Doc Martin
Downton Abbey
I'm A Celeb

and just when I was getting to like you too"

It really was incredible timing that everything blew up in the same week that Question Time ended its series. Very good rating for it. Just terrible for Emmerdale.

Both of which rely on Syco lead ins. You only have to look at I'm a celebs 2007/8 figures to see that.

excellent post my friend.

Also want Doc Martin axed a couple of years ago?

and the 6 years before that? I'm not sure if you've noticed but IAC airs every day and X Factor twice a week, how can it possibly be reliant?

No.

This. 2010 series of IAC did very well in the ratings, even on days without an X-Factor lead in.

ITV have actually been doing quite well recently in shedding there tackier images and I think it is un fair to state that Coronation Street/ X Factor/ BGT are the only big hitters when the likes of Doc Martin, Wild at Heart, Suspicions of Mr. Witcher, Scott and Bailey and Marchlands have all done well for the channel.

That's the size of your list, is it?

I tuned into Candy Bar Girls- and it was terrible. It had quite abut of advertising thrown at it aswell, but clearly the premises of the show and the channel it was on failed to entice viewers.

Channel 5 is really in a worrying position at the moment. Most of it's content is godawful tripe with only the CSI franchise, Mentalist and NCIS being quality. There original programming is abysmal and I can't see this improving any time soon with the return of the tired format that is Big Brother. Getting rid of the live feed is already a bad omen.

but in my defence (having now looked at wikipedia) it hasnt been on air since 8 November 2009, and probaly wont return till 2012, so that explains my mistake.

I would like to aplogise to all those on here, who have a much greater handle on the ITV production scheulde than I.

This Morning was a bit of a disaster today.

They had a long item on the sensitive news about phone hacking and media standards with multiple guests yet being conducted by stand in presenter comedian Paddy McGinnis! The other stand in was Andrea somebody or other - did not catch her name. Not seen them work together before so it might have been a last minute thing.

No wonder they are not having summer episodes this year as they usually do. No idea where Eammon and Ruth were (who usually do Fridays) but this was just not working and from the thread on here others agreed with me and either switched off or stayed tuned to see if it got any worse. He might have tried hard but you just could not take seriously Paddy in debate with hardened journalists. It felt just weird.

The ratings today might be worth watching.

Except it appears they actually are having Summer episodes: http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press...g/default.html

no but I really couldnt be bothered arguing with every numpty.......

well excuse me if ive forgetten about a show that hasnt been on air for two years.

does anyone have the ratings for the last few apprentice finals that have aired at this time of year?

what did torchwood's last series average?

thanks in advance

The Killing did well but I think it will dented next week by Torchwood and Singled Handed. Cowboy Builders returned strongly while CBG flopped, maybe they should stop putting shows at 10pm, ATM only The Restaraunt Inspector broke 1m at 10pm. With Alex Polizzi leaving The Hotel Inspector, I imagine they will concentrate their efforts on making The Restaraunt Inspector the successor.

Awful for Emmerdale. Why didnt they just show an hour episode from 7pm like they usually do against extended Eastenders?


Horrible ratings for ITV2. One show being four times below the slot average at 7pm then another being over five times below the slot average at 10pm. No doubt all the missing viewers were all watching another ITV channel instead.


Superb for Watch, would have thought it's highest figure would have been higher than 0.6m though. Makes Primeval's 0.2/0.3m rating on Tuesdays look even worse.

EastEnders got pretty much normal to what it's been getting


Not once did the BBC promote last night's EastEnders.
They didn't even say we have an Hour-long EastEnders coming up tonight so there was No promotion what so ever.
Sam didn't even feature on Tv shows such as The one show/Loose Women to promote the storyline either

Shark Tank, the 7pm flop you refer to, actually aired on Dave.

Airing in week commencing July 23rd:

New Season: CSI: Miami
Season 9: 1/22
The ninth season of the intriguing forensic detective series comes to Channel 5. In this exciting first instalment, serial killer Bob Starling returns to play a cat-and-mouse game with the investigators, who slowly uncover his dastardly plan.

Live Boxing: Tyson Fury v Dereck Chisora
Live boxing returns to terrestrial television on Saturday night, as Channel 5 presents coverage of the fight between Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora for the British Heavyweight Championship at Wembley Arena. The current British Heavyweight Champion, Dereck Chisora is about to be challenged for his belt by Tyson Fury. Both men have very similar professional records, with 14 wins each and no losses. Tonight, that has to change. Having been lined up to fight Wladimir Klitschko until injury to the Ukrainian followed by David Haye’s intervention stood in the way, Chisora finds himself back at Wembley Arena facing the powerful 6ft 9in frame of Fury, the current English Heavyweight Champion.

Cricket: England v India First Test, Days 3-5 Second Test Day 1
On Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings, Mark Nicholas presents highlights from Lord’s as the first Test in a four-match series between England and India reaches its conclusion. Commentary comes from Geoff Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes. In the records it will be noted that the 2011 Test series between England and Sri Lanka was won by England 1-0. But was it good preparation for the arrival of India, who currently sit at the top of the Test rankings?

Movies include Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Awake (2007).

Source: Channel 5 Press.

Well that is strange....they usually do so it was odd to hear otherwise. But Jenni Falconer on TM a few days ago quite definitely said that next Friday was 'the last in the series'.

Given that she is one of those billed as doing Friday slots over the summer in that link then she ought to know better.

Glad that Eamonn and Ruth are doing Monday to Thursday as usual, but Paddy McGinnis and Coleen Nolan on Fridays will send a few people running for cover given the comments on the Loose Women threads and Paddy's performance today.

Bear in mind another quality offering is coming soon where Welsh rugby union star Gavin Henson hosts a new reality show where he tries to find a new girlfriend. It wouldn't surprise me if C5 try to poach Geordie Shore from MTV as these new offerings they have make it look like ITV 2 a couple of years ago.
Suppose the BB marathon from August until January fails. Then C5 are really going to be in trouble.
However, what do you expect when the owner of the Daily Star runs a television channel. OK TV, Candy Bar Girls, Vanessa, a clapped out reality show that Des only bought to keep his journalists busy, more reality rubbish, a news service that is a joke.

There was quite a bit of advertising thrown at Cowboy Builders as well, and that delivered a strong result, so that doesn't really support your second point.


How so? Their share of viewing is actually up year-on-year in the most recent week of official data, whilst ITV1 and Channel 4 are both down. More importantly, the channel is significantly more profitable than it was this time last year. So please, enlighten me as to how it's in a "worrying" position as you claim? If anything things would appear to be on the up.


Making ill-informed comments like this I can only assume you haven't watched many programmes on Channel 5. But well done, comments like the above will make you very popular here. Good job I'm not here to make friends.


Oh look, another sweeping statement with no attempt to give examples. Luckily I can give two very recent examples of my own to contradict what you're saying: Walking The Amazon was a brilliant two-part documentary that looked at Ed Stafford's record-breaking mammoth trek across the entire length of the Amazon river. Not only did this programme rate well in terms of audience, it also scored highly in the Appreciation Index with scores of 82 and 87. Submarine School, part of the current 8 O'Clock Heroes strand, was another highly praised documentary series that recently aired on the channel. "Abysmal" is not a word I have seen used to describe either of these two programmes.


Not been confirmed. More details on this year's coverage of Big Brother will be revealed in due course. Until then, the hissy fits that continue to dominate a certain sub-section of this forum are a waste of time.

Does anyone have a breakdown for EastEnders last night?

Vanessa was cancelled. The news is provided by Sky. Big Brother is only "clapped out" if you're not a fan, and we know you're not. So that leaves us with 2 or 3 shows out of their entire lineup that you may or may not have a point about. It's hardly a compelling case, is it?

It makes no difference who owns it. Channel 5 was far more downmarket than it is now in the early years under RTL. The commissioning decisions which are being made reflect what genres are popular on UK television today, and as a mainstream broadcaster looking to build audience share you would expect them to follow these trends. So blame the public, not the channel. If there wasn't a proven market for shows like Candy Bar Girls, they would not be made. End of.