of the day among 16-34s, even beating EastEnders. It's very rare that EE is beaten on the same day among 16-34s, so it's quite an achievement. - ITV1's lineup from 8pm onwards skewed extremely old. Taggart's audience of 55% 65+ year olds is the oldest audience I've seen for an ITV primetime show since I've been doing the demos. - CSI beat Taggart 2:1 among 16-34s and almost by the same ratio in terms of 18-49. Taggart was ahead among ABC1s though. - How TV Ruined Your Life is most popular among 16-34s and had a relatively high upmarket skew. Also one of the few shows to skew towards males. Wednesday 2nd February Demographics: http://i54.tinypic.com/2iiy24k.jpg - Midsomer Murders was top show of the day among ABC1s. - Waterloo Road beat Midsomer Murders by about 3:1 among 16-34s and almost 2:1 with 18-49s. - Waterloo Road had a 21% skew into the 16-34 demo, which is really good for a BBC1 drama (only EE and DW skews like that). In terms of 16-18 year olds, it had more viewers than EastEnders (or any other show) yesterday. - Mary Portas: Secret Shopper had a high ABC1 skew, meaning that it effectively tied Traffic Cops among ABC1s. - The Unforgettable Les Dawson and Midsomer Murders both skewed old (only 17% in the 18-49 range). In terms of current ITV primetime programmes, probably only Taggart skews older. - Despite losing 0.4m viewers compared to last week, NCIS's 18-49 audience was equal to last week (and actually rose among children). That suggests that older viewers dropped out this week, probably people who were watching Midsomer Murders. |
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On a different note, The Chase had 2.9m (18%) on Tuesday. A new all-time high for the show and ITV1's highest-rating programme - excluding sport and film - in that 5pm slot since 2005, when The Paul O’Grady Show was on air. Only a matter of time before it passes the 3m mark...
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On a different note, The Chase had 2.9m (18%) on Tuesday. A new series high and ITV1's highest-rating programme - excluding sport and film - in the 5pm slot since 2005, when The Paul O’Grady Show was on air. Only a matter of time before it passes the 3m mark...
Not sure where, though, because moving it could go and kill the show if they try changing the format to 'suit' primetime. Edit: How's the rest of the 5pm slot doing? Is Weakest Link still below 2m... if so then the gap appears to have doubled in the past few weeks. |
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Edit: How's the rest of the 5pm slot doing? Is Weakest Link still below 2m... if so then the gap appears to have doubled in the past few weeks.
BBC1: The Weakest Link: Mon- 2.05m, Tue- 1.97m, Wed- 1.99m BBC2: Antiques Road Trip: Mon- 2.39m, Tue- 2.31m, Wed- 2.59m ITV1: The Chase (exc. HD): Mon- 2.63m, Tue- 2.85m, Wed- 2.70m CH4: Come Dine with Me: Mon- 2.05m, Tue- 2.05m, Wed- 2.01m |
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Antiques Road Trip seems to be doing really well at the moment. So far this week:
BBC1: The Weakest Link: Mon- 2.05m, Tue- 1.97m, Wed- 1.99m BBC2: Antiques Road Trip: Mon- 2.39m, Tue- 2.31m, Wed- 2.59m ITV1: The Chase (exc. HD): Mon- 2.63m, Tue- 2.85m, Wed- 2.70m CH4: Come Dine with Me: Mon- 2.05m, Tue- 2.05m, Wed- 2.01m |
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Will be interesting how Masterchef does with the new format, not keen on it being twice a week at 9pm, once a week would have worked well with a double episode for the final week. I think a new format was neccessary as trying to do what they did on BBC Two on BBC One just didn't work especially when they had that 90 minute episode which was essentially three half hour episodes in one installment.
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How did BONES fare on Living?
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How did BONES fare on Living?
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On a different note, The Chase had 2.9m (18%) on Tuesday. A new all-time high for the show and ITV1's highest-rating programme - excluding sport and film - in that 5pm slot since 2005, when The Paul O’Grady Show was on air. Only a matter of time before it passes the 3m mark...
Do you know how BBC 2 quiz Perfection is fairing? |
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Already sounds better than Studio Five as they have presenters who can present. Not sure what figures they can expect.
Ratings though will surely be no better than Studio Five - you don't replace a show with as poor a reputation as that with one with the OK! brand! BTW, it's been confirmed now Fiver will be rebranded as 5*. Quote:
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21:00- Louie Spence’s Showbusiness: 163,900 (0.7%) |
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It had 263k.
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BTW, it's been confirmed now Fiver will be rebranded as 5*.
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Marchlands already trending 5th in the UK on Twitter even before it starts, so a good social network reaction. Will almost certainly benefit from no Come Fly with Me with an Outnumbered repeat in its place.
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I wish they would just either close it down and transfer the content to Five USA which I imagine will keep its name and launch a plus one channel. Apart from Home and Away, Neighbours and the odd film, it's not been successful at all. The acquisations of Bleep My Dad Says, Better with You and Parenthood are interesting, I imagine the more male oriented programme like Human Target and Burn Notice will move to Five USA
BTW, with My Big Fat Gypsy Weddings rising, have we got a list of C4's top rating programmes - either since it launched or if it would be more relevant, of the last 10 years or so. I'm guessing once they've seen off Jady Goody's eviction it'll be The Ashes victory (though that was a peak figure) in 2005 and then the 2002 BB final to beat. |
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It had 263k.
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BTW, with My Big Fat Gypsy Weddings rising, have we got a list of C4's top rating programmes - either since it launched or if it would be more relevant, of the last 10 years or so. I'm guessing once they've seen off Jady Goody's eviction it'll be The Ashes victory (though that was a peak figure) in 2005 and then the 2002 BB final to beat.
Note - BARB incorrectly lists the 2001 final figure as 13.74m, apart from the fact its way to high, its a combination of both the Friday final figures for the two shows. |
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