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And Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is back next week as well, in it's 11.20pm on a Wednesday BBC2 slot.
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I believe series 1 got between 1m-1.2m, but it did get 1.7m for its Halloween special which was actually shown on Halloween itself last November. Can't wait for it to come back though, such a brilliant show!!
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Now that we've seen the wedding, just for fun, who wants to play predict the 5-minute peak?
http://poll.pollcode.com/PHq (play nicely and don't vote multiple times) I'll go for 20m and 22m for the 5-minute peak.
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Especially the 'one take' episode four. So clever.
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According to John Plunkett (Media Guardian reporter), the power surge on the National Grid was 1,500MW.
That compares to 1,800 MW for Charles and Diana's wedding and 750 MW for Edward and Sophie's. Which is higher than Charles and Diana's wedding. I'd be shocked quite frankly if the wedding had over 28 million. Here's the official press release: Quote:
Royal Wedding causes fourth highest ever surge in electricity demand due to a television programme
- 2,400 Megawatt (MW) surge as television coverage passes back to studios as Kate and William reach Buckingham Palace - Equivalent to nearly a million kettles being boiled at once Engineers in National Grids control room expertly managed a series of surges and drops in electricity demand as the nation sat glued to todays Royal Wedding. The surge of 2,400 MW when television coverage passes back to the studio after the procession to Buckingham Palace is the fourth highest ever surge in demand due to a television programme. The top three surges in demand are: The record of 2,800 MW set at the end of the nail-biting penalty shoot-out after Englands World Cup semi-final against West Germany in 1990 The 2,600 MW surge in demand after a 1984 episode of The Thornbirds The 2,570 MW surge at half-time during Englands semi-final match against Brazil in the 2002 World Cup Demand falls when people stop what they are doing to watch television and then surges again at natural breaks in the proceedings when everyone does things they have been putting off, such as boiling the kettle, at once. At key points during the wedding ceremony, National Grid saw: - A 1500 MW drop in demand as Kate travelled by car to Westminster Abbey - A 500 MW drop as the couple exchanged their vows - A 1,000 MW surge as people took a quick break from the proceedings when the service then continued - An 800 MW surge as the couple moved to sign the register - A 1300 MW drop during the procession through the cathedral and out onto steps followed by the procession to the palace - A 2,400 MW surge, equivalent to nearly a million kettles being switched on, as live coverage switches back to the studio at 12.40 once the couple reach the palace - A huge 3,000 MW drop across the period when the couple then appear on the balcony and the RAF flypast takes place - A 1,000 MW surge as television coverage finishes This impact in demand was broadly in line with National Grids forecast, although the final surge was larger than expected, reflecting the huge interest in the event. The 2,400 MW surge compares to the 1,800 MW surge seen during Charles and Dianas wedding, and the 750 MW surge seen during Edward and Sophies ceremony. John Carnwath, Power System Manager in National Grids control room during the ceremony, said: Its been a fascinating day to work in our control room, seeing the huge impact on electricity demand of millions of people across Britain being brought together by William and Kates wedding. Were proud of the role we have played in helping the nation share their big day. |
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Hope you all saw the Royal Wedding Day kiss. I mean Pip and Julie of course
![]() For me, ITV1 got the tone right today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD70iwgR8ew |
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Apparently it went up further to 2,400MW: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...edding-ratings
Which is higher than Charles and Diana's wedding. I'd be shocked quite frankly if the wedding had over 28 million. Here's the official press release: |
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Apparently it went up further to 2,400MW: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...edding-ratings
Which is higher than Charles and Diana's wedding. I'd be shocked quite frankly if the wedding had over 28 million. Here's the official press release: Still though I think such stats are about as reliable as twitter trends. I'd be amazed if it's in the high twenties - I've avoided the predictions myself but I wasn't expecting BBC+ITV to top 20m. |
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Especially the 'one take' episode four. So clever.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/20...ode-four.shtml 'Rope' |
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The 2,600 MW surge in demand after a 1984 episode of The Thornbirds
What rating did that get? I've never heard of it.
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What rating did that get? I've never heard of it.
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What rating did that get? I've never heard of it.
I was thinkg wtf
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But these modern day large screen TVīs use a lot more electricity than the 22" CRTs we watched in 1981!!
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Hello, Gottago, as one of the older people on DS I'll help you on this one. The Thornbirds was a glamorous American miniseries that could only have been shown in the eighties featuring Richard Chamberlain as a sexually frustrated priest. At its peak the show achieved 17 million viewers in 1984. However, the BBC was slammed by the broadsheets for wasting money on an imported series when its own dramas were so lacking at the time.
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Ok thanks.
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I'd have hoped in the last 30 years kettles have become much more effecient too, so turning a kettle on should be less of a surge in power than it was then.
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I assume that's an ironic comment, unless kettles are similarly different nowadays?
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just checking Digiguide, int he run up to next week, and it seems More4 has pulled the Daily Show for next week, there has been episodes this week, so there should be a Daily Show Global Edition next week.
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Nowadays we have these super fast rapid boil 3kw plastic kettles. The old style chrome Russell Hobbs ones of the early eighties were around 2kw, I believe. Plus in those days, more people used the whistle kettles on the gas hob!!
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Royal Events - Overnight Figures
Mark and Anne's Wedding - 1973 Total: 27.6m Charles and Diana's Wedding - 1981 Total: 28.4m - BBC: 19.4m - ITV: 9.0m Andrew and Sarah's Wedding - 1986 Total: 20.5m - BBC: 14.2m - ITV: 6.3m Princess Diana's Funeral - 1997 Total: 31.0m Edward and Sophie's Wedding - 1999 Total: 13.9m (76%) - BBC: 8.6m (47%) [peak: ~10.5m] - ITV: 5.3m (29%) Queen Mother's Funeral - 2002 Total: 7.5m - BBC: 5.0m [peak: 7.1m] - ITV: 2.5m [peak: 3.3m] Charles and Camilla's Wedding - 2005 Total: 7.3m (~60%) - BBC: 6.2m (49%) [peak: 7.6m (53%)] - ITV: 1.1m [peak: 1.9m (13%)] Source: BBC (1, 2, 3) John Plunkett suggests here that Media Guardian won't be updating with the Royal Wedding ratings until Tuesday. Ah well, hopefully DS unfurl their red banner again tomorrow morning.
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Great victory for ITV1 last night in the 9pm slot. I was expecting Long Lost Family to finish 3rd and slump to around 3m viewers, but it held up very well.
Really poor for Rock and Chips. In fact, it rated so low I wonder if the BBC might be tempted by the idea of a rapid repeat, perhaps on a Saturday night after Casualty once SYTYCD finishes. That could bring in another 3-4m IMO and will make a change from the usual Live at the Apollo repeats. |
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Seems Anglia News has been pushed back so now might clash with Look East
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Seems Anglia News has been pushed back so now might clash with Look East
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It was always scheduled to be a 65 minute edition of ITV News tonight with a shortened Regional bulletin towards the end, so yes they probably will clash.
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First bit of rain in over a month
![]() Dunno where that came from it was sunny 5 mins ago. I hope everyone thats having a street party has a back up plan
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I'm surprised Long Lost Family won the 9pm slot (though if you include plus one, then Big Fat Royal Gypsy Wedding won it). It seems highly rated on here, which is unusal - most programme's are criticised! Rock and Chips really did perform badly; I expected it to hold up better than that, especially as it followed John Sullivan's death.
The Europa League football did reasonably well despite the lack of British interest in the competition. I'm a bit surprised that Coronation Street outrated EastEnders; possibly the relative lead outs lead to this.
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I was thinkg wtf

