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Old 19-04-2011, 16:08
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According to TVLine, Game of Thrones got 2.2m for its intial 9pm airing, while not disaterous, I think HBO were expecting 3-4m but I think it'll be renewed for a second season anyway.
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Old 19-04-2011, 16:24
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According to TVLine, Game of Thrones got 2.2m for its intial 9pm airing, while not disaterous, I think HBO were expecting 3-4m but I think it'll be renewed for a second season anyway.
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Old 19-04-2011, 16:33
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Confirmed: HBO has already picked up 'Games of Thrones' for a second series. Only 1 ep has aired. Yes, it's that good.
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HBO did the same for Boardwalk Empire and Treme renewing it after one or two episodes. Spartacus was renewed before it even premiered but that was on Starz.
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Old 19-04-2011, 16:39
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Just found the first slightly ridiculous worldwide prediction for the wedding: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13125846
Not sure what part of your post was ridiculous, could you explain? In terms of world wide reach, I would expect a massive audience. Really have no idea about what your link to islamic protesters has with the royal wedding television audience?
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Old 19-04-2011, 16:52
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another good rating BBC 3 EastEnders.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:01
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Not sure what part of your post was ridiculous, could you explain? In terms of world wide reach, I would expect a massive audience. Really have no idea about what your link to islamic protesters has with the royal wedding television audience?
Sorry, I should explained that better.

The article isn't about TV Royal Wedding audiences just that the 2 billion audience figure was mentioned in that article so I pasted a link to the article in question so no one doubts where I got that figure from.

I'd be surprised if 2 billion people worldwide watched it, but who knows - but I think that would include those that watched news broadcasts on the day of the event and things like that.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:15
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Sorry, I should explained that better.

The article isn't about TV Royal Wedding audiences just that the 2 billion audience figure was mentioned in that article so I pasted a link to the article in question so no one doubts where I got that figure from.

I'd be surprised if 2 billion people worldwide watched it, but who knows - but I think that would include those that watched news broadcasts on the day of the event and things like that.
No worries, completely agree.....trouble is, when it comes to world wide broadcast or viewing, there is no way really to tell what the audience or reach will be...but expect it to be massive.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:35
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just dont a digiguide update, do you guys think I should get my hopes up about TBBT & HIMYM returning on 12th, that time slot is TBA, and the previous weeks Glory Daze is marked as last in series.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:41
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US: HBO Renews "Game of Thrones" For Second Season; Premiere Grossed 4.2 Million on HBO Sunday Night

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...ay-night/89922
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:53
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(Incidentally, I watch BBC4 on terrestrial television, so your categories are a bit odd!)
Terrestrial refers to the channels that are on analogue (and other platforms). Freeview channels like BBC4 are classed as multichannels.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:54
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I notice that The Event is being pushed back to midnight from May 3. Wonder what timeslot the final episode will be in!!
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:54
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just dont a digiguide update, do you guys think I should get my hopes up about TBBT & HIMYM returning on 12th, that time slot is TBA, and the previous weeks Glory Daze is marked as last in series.
I can't comment on How I Met Your Mother, but I think it makes sense in the case of The Big Bang Theory as the Saturday repeats on T4 will have almost caught up with where E4 stopped by then.

They will be up to episode 11 on Saturday 7th May, so in theory the following week's double bill could comprise of episode 12 (the last shown on E4 before the break) and episode 13 (shown on E4 the previous Thursday, if it comes back on the 12th).

I hope you follow that. Unfortunately, one or two things point towards a longer wait. Last year it didn't return until August, and on the C4 Sales website there is no mention of The Big Bang Theory in the May highlights for E4. The only new show in there is a reality show called Made in Chelsea, but that sounds like the kind of thing which will go in the post-Glee slot after Great British Hairdresser finishes on Monday 2nd May.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:55
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NBC seems to have killed LOLA

Meanwhile, NBC (4.29 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up fresh installments of "Chuck" (4.20 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.3, #11), "The Event" (3.75 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T12) and "Law & Order: LA" (4.91 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T12) - all of which either matched or hit new series lows.

Read more: Ratings - Monday's Broadcast Ratings: NBC Hits Monday Low | TheFutonCritic.com http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rating...#ixzz1JzNLHOAX
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:57
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Unfortunately, one or two things point towards a longer wait.
I really hope that is not the case, E4 has annonyed me with there treatment of both shows this year.
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Old 19-04-2011, 17:59
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I notice that The Event is being pushed back to midnight from May 3. Wonder what timeslot the final episode will be in!!
Contrast that to Channel 4's usual programming policy at midnight - a bunch of music videos, recorded music programmes and poker tournaments - and that must be one of the most expensive programmes they have aired in that slot for a very long time!
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:07
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Funny news blopper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Som...layer_embedded
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:07
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Would be interesting to know the demos on Glory Daze as although it rates lower than the comedy double bill, I suspect it brings in a different mix of viewers, some of whom may stick around to watch HIMYM and TBBT, ultimately boosting them slightly.
Royal wedding boring says NBC http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...te-boring.html

I have to say that there seems to be regional variations as well as age variations in the royal wedding interest. I get the feeling that rural areas are more interested (especially up north, than are urban areas). I've been up north recently and there seems to be quite a bit of interest out in the sticks.
Usual Daily Mail nonsense - absolutely nothing of fact in that articles at all.

I couldnt beleive that when I read it.

Its amazing how some formats despite being of questionable quality will sell around the world, Total Wipeout being one such example.

If Sing If You Can turns into a hit, like the promotional video suggests it is, I will loose total faith in ITV viewers.
Total Wipeout didn't sell around the world - Wipeout did, and then as the BBC manage to do with most formats they buy in, they screwed it up, stripped out it's original charm and made it typhical safe BBC middle-England stuff.

Not sure even the Yanks could make Sing if you Can a hit, but most shows of that nature turn out very different when they hit US screens.

That's good. Wish Atlantic would have the one ad break policy across all their programmes. Four breaks in Boardwalk was overkill.

I'm sure they can't be totally happy that Atlantic is the most timeshifted channel.

edit: Attentional now reporting 742,500.
I do think they'd have been better off bundling it with Sky Movies and offering uninterupted content. As someone who has little interest in movies, I'd be tempted to subscribe for something like Sky Atlantic (but still probably wouldn't! )

Does Sky Anytime show much Sky Atlantic content - IIRC they only used to show the first couple of episodes of a series then expect you to series link the rest. Also is the new Anytime+ service similarly ad free?

Sorry, I should explained that better.

The article isn't about TV Royal Wedding audiences just that the 2 billion audience figure was mentioned in that article so I pasted a link to the article in question so no one doubts where I got that figure from.

I'd be surprised if 2 billion people worldwide watched it, but who knows - but I think that would include those that watched news broadcasts on the day of the event and things like that.
It's like the Superbowl - claim a billion watch it, but when you ad up the figures it's something pathetically low like 120m, 100m of which are in the US.

It'll probably only just about reach a third of us Brits - so a third of the world seeing it seems highly unlikely.
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:22
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Yes during the Winter


Same episode last year 1.58m (22.2%)
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/ne...-april-19.html
Indeed, Doctors always takes a hit in summer, the fact all the kids are distorting daytime shares atm doesnt help much either...
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:37
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Monday 18th April 2011
BBC1
21:00 - Motorway Cops: 3.9m (16.5%)

ITV
21:00 - The Reckoning: 5.4m (22.1%)
Not great by my reckoning...

With a poor BBC1 offering (albeit MC would have been expected to do better than that I think), a big-trailed Monday night Corrie-lead in ITV drama premiere should be doing better than the low 5s - assuming the 5.4m also includes the +1 figure, so was actually probably 5.1-5.2m?

Great result again for EastEnders, although I might have hoped for something closer to an 11m overnight for the big climax of the story, putting it closer to Coro St in the 2011 chart. I guess EE won't have a chance to post threatening numbers again till the autumn now?

[All include HD and +1 where necessary.
"Where necessary"?

Are +1 ratings ever necessary?
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:41
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Not great by my reckoning...

With a poor BBC1 offering (albeit MC would have been expected to do better than that I think), a big-trailed Monday night Corrie-lead in ITV drama premiere should be doing better than the low 5s - assuming the 5.4m also includes the +1 figure, so was actually probably 5.1-5.2m?

Great result again for EastEnders, although I might have hoped for something closer to an 11m overnight for the big climax of the story, putting it closer to Coro St in the 2011 chart. I guess EE won't have a chance to post threatening numbers again till the autumn now?



"Where necessary"?

Are +1 ratings ever necessary?
You really should have been around before 1955 Robbie when your precious BBC always had a 100% share.

And worth noting ITV1 has eight times more non-soap drama output than BBC1 over the next week - and that's being very generous to Candy Cabs!
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:48
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I do think they'd have been better off bundling it with Sky Movies and offering uninterupted content. As someone who has little interest in movies, I'd be tempted to subscribe for something like Sky Atlantic (but still probably wouldn't! )

Does Sky Anytime show much Sky Atlantic content - IIRC they only used to show the first couple of episodes of a series then expect you to series link the rest. Also is the new Anytime+ service similarly ad free?
I would have preferred a 'premium' ad free version too. Perhaps they read all the complaints on DS last year when The Pacific was only available to Movie subscribers (ad/DOG free was worth it though).

Normally the first two or three episodes of new shows and maybe season finales are on Anytime. FX are the best. They put the whole series of The Walking Dead on completely ad and DOG free!!

Haven't got Anytime+ as Sky broadband isn't available on my 'small' exchange.
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Old 19-04-2011, 18:57
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Terrestrial refers to the channels that are on analogue (and other platforms). Freeview channels like BBC4 are classed as multichannels.
Yes I know what's meant really

I was just being pedantic in that anything that is delivered via a rooftop aerial, as opposed to a satellite dish is "terrestrial". I just wish that someone would come up with a different term...

In any case, what will those five channels be classified as when analogue is gone altogether? Pretty well everyone who can receive BBC1 can also receive BBC4 (and the others) now, so there is really no need for the distinction.

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Old 19-04-2011, 18:59
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...a big-trailed Monday night Corrie-lead in ITV drama premiere should be doing better than the low 5s
To be fair, it was probably the least trailed ITV drama premiere from the last year. Most new dramas start getting promoted two weeks (or even more) before TX but this one started trailing a week ago and there was no press screening etc that usually comes with the heavier trailed dramas. Which is no surprise given that it's just a non-returnable 2x60' drama - there's no point using the promotional slots to push it too much when instead the slots could be used to promote longer, potential returning series (Long Lost Family, for example, has been plugged quite a lot recently). The Reckoning rated about expected, really. I think, however, it'll drop about 20% tonight which has been the drop-off for most stripped ITV dramas on Tuesdays recently (and based on last night's breakdown when the last quarter rated in the 4's), so I reckon an average of just under 4.5m is quite likely tonight.

Motorway Cops did alright. Not sure if it was a repeat or not but didn't it have 3m the other week. Meet The Middletons did pretty well for C4, about half a million more than I expected. Solid start for The Hotel Inspector - in line with most of its previous series openers. Strong ratings for the soaps, especially EastEnders which held steady compared to Friday's rating. Good share for the 6pm Home and Away, I think it's the highest in a while as usually it's under 5% these days.
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Old 19-04-2011, 19:12
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To be fair, it was probably the least trailed ITV drama premiere from the last year. Most new dramas start getting promoted.... etc etc
I thought you were going to rebut that it was a Monday night drama too for a minute there ...

so I reckon an average of just under 4.5m is quite likely tonight.
Against Crappy Cabs?

Hm, of course. I know what the charge laid against me would be if I'd said that about a BBC1 drama...
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Old 19-04-2011, 19:14
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You really should have been around before 1955 Robbie when your precious BBC always had a 100% share.
Silly boy...
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