With the success of Hattie and Eric and Ernie, wonder what biopics are in the pipeline. Tommy Cooper would be an interesting as would Benny Hill.
The Ratings Thread (Part 16)
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Originally Posted by Brekkie:
“it's been quite a while since we passed the threshold of 90% of homes being digital - we're probably around 95% now.”
“it's been quite a while since we passed the threshold of 90% of homes being digital - we're probably around 95% now.”
Per OFCOM latest report - 92.6% as at 30 Sept 2010.
See Figure 1 (2/16):
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/bin...ts-q3-2010.pdf
Originally Posted by mlt11:
“Per OFCOM latest report - 92.6% as at 30 Sept 2010.
See Figure 1 (2/16):
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/bin...ts-q3-2010.pdf”
“Per OFCOM latest report - 92.6% as at 30 Sept 2010.
See Figure 1 (2/16):
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/bin...ts-q3-2010.pdf”
That's surprising to me just how high it is.
Originally Posted by Brekkie:
“They were hardly going for the Question Time audience though, were they.”
“They were hardly going for the Question Time audience though, were they.”
Actually, yeah they were. Question Time pulls in a suprisingly high amount of young viewers.
Originally Posted by Steve Williams:
“I think the scheduling is a convenient get-out clause, and it is the case that it's stupid putting it against the second part of a BBC1 drama, and a similar one to boot, but the fact it's on Tuesday and Tuesdays are bad is exaggerated. I know BBC1 is helped out by Holby but there's nothing to stop people switching back at nine o'clock - Silent Witness on Mondays follows Panorama, that doesn't have any trouble finding an audience, and Holby's hardly unbeatable. If they put Doc Martin or something at 9pm on Tuesday, it would get an audience.
Similarly I don't think the general public are avoiding watching ITV because they don't think Tuesdays have anything good on. Most people don't know what series is on what day from one week to the next, if they can follow Corrie round the schedule they can cope with a drama being on any night of the week.
I know Taggart is facing tough competition, but it's not as if ITV have put it opposite the World Cup Final or anything.
That's not quite true, up until the mid-nineties Taggert would be shown in a series of three-part stories, often two running back to back to make a six-part series.
I still think a lot of Taggart's failure is down to the fact that Taggart is an old, old show and people are just bored of it. Even series like Peak Practice and Heartbeat, which were giant shows in their day, ended because the novelty wore off, and like Taggart they underwent various cast changes. Eventually a series comes to a natural end.
And if they're changing the format, you end up with a series where people who don't usually watch Taggart don't watch it because they assume it's just like the old Taggart, and people who do watch it being alienated because it's not the old Taggart they liked.
I think too it's overexaggerated how Taggart carries on because of international sales, I know it's in STV's interest to talk it up and keep it going because they have absolutely nothing else in their cupboard at all, but surely its sales are about the same as Midsomer or Lewis or something like that, enough to earn a bit of cash but hardly an Idol-style juggernaut. If STV had more than one programme, this series would have ended many years ago.
I think the Controller of BBC4 and the Controller of BBC2 might have some say as well...”
“I think the scheduling is a convenient get-out clause, and it is the case that it's stupid putting it against the second part of a BBC1 drama, and a similar one to boot, but the fact it's on Tuesday and Tuesdays are bad is exaggerated. I know BBC1 is helped out by Holby but there's nothing to stop people switching back at nine o'clock - Silent Witness on Mondays follows Panorama, that doesn't have any trouble finding an audience, and Holby's hardly unbeatable. If they put Doc Martin or something at 9pm on Tuesday, it would get an audience.
Similarly I don't think the general public are avoiding watching ITV because they don't think Tuesdays have anything good on. Most people don't know what series is on what day from one week to the next, if they can follow Corrie round the schedule they can cope with a drama being on any night of the week.
I know Taggart is facing tough competition, but it's not as if ITV have put it opposite the World Cup Final or anything.
That's not quite true, up until the mid-nineties Taggert would be shown in a series of three-part stories, often two running back to back to make a six-part series.
I still think a lot of Taggart's failure is down to the fact that Taggart is an old, old show and people are just bored of it. Even series like Peak Practice and Heartbeat, which were giant shows in their day, ended because the novelty wore off, and like Taggart they underwent various cast changes. Eventually a series comes to a natural end.
And if they're changing the format, you end up with a series where people who don't usually watch Taggart don't watch it because they assume it's just like the old Taggart, and people who do watch it being alienated because it's not the old Taggart they liked.
I think too it's overexaggerated how Taggart carries on because of international sales, I know it's in STV's interest to talk it up and keep it going because they have absolutely nothing else in their cupboard at all, but surely its sales are about the same as Midsomer or Lewis or something like that, enough to earn a bit of cash but hardly an Idol-style juggernaut. If STV had more than one programme, this series would have ended many years ago.
I think the Controller of BBC4 and the Controller of BBC2 might have some say as well...”
Without sounding horrible, I personally think too many people over think reasons why Taggart is "failing". IMO people are tuning in to see a detective programme and that is what you get whether it is a stand alone episode, a three parter or a whole series. I think we all know that if it had been scheduled better, it would be getting better ratings.
Originally Posted by Time_Meddler:
“I'm quite confused about the sudden dip in Neighbours ratings. Before Christmas its 1:45pm showing was getting over 1m, and the 5.30pm showing was getting between 1.5m and 1.7m. Nothing drastic has happened inbetween, so maybe the viewers will return when they are back in the habit after the Christmas break.
Home and Away is another slider. On Monday it returned triumphant with over 1m viewers, but has since slid to 800k. Bizzare!”
“I'm quite confused about the sudden dip in Neighbours ratings. Before Christmas its 1:45pm showing was getting over 1m, and the 5.30pm showing was getting between 1.5m and 1.7m. Nothing drastic has happened inbetween, so maybe the viewers will return when they are back in the habit after the Christmas break.
Home and Away is another slider. On Monday it returned triumphant with over 1m viewers, but has since slid to 800k. Bizzare!”
Maybe people have forgotten they're on, or maybe they're just not big hitters any more. However, for Channel 5 they do give them a consistent audience of 1.5-2 million in daytime.
Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.
Originally Posted by Steve Williams:
“I think the scheduling is a convenient get-out clause, and it is the case that it's stupid putting it against the second part of a BBC1 drama, and a similar one to boot, but the fact it's on Tuesday and Tuesdays are bad is exaggerated. I know BBC1 is helped out by Holby but there's nothing to stop people switching back at nine o'clock - Silent Witness on Mondays follows Panorama, that doesn't have any trouble finding an audience, and Holby's hardly unbeatable. If they put Doc Martin or something at 9pm on Tuesday, it would get an audience.
Similarly I don't think the general public are avoiding watching ITV because they don't think Tuesdays have anything good on. Most people don't know what series is on what day from one week to the next, if they can follow Corrie round the schedule they can cope with a drama being on any night of the week.
I know Taggart is facing tough competition, but it's not as if ITV have put it opposite the World Cup Final or anything.
That's not quite true, up until the mid-nineties Taggert would be shown in a series of three-part stories, often two running back to back to make a six-part series.
I still think a lot of Taggart's failure is down to the fact that Taggart is an old, old show and people are just bored of it. Even series like Peak Practice and Heartbeat, which were giant shows in their day, ended because the novelty wore off, and like Taggart they underwent various cast changes. Eventually a series comes to a natural end.
And if they're changing the format, you end up with a series where people who don't usually watch Taggart don't watch it because they assume it's just like the old Taggart, and people who do watch it being alienated because it's not the old Taggart they liked.
I think too it's overexaggerated how Taggart carries on because of international sales, I know it's in STV's interest to talk it up and keep it going because they have absolutely nothing else in their cupboard at all, but surely its sales are about the same as Midsomer or Lewis or something like that, enough to earn a bit of cash but hardly an Idol-style juggernaut. If STV had more than one programme, this series would have ended many years ago.
I think the Controller of BBC4 and the Controller of BBC2 might have some say as well...”
“I think the scheduling is a convenient get-out clause, and it is the case that it's stupid putting it against the second part of a BBC1 drama, and a similar one to boot, but the fact it's on Tuesday and Tuesdays are bad is exaggerated. I know BBC1 is helped out by Holby but there's nothing to stop people switching back at nine o'clock - Silent Witness on Mondays follows Panorama, that doesn't have any trouble finding an audience, and Holby's hardly unbeatable. If they put Doc Martin or something at 9pm on Tuesday, it would get an audience.
Similarly I don't think the general public are avoiding watching ITV because they don't think Tuesdays have anything good on. Most people don't know what series is on what day from one week to the next, if they can follow Corrie round the schedule they can cope with a drama being on any night of the week.
I know Taggart is facing tough competition, but it's not as if ITV have put it opposite the World Cup Final or anything.
That's not quite true, up until the mid-nineties Taggert would be shown in a series of three-part stories, often two running back to back to make a six-part series.
I still think a lot of Taggart's failure is down to the fact that Taggart is an old, old show and people are just bored of it. Even series like Peak Practice and Heartbeat, which were giant shows in their day, ended because the novelty wore off, and like Taggart they underwent various cast changes. Eventually a series comes to a natural end.
And if they're changing the format, you end up with a series where people who don't usually watch Taggart don't watch it because they assume it's just like the old Taggart, and people who do watch it being alienated because it's not the old Taggart they liked.
I think too it's overexaggerated how Taggart carries on because of international sales, I know it's in STV's interest to talk it up and keep it going because they have absolutely nothing else in their cupboard at all, but surely its sales are about the same as Midsomer or Lewis or something like that, enough to earn a bit of cash but hardly an Idol-style juggernaut. If STV had more than one programme, this series would have ended many years ago.
I think the Controller of BBC4 and the Controller of BBC2 might have some say as well...”
I do apologise but that was over 15+years ago, a lifetime in TV!
I was still at primary school then. I was talking about the way the programme has been made this century!!
As you say it had tough competition but I would have said Taggart was the Itv equivalent of a show like Silent Witness. Not only could it not hold its own against it, it was "murdered" by it AND My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
I see from the audience breakdown 72% of Taggart's audience was over 55 years of age. Not a good sign for Itv.
Sad to say but I feel the writing is on the wall for this show.
All good things must come to an end.
Originally Posted by Time_Meddler:
“I'm quite confused about the sudden dip in Neighbours ratings. Before Christmas its 1:45pm showing was getting over 1m, and the 5.30pm showing was getting between 1.5m and 1.7m. Nothing drastic has happened inbetween, so maybe the viewers will return when they are back in the habit after the Christmas break.”
“I'm quite confused about the sudden dip in Neighbours ratings. Before Christmas its 1:45pm showing was getting over 1m, and the 5.30pm showing was getting between 1.5m and 1.7m. Nothing drastic has happened inbetween, so maybe the viewers will return when they are back in the habit after the Christmas break.”
The Chase possibly hitting the 5.30pm showing?
Originally Posted by Glenn A:
“Is this an omen for the Cowell shows in general? Indeed ratings for the first night have fallen by 40 pc over the last five years. I reckon this year in Britain was his peak.”
“Is this an omen for the Cowell shows in general? Indeed ratings for the first night have fallen by 40 pc over the last five years. I reckon this year in Britain was his peak.”
The only omen is if Simon quits the UK X Factor, which is a possibility as the Murdoch press wrote in the News of the World on Sunday, then denied in The Sun on Monday.
Originally Posted by Brekkie:
“If BBC4 didn't exist Hattie wouldn't have been commissioned - and probably neither would have Eric & Ernie as surely that came off the back of similar BBC4 dramas in recent years.”
“If BBC4 didn't exist Hattie wouldn't have been commissioned - and probably neither would have Eric & Ernie as surely that came off the back of similar BBC4 dramas in recent years.”
This is a very good point, BBC4 has allowed the creation of these biopics.
For all those who advocate it's closure just remember what it's given us so far, and ponder that there's no guarantee at all that these programmes would still be made.
It appears the final edition of Live From Studio Five will air on 4th February. We know from press reports that OK! TV starts on the 14th. And week commencing 7th is currently down as "TBA" in the 6.25pm timeslot so I guess they will fill that week with repeats of something like Monkey Life.
Originally Posted by rzt:
“Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.”
“Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.”
Interesting to see that Gypsy Weddings skewing quite upmarket - more so than anything else on besides Silent Witness and HIGNFY.
Taggart's age profile is terrible. As if the sub-3m ratings weren't enough.
Just read on TVbythenumbers that Jersey Shore got 8.9m, the show's become a juggernaut although I think MTV will leave on Thursdays because it went down when they aired on Mondays as a lead in to Skins.
Gypsy Weddings might become the UK equivalent of Jersey Shore!
Gypsy Weddings might become the UK equivalent of Jersey Shore!
Originally Posted by Glenn A:
“Is this an omen for the Cowell shows in general? Indeed ratings for the first night have fallen by 40 pc over the last five years. I reckon this year in Britain was his peak.”
“Is this an omen for the Cowell shows in general? Indeed ratings for the first night have fallen by 40 pc over the last five years. I reckon this year in Britain was his peak.”
I don't know if there's much point drawing comparisons (and one of Simon Fuller's flacks posts on DS, he'd melt with fury at the "Cowell Shows" description being applied to Idol!
). When Idol went into decline (season 5, 2007), X Factor was just about to get a second wind (season 5, 2008). They've had entirely different patterns. Equally, America's Got Talent has had its own pattern, very different to BGT.
Tyler & Lopez have been well received. But it's clear that they haven't got a "breakout" star in the way that Cowell was back in 2002 or Cheryl was for XF in 2008. Notably, while Cheryl appealed to a younger audience, Idol is skewing older this year. Equally, there's nothing to suggest that Idol's declines are going to be totally disasterous - at least not this season.
I think it's a fair bet that X Factor has peaked in the UK (admittedly this is the third year that I've said that). But Idol is proof that it really doesn't matter so long as the drops are manageable. Even last nights episode was about 70% higher than the second highest rated show of the week in the demo.
Originally Posted by Jonwo:
“Just read on TVbythenumbers that Jersey Shore got 8.9m, the show's become a juggernaut although I think MTV will leave on Thursdays because it went down when they aired on Mondays as a lead in to Skins.
Gypsy Weddings might become the UK equivalent of Jersey Shore!”
“Just read on TVbythenumbers that Jersey Shore got 8.9m, the show's become a juggernaut although I think MTV will leave on Thursdays because it went down when they aired on Mondays as a lead in to Skins.
Gypsy Weddings might become the UK equivalent of Jersey Shore!”
MTV are proving more competitve at 10pm than some of the broadcast networks! Teen Mom tied for #1 in the demo on Tuesday, I'm guessing Skins would have been in the mix on Monday (though below H5) and Jersey Shore crushes everything on Thursdays.
Regarding how successful The Chase is, I assumed it was an Endemol job, but it seems it is made by ITV Studios.
Do ITV own the format and hence are lucrative overseas sales likely?
Do ITV own the format and hence are lucrative overseas sales likely?
Originally Posted by C14E:
“I
MTV are proving more competitve at 10pm than some of the broadcast networks! Teen Mom tied for #1 in the demo on Tuesday, I'm guessing Skins would have been in the mix on Monday (though below H5) and Jersey Shore crushes everything on Thursdays.”
“I
MTV are proving more competitve at 10pm than some of the broadcast networks! Teen Mom tied for #1 in the demo on Tuesday, I'm guessing Skins would have been in the mix on Monday (though below H5) and Jersey Shore crushes everything on Thursdays.”
Cable has proven that 10pm is still a competitive timeslot, look at how well The Game has done. MTV has sort of reversed the decline they faced a few years ago with the mix of scripted and unscripted shows.
Jersey Shore had a 4.7 rating among adults 18-49. That means it'll be the #3 non-sports broadcast on all US TV this week behind the 2 episodes of American Idol.
Piers Morgan was pretty much unchanged for Thursday night. He had 1,025,000 viewers with 279,000 aged 25-54. A distant second to Hannity on FOXN in both measures, but enough to beat Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.
Piers Morgan was pretty much unchanged for Thursday night. He had 1,025,000 viewers with 279,000 aged 25-54. A distant second to Hannity on FOXN in both measures, but enough to beat Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.
Just spotted that BBC has extended its Snooker deal by another 3 years up to 2013/2014 season. Now including the Welsh Open seemingly-in place of the Grand Prix which has gone abroad.
There were some who thought the BBC were cooling with its association with World Snooker-but there is obviously still a strong commitment.
Will keep Willie Thornes voice box well exercised at the very least.
There were some who thought the BBC were cooling with its association with World Snooker-but there is obviously still a strong commitment.
Will keep Willie Thornes voice box well exercised at the very least.
Originally Posted by cylon6:
“Piers Morgan's ratings have dropped again.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...ree-days/79615”
“Piers Morgan's ratings have dropped again.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...ree-days/79615”
What isn't being widely picked up though is the midnightET repeat ratings. On Thursday in the demo Piers Morgan got 247k at midnight winning the slot and just 32k less than at 9pmET. On Monday it got 118k at midnight (won the slot) and on Tuesday 235k, a comfortable second place and way better than anything else other than 9pmET in primetime
Also worth noting that AC360 at 10pmET got a good rating Thursday night so maybe Piers Morgan boosted it, which is what CNN would be hoping for
So while the real test will come in a few weeks as the show gets established and the initial hype goes away, I don't think its going too badly so far. Better than what Larry King was getting, competitive with MSNBC, and doing well not just at 9pmET, but also midnight
(all numbers from TV Newser)
CNN cannot beat FOX News but I think Piers has boosted their line up and they should be trying to beat MSNBC. They are replacing Parker Spitz which should help Piers as well.
Originally Posted by rzt:
“Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.”
“Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.”
Maybe that explains ITV's bizarre scheduling of it; they wanted to give three other shows which skew better the Coronation Street lead ins. That's an awful skew for Taggart - it has a future but it needs careful handling obviously.
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“Regarding how successful The Chase is, I assumed it was an Endemol job, but it seems it is made by ITV Studios.
Do ITV own the format and hence are lucrative overseas sales likely?”
“Regarding how successful The Chase is, I assumed it was an Endemol job, but it seems it is made by ITV Studios.
Do ITV own the format and hence are lucrative overseas sales likely?”
If they want to sell the version abroad they're going to have to maybe move it to primetime to make it appear an attractive purchase to others. Possibly a Saturday after The X Factor/Britain's Got Talent would be a good place to start. If it does bomb at least they could move it back to daytime.
Kidnap and Ransom needs to hold up with that kind of audience if it wants renewal; it can't afford to lose much more. A good night for BBC1.
They've only just taken the controls, but having axed NBC's scripted boss, Angela Bromstad, Comcast have made an altogether less expected move. Keith Olbermann, MSNBC's flagship presenter, has been fired with immediate effect with 2 years remaining on his $30m contract. He hosted his last show on Friday and will be replaced by Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell (who had been doing well at 10pm). Press are speculating that Comcast are looking for a move to a more centre ground. Olbermann had been suspended in November for violating NBC company policy by donating to the Democrats and not informing his employers.
The heartfelt statement released during his show read:
http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/nbcu...ight/#comments
The heartfelt statement released during his show read:
Quote:
“MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors.”
“MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC's success and we wish him well in his future endeavors.”
http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/nbcu...ight/#comments
Any recent figures for Daybreak ? I saw one day last week it was barely scraping 700,000 so back to square one.
Originally Posted by rzt:
“Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.
So what is fives target audience - anybody know?
”
“Here's the demographic information for Tuesday 18th January: http://i54.tinypic.com/121spie.jpg
- Big Fat Gyspy Weddings was #1 show at 9pm among 16-34s, 35-44s and 18-49s. In these demos, it was the 2nd most watched show of the day, only behind EastEnders.
- Shameless was #1 show of the day among 18-20s and #3 show of the day among 16-34s.
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation beat Taggart among 18-49s by 2:1 in the 9pm slot.
- Taggart skews extremely old. Even a repeat of Have I Got News For You on BBC2 had more viewers than it among 18-49s.
So what is fives target audience - anybody know?
”
The demos info is the best addition to this thread in ages.
What has surprised me is that Ch 4 for all its problems with its aggregate audience ratings is still scoring well in the 16-34 age range. It may not be the powerhouse it used to be but its still got a strong core 16-34 audience.
Channel Five is frankly all over the place demo wise. I know one poster will probably flame me for this, but even a lot of its US imports seem to attract a quite old profile (NCIS, even CSI in addition to its 2 soaps H&A and Neighbours). Compare Neighbours to Hollyoaks and you get a very different picture to what you see in the gross figures.
I just think that despite the Desmond hype, five is rudderless stategically. Its too small to generate big mass market hits like ITV but it hasnt been able to tap into the 16-34 golden demo like Ch 4 has. So its lost in a no-mans land with the ocassional hit but without any strategic direction.
Thanks to rzt for the following Big Fat Gypsy Weddings breakdown:
21:00 - 4.59m
21:05 - 5.48m
21:10 - 5.04m <-- commercial
21:15 - 5.46m
21:20 - 5.78m
21:25 - 5.03m <-- commercial
21:30 - 5.81m
21:35 - 5.99m
21:40 - 6.08m
21:45 - 5.50m <-- commercial
21:50 - 6.12m
21:55 - 6.51m
The 7.4m peak previously reported must have included C4 +1. The high increase throughout the hour suggests it'll do very well next week.
21:00 - 4.59m
21:05 - 5.48m
21:10 - 5.04m <-- commercial
21:15 - 5.46m
21:20 - 5.78m
21:25 - 5.03m <-- commercial
21:30 - 5.81m
21:35 - 5.99m
21:40 - 6.08m
21:45 - 5.50m <-- commercial
21:50 - 6.12m
21:55 - 6.51m
The 7.4m peak previously reported must have included C4 +1. The high increase throughout the hour suggests it'll do very well next week.
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