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I'd forgotten that we still have last night's ratings to deal with.
A very unexpected win for ITV last night. BBC schedulers had their hand in turning what could have been a major Easter event into a third placed flop, although I am surprised it sunk as low as it did. It rated lower than ITV's opposite-EastEnders filler. Not quite sure what happened there. Channel 4 will be hoping Big Fat will have a bit more life than just one series, and last night's rating was a blip. Unusual to see Coronation Street winning the day, on their traditionally weak night. |
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Is this now the Electrical Appliance Wattage Ratings Thread?
![]() Amazing surge figures. I was disheartened to go into town straight after the flypast to see it busy with people. I immediately sensed my BBC1 19.6m/ITV 4.5m peak prediction was going to prove sadly too optimistic. Now I'm not so sure! I do think there is a chance the 1.40pm news could top today's ratings, perversely, and that ITV's 10.45-12.15 segment could run the entire BBC 8am-1.40pm average close. Stupid Beeb, again... |
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Of course BBC1 will get the higher ratings, but most people I've asked appear to have watched ITV1's coverage. And the general consensus around the internet is that ITV covered the whole thing better. Not that I'd really know; I stuck with ITV1 from 8.30am onwards, and thought they got it perfectly right!
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Rocks and chips is a puzzler. I had already said it was a scheduling howler, big style, but I still reckoned it was good for 5m overnight.
I wonder how many assumed it was a repeat of the Christmas episode? |
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I wonder if the BBC will repeat the three at some point. I suspect if they do in a 9pm slot the third might perform better on it's second outing.
The Telegraph not a fan of Huw Edwards then: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...TV-battle.html Pretty much the same concencus from the Guardian and Daily Mail too. |
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I do think there is a chance the 1.40pm news could top today's ratings, perversely, and that ITV's 10.45-12.15 segment could run the entire BBC 8am-1.40pm average close.
Royal Wedding Ratings Forecast (DSRPG) BBC Royal Wedding Coverage 0800-1340 BST: 11.9m ITV Royal Wedding Coverage 1045-1215 BST: 4.9m BBC Royal Wedding Highlights 2030-2200 BST: 6.2m Although, to be fair to ITV, the general consensus on their coverage today is that it was very good. So whatever the result tomorrow, they can be proud of what they achieved with the broadcast. |
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Rocks and chips is a puzzler. I had already said it was a scheduling howler, big style, but I still reckoned it was good for 5m overnight.
I wonder how many assumed it was a repeat of the Christmas episode? |
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On average, the gap is more like 6m, see below.
Royal Wedding Ratings Forecast (DSRPG) BBC Royal Wedding Coverage 0800-1340 BST: 11.9m ITV Royal Wedding Coverage 1045-1215 BST: 4.9m BBC Royal Wedding Highlights 2030-2200 BST: 6.2m Although, to be fair to ITV, the general consensus on their coverage today is that it was very good. So whatever the result tomorrow, they can be proud of what they achieved with the broadcast. |
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going off the Royal Wedding topic, E4 might run into trouble with The Cleveland Show http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...d-198402/9245/ Quote:
LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX has pulled Sunday's episodes of "Family Guy," "The Cleveland Show" and "American Dad," network sources have confirmed to the site. airing it next season is fine, but it might leave E4 short a week at the end, it appears E4 is still 2 episdoes behind FOX pace, so it should be alright on that front.
Said installments were set to comprise a crossover in which their respective towns - Quahog, Stoolbend and Langley Falls - reacted to the same hurricane, a development that inadvertently touches on recent real world events as dozens of tornadoes devastated the South this month. Various repeats will instead fill the night - "Family Guy" ("Brian Writes a Bestseller"), "The Cleveland Show" ("Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'") and "American Dad" ("I Am The Walrus"). "The Simpsons" however will still air its previously announced original episode ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony"). The crossover then will presumably turn up sometime next season. Read more: Breaking News - FOX Pulls Sunday's "Family Guy" Hurricane Crossover With "The Cleveland Show," "American Dad" | TheFutonCritic.com http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2...#ixzz1Kw5BnXjp |
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Matt Barbet on Channel 5 News really impressed me today. He's done a terrific job on location outside Buckingham Palace all day long, starting early this morning for The Wright Stuff and only finishing a short time ago for OK! TV, still looking and sounding as fresh as he did at the start. Such a shame that so few will have witnessed his efforts. I find Huw a bit wooden and Schofe too smug on the other sides.
I think Channel 5's coverage today has been just right. Matt has provided updates throughout the day during regular C5 programming so no need for a dedicated programme and why would they want to when BBC One and ITV1 will mop up the majority of viewers. But at least they marked the occasion, which is more than can be said for Channel 4 unless we count the tenuously linked Come Dine With Me special later this evening. |
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I think Channel 5's coverage today has been just right. Matt has provided updates throughout the day during regular C5 programming so no need for a dedicated programme and why would they want to when BBC One and ITV1 will mop up the majority of viewers. But at least they marked the occasion, which is more than can be said for Channel 4 unless we count the tenuously linked Come Dine With Me special later this evening.
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Rocks and chips is a puzzler. I had already said it was a scheduling howler, big style, but I still reckoned it was good for 5m overnight.
I wonder how many assumed it was a repeat of the Christmas episode? |
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Matt Barbet on Channel 5 News really impressed me today. He's done a terrific job on location outside Buckingham Palace all day long, starting early this morning for The Wright Stuff and only finishing a short time ago for OK! TV, still looking and sounding as fresh as he did at the start. Such a shame that so few will have witnessed his efforts. I find Huw a bit wooden and Schofe too smug on the other sides.
I think Channel 5's coverage today has been just right. Matt has provided updates throughout the day during regular C5 programming so no need for a dedicated programme and why would they want to when BBC One and ITV1 will mop up the majority of viewers. But at least they marked the occasion, which is more than can be said for Channel 4 unless we count the tenuously linked Come Dine With Me special later this evening. |
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I actually really think that ITV is improving as a channel. It seems to have moved away from the cheapness that it had a few years ago and is producing some great stuff again.
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Well at least Ch4 were consistent. Five sounds like the "half pregnant" option - wedding coverage but no wedding
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To be honest, if you're going to use that argument you may as well say why did ITV bother covering the wedding when the BBC will mop up the majority of viewers? It's not as though they made any money through adverts over the period.
Channel 5 have had a news presenter and royal correspondent stationed outside Buckingham Palace all day providing updates which in my view is more than sufficient for a broadcaster of its size. The ceremony itself was available on numerous other channels already and I fail to see how another channel showing the exact same thing would have benefited anyone really. |
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Oh I'm sure ITV will have entertained enough viewers for their hard efforts to have been worthwhile, and good on them for that. If nothing else they have improved their reputation for covering major news events. It was their choice not to carry adverts, something which I'm sure they made up for later in the day.
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Channel 5 have had a news presenter and royal correspondent stationed outside Buckingham Palace all day providing updates which in my view is more than sufficient for a broadcaster of its size. The ceremony itself was available on numerous other channels already and I fail to see how another channel showing the exact same thing would have benefited anyone really.
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I actually really think that ITV is improving as a channel. It seems to have moved away from the cheapness that it had a few years ago and is producing some great stuff again.
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Its also been winning the ratings most nights apart from a Tuesday.
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In the interests of balance, I did flick to ITV a couple of times today, when the Beeb cut to Fearne or had Schama wittering on. I thought Schof and Nightingale did very well, and it did seem less staid than the BBC's predictably (and necessarily) more formal coverage.
But on great occasions of State like this, you just have to have the gravitas, scale and solid dependability of the Beeb. Watching a Royal Wedding on ITV would be like having egg and chips for Christmas Dinner - no matter how enjoyable, it just isn't right! |
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But on great occasions of State like this,
and you accuse Sharma of "wittering on" |
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I actually really think that ITV is improving as a channel. It seems to have moved away from the cheapness that it had a few years ago and is producing some great stuff again.
Last year I watched their election coverage after getting rather hacked off with the BBC, who were interviewing drunk celebs on a boat( the kind of thing ITV would have done), and found it very professional and more accurate. ITV 1 seems to be recovering in the fields of drama and entertainment and also they seem to be showing more factual( as opposed to reality) shows. Yes there is some almighty rubbish around, Daybreak comes to mind, but far less than at the end of the noughties. |
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Even Daybreak was quite good this morning.
One problem the BBC had was always spliting up their presenters so they were on their own (Sian at WA, Bill at BP then Huw at BP, Sophie at WA) meaning they were not able to do any warm banter. ITV had both Adrian and Christine and then Phillip and Julie together in the same place. |
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ITV have just put a News Special on before Corrie and after Baboons with Bailey, unless that was pulled? (edit - finished bang at 20:30 but didn't catch start)
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ITV have just put a News Special on before Corrie and after Baboons with Bailey, unless that was pulled? (edit - finished bang at 20:30 but didn't catch start)
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