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Old 29-04-2011, 16:16
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 16:19
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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!!
Especially the 'one take' episode four. So clever.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/20...ode-four.shtml
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Old 29-04-2011, 16:23
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 16:38
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Yes, that was one of the best things I'd seen on TV in a long time. Thank god BB10 was so awful because if I hadn't given up on it I'd have probably never found Psychoville.
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Old 29-04-2011, 16:39
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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.
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:

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 Grid’s control room expertly managed a series of surges and drops in electricity demand as the nation sat glued to today’s 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 England’s 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 England’s 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 Grid’s 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 Diana’s wedding, and the 750 MW surge seen during Edward and Sophie’s ceremony.

John Carnwath, Power System Manager in National Grid’s control room during the ceremony, said: “It’s 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 Kate’s wedding. We’re proud of the role we have played in helping the nation share their big day.”
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Old 29-04-2011, 16:40
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 16:44
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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:
But these modern day large screen TVīs use a lot more electricity than the 22" CRTs we watched in 1981!!
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Old 29-04-2011, 16:45
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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:
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. Other factors coming into play though such as putting something in for lunch etc.

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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Old 29-04-2011, 16:47
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one of my favourites, a homage to the hitchcock film
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Old 29-04-2011, 16:52
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 16:57
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What rating did that get? I've never heard of it.
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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Old 29-04-2011, 17:00
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What rating did that get? I've never heard of it.
I read it as Thunderbirds I was thinkg wtf
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Old 29-04-2011, 17:02
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But these modern day large screen TVīs use a lot more electricity than the 22" CRTs we watched in 1981!!
I assume that's an ironic comment, unless kettles are similarly different nowadays?

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Old 29-04-2011, 17:04
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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.
Ok thanks.
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Old 29-04-2011, 17:08
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It was the BBC's top rated show that year which led to questions in the House about BBC standards. Actually 1983/84 was a period of ratings slump at the BBC with only Dallas and The Thornbirds achieving huge ratings and ITV dominating the ratings. Well what would you sooner watch then on a Saturday night, Robin of Sherwood on ITV or a TV movie on BBC1?
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Old 29-04-2011, 17:14
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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.
I assume that's an ironic comment, unless kettles are similarly different nowadays?
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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Old 29-04-2011, 17:34
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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.

Im confused
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Old 29-04-2011, 17:35
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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!!
Aah, but the older electric kettles had an exposed element that needed to be covered so meant more water was needed, hence more lekky over the 5-10minutes that the "surge" would be measured over.

(I can't believe I'm discussing kettle design over the past 30 years! )

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Old 29-04-2011, 17:52
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 17:54
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 17:58
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Seems Anglia News has been pushed back so now might clash with Look East
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Old 29-04-2011, 18:00
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Seems Anglia News has been pushed back so now might clash with Look East
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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Old 29-04-2011, 18:01
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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.
Thanks for that will just watch Look East then.
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Old 29-04-2011, 18:05
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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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Old 29-04-2011, 18:11
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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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