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Royal Wedding Bank Holiday Friday on Digiguide so far :
BBC One 06:00 Breakfast 08:00 The Royal Wedding 13:40 BBC News 14:00 Regional News 14:10 The Royal Wedding 16:00 Regional News 16:05 Film : Shrek 18:00 BBC News As normal with a Royal Wedding programme at 20:30 ITV1 06:00 Daybreak 08:30 The Royal Wedding 16:10 Film : Nanny McPhee 18:00 ITV News (including regional bulletin) 19:00 as normal |
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Political Betting article on royal wedding ratings and betting opportunities:
http://www6.politicalbetting.com/ind...-ratings-flop/ Far too uncertain for a tight git like me to risk my cash on. ![]() Quote:
Digiguide has updated for the week beginning Easter Saturday. The big news is that Doctor Who looks set for a 6pm slot (is that its earliest ever start since its revival for a regular series episode?)...
Easter Saturday BBC1: 17:25 - Don't Scare The Hare 18:00 - Doctor Who 18:45 - SYTYCD? 20:00 - Who Dares Wins 20:50 - SYTYCD? Results 21:20 - Casualty Come back George Dixon - all is forgiven! That schedule is going to get battered.Quote:
When it was originally bidded, I dont think anyone expected Liverpool in the competition so the price will definetly go up but probably not by much.
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I tend to agree with you. I was surprised to see some posters on here basically saying that the ratings for the upcoming BGT auditions are largely unimportant (in anticipation of a big drop) when the performance of SYTYCD's auditions have been under so much scrutiny on this thread. Is it a case of one rule for the ITV show, and another for the BBC show? Completely different beasts obviously, but if BGT is down by the extent that some are forecasting it will be a big story and dominating the ratings headlines for a different reason to usual.
I think the show will be down without Cowell but not as much as some are predicting and especially not for the first show due to the curiosity aspect. Nobody's under-predicting for Britain's Got Talent, I only pointed out that it would be *GOOD FOR THE SHOW* if it did premiere low, so it could gain some momentum and more popularity as it went on, rather than peaking at the start. You're always banging on about Channel 5 doing well when it isn't not so pot calls the kettle black there! |
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is this right? Quote:
FILM: The Karate Kid Just checked the PI, and it says its the 1984 version.
On: 5* (Freeview) Date: Saturday 23rd April 2011 (starting in 12 days) Time: 19:30 to 22:00 (2 hours and 30 minutes long) (2010, PG, 3 Star) Director: Harald Zwart Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Rongguang Yu, Zhensu Wu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=132606 Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited. |
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Despicable that the BBC is shunting its most popular family drama to a 6pm slot simply to prop up the ailing So You Think You Can Dance.
Doctor Who should be at the heart of the schedule, at 7.15pm-8pm. There is no reason why it shouldn't be there. |
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Well let's not forget that these schedules still aren't confirmed, it could and has changed in the past.
The times aren't up at the BBC Press Office yet. |
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Easter Sunday films :
BBC One 13:30 Film: Mary Poppins (again) ITV1 16:00 Film: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (again) |
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Some interesting scheduling on Tuesday 26th, with Channel 5 getting their royal wedding prequel documentary in an hour before ITV1's effort. Quote:
DOCUMENTARY: William and Kate: The Story So Far On: Channel 5 (5) Date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 (starting in 15 days) Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long) (2011) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=87587 Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited. Quote:
DOCUMENTARY: When Kate Met William: A Tale of Two Lives
On: ITV1 Anglia (3) Date: Tuesday 26th April 2011 (starting in 15 days) Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long) (2011) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=87587 Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited. |
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im "hiding" all the Royal Wedding stuff I find
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No there isn't! So You Think You Can Dance has been consistently falling, which is most worrying for a talent show, despite starting fairly healthily.
Nobody's under-predicting for Britain's Got Talent, I only pointed out that it would be *GOOD FOR THE SHOW* if it did premiere low, so it could gain some momentum and more popularity as it went on, rather than peaking at the start. You're always banging on about Channel 5 doing well when it isn't not so pot calls the kettle black there! Regardless of my own obvious viewing preferences, I would never ever try and spin a bad performance by Channel 5. I tell it like it is and where they are doing well I praise them and if they are getting something wrong I am critical. I would tone down the personal attacks against FMs if I were you, I doubt the bosses would approve! |
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im "hiding" all the Royal Wedding stuff I find
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Friday 29th:
- The Royal Wedding (presumably highlights) runs on BBC1 between 8:30pm-10pm. If anything, put the re-run out on BBC2 at 8.30, but don't write off BBC1's evening for a low-rating re-run hardly anybody will watch. Could be a shocker of a figure - 2m? 3m? Quote:
The last BBC1 sitcom to launch in a weeknight 10.35 slot was Outnumbered, which is now pretty much established as a modern-day comedy classic. Someone may be able to provide the figures but I'll wager that even it didn't get up to 4.1m in the officials during that first series.
MBB has hit the ground running. The obvious slot for series 2 is Saturday at 10pm, early enough to increase its viewing figures but late enough for it not to have to water down the material. I imagine something like this would have skewed blokey, so it would probably sit neatly alongside MOTD, another BBC1 late-night ratings hit. Quote:
Royal Wedding Bank Holiday Friday on Digiguide so far :
BBC One 08:00 The Royal Wedding 13:40 BBC News ITV1 08:30 The Royal Wedding 16:10 Film : Nanny McPhee The X Factor will very probably now be the top-rated show of 2011, even if it only gets 16-17m against a 20m+ BBC1 audience for the wedding ceremony. |
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I think it'll be quite fun to compare the Royal wedding ratings with the last ones. I must admit that's the thing I'm looking forward to the most in regards to the wedding which I guess is pretty bad
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Political Betting article on royal wedding ratings and betting opportunities:
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Digiguide has updated for the week beginning Easter Saturday. The big news is that Doctor Who looks set for a 6pm slot (is that its earliest ever start since its revival for a regular series episode?)...
Easter Saturday BBC1: 17:25 - Don't Scare The Hare 18:00 - Doctor Who 18:45 - SYTYCD? 20:00 - Who Dares Wins 20:50 - SYTYCD? Results 21:20 - Casualty ITV1: 17:00 - March Of The Dinosaurs 19:00 - Sing If You Can 20:00 - Britain's Got Talent 21:00 - Piers Morgan's Life Stories Easter Sunday: - Britain's Royal Weddings continues on BBC1 at 21:00 - United (with David Tennant) on BBC2 at 21:00. Easter Monday: - Drama battle at 9pm - Rock & Chips on BBC1 vs The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher on ITV1. - Giles & Sue's Royal Weddings on BBC2 at 9pm. - Derren Brown's Faith Healer on Channel 4 at 9pm. Tuesday 26th: - MasterChef finals stripped until Thursday. - When Kate Met William on ITV1 at 9pm. Friday 29th: - The Royal Wedding (presumably highlights) runs on BBC1 between 8:30pm-10pm. - The Million Pound Drop moves to 9pm on C4. I hope for Doctor Who's sake it is not weather like this for Easter weekend because it may get one of its lowest ever overnights by some margin. And it will probably be, because of the ridiculous time, its lowest ever opener. Considering the amount they spend on this programme, I do think a higher profile slot is necessary. 6pm on a Saturday in April is not primetime. Although I've not seen the description for it, The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher sounds like something a good ~5/5.5m of the Coronation Street audience would tap into and watch, Rock & Chips after its poor Christmas showing could find itself with another poor rating. I actually think Good Friday may have been a better slot in this case, but they've got HIGNFY..... I guess they could move that to 8:30 for one week though. Would be nice complimentary scheduling against Paul O'Grady. Drama vs Drama just shouts out stupidity (hey, we have 5 9pm weekday slots, let's put our drama against ITV's! Yeah....) And who would want to watch highlights on the Friday? O'Grady should do well providing no one has died yet from boredom.... Quote:
I hope so. The danger is that ITV might drop one of their other sporting contracts and mount a bid for the Europa League, having seen how well the Liverpool games on C5 have faired in recent years compared to some of their own Champions League games.
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Despicable that the BBC is shunting its most popular family drama to a 6pm slot simply to prop up the ailing So You Think You Can Dance.
If the BBC were that ratings obsessed, they would have given Doctor Who the later slot. |
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Royal Wedding Bank Holiday Friday on Digiguide so far :
BBC One 06:00 Breakfast 08:00 The Royal Wedding 13:40 BBC News 14:00 Regional News 14:10 The Royal Wedding 16:00 Regional News 16:05 Wallace & Gromit : A Matter of Loaf & Death 16:35 Film : Shrek 18:00 BBC News As normal with a Royal Wedding programme at 20:30 |
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A shame if confirmed like this. It means that the biggest TV event of 2011 will almost certainly not feature in the Top Shows of 2011 chart at all, and will probably only get a mid-ranking rating in the BBC1 and ITV1 top 30s for that week. As far as the TV records will go, the Royal Wedding 2011 will be on a par with Holby City in ratings terms. The X Factor will very probably now be the top-rated show of 2011, even if it only gets 16-17m against a 20m+ BBC1 audience for the wedding ceremony. |
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That is clearly not the only reason they have put it there. They did the exact same thing last year airing it before Over The Rainbow, which IIIRC, did pretty well numbers wise. It's a bad habit the BBC have but actually they are being quite consistent with this. To suggest normal service is being altered purely to assist SYTYCD's numbers is grossly misleading.
If the BBC were that ratings obsessed, they would have given Doctor Who the later slot. |
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Digiguide has updated for the week beginning Easter Saturday. The big news is that Doctor Who looks set for a 6pm slot (is that its earliest ever start since its revival for a regular series episode?)...
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SCIENCE FICTION SERIES: Doctor Who
On: BBC 1 East (1) Date: Saturday 8th May 2010 (Already shown) Time: 18:00 to 18:45 (45 minutes long) The Vampires of Venice. Series 31, episode 6. Science fiction drama. Desiccated corpses and terror fill the canals as the Doctor takes Amy and Rory to 16th Century Venice. (Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles, Audio Described, 3 Star) Director: Jonny Campbell Starring: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Helen McRory, Lucian Msamati, Alisha Bailey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=87587 Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited. |
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The 8.30-10pm re-run on BBC1 is pure overkill. It's going to be the most-watched TV event of 2011, and if people want to watch the wedding they will be there in the morning. If they can't make it, they will tape it.
If anything, put the re-run out on BBC2 at 8.30, but don't write off BBC1's evening for a low-rating re-run hardly anybody will watch. Could be a shocker of a figure - 2m? 3m? It should do ok, it's got Paul O'Grady and Million Pound Drop against it. |
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That is clearly not the only reason they have put it there. They did the exact same thing last year airing it before Over The Rainbow, which IIIRC, did pretty well numbers wise. It's a bad habit the BBC have but actually they are being quite consistent with this. To suggest normal service is being altered purely to assist SYTYCD's numbers is grossly misleading.
If the BBC were that ratings obsessed, they would have given Doctor Who the later slot. |
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Saturday 23rd April
BBC One 17:25 Don't Scare the Hare 18:00 Doctor Who 18:45 So You Think You Can Dance 20:00 The National Lottery : Who Dares Wins 20:50 So You Think You Can Dance Results 21:20 Casualty ITV1 17:00 March of the Dinosaurs 19:00 Sing If You Can 20:00 Britains Got Talent 21:00 Piers Morgans Life Stories If that is the BBC One schedule, I don't think it's as bad as some would have you believe. ITV have completely capitulated with this dinosaur film. Doctor Who would perform strongly at 6pm, and SYTYCD will start ahead of Sing If You Can. ITV would have done better with an hour long 'special' YBF I reckon. SYTYCD should come out on top against Sing If You Can, given that everyone is expecting that to flop. And Who Dares Wins will perform better against BGT than Nick Knowles other lottery show would have, I can see why they held that back now. |
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The official rating for Doctor Who: The Vampires Of Venice (8th May 6pm as stated above was 7.28m which is excellent. It was 5th in BBC1's ratings behind Eastenders and it beat all but one of that week's episodes of Emmerdale.
Plus the second half of this year's series has been promoted to an Autumn slot, so stop fretting guys, Chillax! ![]() The BBC has made a big committment to SYTYCD. It's only sensible to make an effort with it and give it a lead-in from Doctor Who. |
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SYTYCD should come out on top against Sing If You Can, given that everyone is expecting that to flop.
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6pm for family dramas has worked with both Doctor Who and Merlin and while I would prefer it aired at 7pm, it isn't exactly a death slot.
I also thought it was telling that Merlin performed better last year - running opposite XF - than it did the year previously when it had been banished earlier to make way for the silly super-length Strictly. |
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Come back George Dixon - all is forgiven! That schedule is going to get battered.

