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The Ratings Thread (Part 22)
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Channel 5 have snapped up the rights to Meerkat Manor (BBC Two/Animal Planet documentary series) to replace Home and Away which begins its summer hiatus on August 1st.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“repeats or new episodes?”
“repeats or new episodes?”
Repeats. Animal Planet cancelled the series in 2009 after 4 series.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Repeats. Animal Planet cancelled the series in 2009 after 4 series.”
“Repeats. Animal Planet cancelled the series in 2009 after 4 series.”
I wonder if its got a sponsor
Originally Posted by Fudd:
“comparethemarket.com?
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“comparethemarket.com?
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I think it would be better played as compared the meerkat, with no mention at all of the car insurance side.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“I think it would be better played as compared the meerkat, with no mention at all of the car insurance side.”
“I think it would be better played as compared the meerkat, with no mention at all of the car insurance side.”
Simples.
Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Simples.”
“Simples.
”
to give you fair warning, people who say that to me in the real world, cease to exisit.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“to give you fair warning, people who say that to me in the real world, cease to exisit.”
“to give you fair warning, people who say that to me in the real world, cease to exisit.”
Sorry.,
But that what just begging for it. I don't say it real life, honest.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“I am pleased to hear that.”
“I am pleased to hear that.”
(Your message is too short etc. etc. etc.)
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“Don't see why folk are surprised at LWWTBAMSOFSCS winning its slot, given how well in relative terms the previous LWWTBAMCSs have done. My Family is damaged goods having been publicly axed.”
“Don't see why folk are surprised at LWWTBAMSOFSCS winning its slot, given how well in relative terms the previous LWWTBAMCSs have done. My Family is damaged goods having been publicly axed.”
That excuse doesn't seem to be the case with The Royal though. It wasn't the case for Heartbeat either.
Originally Posted by Andy23:
“That excuse doesn't seem to be the case with The Royal though. It wasn't the case for Heartbeat either.”
“That excuse doesn't seem to be the case with The Royal though. It wasn't the case for Heartbeat either.”
The Royal's been sat on the shelf for ages since its axe though, so not quite the same.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“The Royal's been sat on the shelf for ages since its axe though, so not quite the same.”
“The Royal's been sat on the shelf for ages since its axe though, so not quite the same.”
so has My family!
Originally Posted by GeorgeS:
“so has My family!”
“so has My family!”
There are still stories being printed about its axe now. The Royal has long been forgotten.
Originally Posted by Georged123:
“ The only show that was down a fair chunk was The One Show due to the fact that it was a repeat this week.”
“ The only show that was down a fair chunk was The One Show due to the fact that it was a repeat this week.”
I expect The Open golf was pulling good figures from 7-8pm.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“There are still stories being printed about its axe now. The Royal has long been forgotten.”
“There are still stories being printed about its axe now. The Royal has long been forgotten.”
I don't think that affects an audience overall, though. Whether axed or not, if people like it they'll watch it.
The fact is The Royal was axed becuase the demos were wrong for ITV. My Family was axed because they had run out of ideas and the quality of the show (already panned) has dipped even further. Hence The Royal has 'held up' relatively speaking. My Family has not.
You can't compare My Family with The Royal. The former has a more sophisticated audience (or did) who would be aware of its axing and also the declining quality. The Royal and Heartbeat are different - Sunday night nursing home mush for those who like their veg overboiled. You could show the same episode week after week and a large number of the audience wouldn't notice.
Actually, I think Heartbeat did manage something close to that trick for nearly 20 years....
Actually, I think Heartbeat did manage something close to that trick for nearly 20 years....
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“The former has a more sophisticated audience....”
“The former has a more sophisticated audience....”
Mrs Bucket snobbery alert!
Highest Rated:
1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Channel 5), Tue 05 Jul, 23:55 92.0
2. Seve: The Legend (BBC One), Sun 10 Jul, 22:25 91.1
3. CSI: New York (Channel 5), Sat 09 Jul, 22:45 91.0
4. Only Fools And Horses (BBC One), Thu 07 Jul, 14:10 90.6
5. Desperate Housewives (Channel 4), Wed 06 Jul, 22:00 90.5
6. Only Fools and Horses (BBC One), Fri 08 Jul, 14:10 90.4
7. Luther (BBC One), Tue 05 Jul, 21:00 90.1
8. 24 Hours in A&E (Channel 4), Wed 06 Jul, 21:00 90.0
9. Attenborough's Journey (BBC Two), Wed 06 Jul, 19:00 89.9
10. NCIS (Channel 5), Sat 09 Jul, 19:55 89.8
11. The Big Bang Theory (Channel 4), Fri 08 Jul, 23:05 89.8
12. Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two), Thu 07 Jul, 18:30 89.4
13. Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two), Fri 08 Jul, 18:30 89.1
14. Britain's Bravest Cops (BBC One), Thu 07 Jul, 09:15 89.1
15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Channel 5), Sat 09 Jul, 20:55 89.1
16. Only Fools and Horses (BBC One), Wed 06 Jul, 14:10 89.1
17. NCIS (Channel 5), Wed 06 Jul, 21:00 89.0
18. CSI: All-Time Top 10 (Channel 5), Tue 05 Jul, 22:00 88.9
19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Channel 5), Tue 05 Jul, 23:00 88.7
20. History Cold Case (BBC Two), Thu 07 Jul, 21:00 88.7
Lowest Rated:
1. Him & Her (BBC One), Wed 06 Jul, 23:15 66.3
2. Daybreak (ITV1), Fri 08 Jul, 06:00 66.6
3. Daybreak (ITV1), Thu 07 Jul, 06:00 67.1
4. Daybreak (ITV1), Wed 06 Jul, 06:00 67.5
5. The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws (BBC One), Wed 06 Jul, 22:35 67.8
6. Daybreak (ITV1), Mon 04 Jul, 06:00 69.4
7. Candy Bar Girls (Channel 5), Thu 07 Jul, 22:00 70.7
8. Eyes Wide Shut (ITV1), Sun 10 Jul, 22:45 70.7
9. The National Lottery Friday Night Draws (BBC One), Fri 08 Jul, 23:25 71.0
10. Daybreak (ITV1), Tue 05 Jul, 06:00 71.9
scores out of 100.
1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Channel 5), Tue 05 Jul, 23:55 92.0
2. Seve: The Legend (BBC One), Sun 10 Jul, 22:25 91.1
3. CSI: New York (Channel 5), Sat 09 Jul, 22:45 91.0
4. Only Fools And Horses (BBC One), Thu 07 Jul, 14:10 90.6
5. Desperate Housewives (Channel 4), Wed 06 Jul, 22:00 90.5
6. Only Fools and Horses (BBC One), Fri 08 Jul, 14:10 90.4
7. Luther (BBC One), Tue 05 Jul, 21:00 90.1
8. 24 Hours in A&E (Channel 4), Wed 06 Jul, 21:00 90.0
9. Attenborough's Journey (BBC Two), Wed 06 Jul, 19:00 89.9
10. NCIS (Channel 5), Sat 09 Jul, 19:55 89.8
11. The Big Bang Theory (Channel 4), Fri 08 Jul, 23:05 89.8
12. Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two), Thu 07 Jul, 18:30 89.4
13. Great British Railway Journeys (BBC Two), Fri 08 Jul, 18:30 89.1
14. Britain's Bravest Cops (BBC One), Thu 07 Jul, 09:15 89.1
15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Channel 5), Sat 09 Jul, 20:55 89.1
16. Only Fools and Horses (BBC One), Wed 06 Jul, 14:10 89.1
17. NCIS (Channel 5), Wed 06 Jul, 21:00 89.0
18. CSI: All-Time Top 10 (Channel 5), Tue 05 Jul, 22:00 88.9
19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Channel 5), Tue 05 Jul, 23:00 88.7
20. History Cold Case (BBC Two), Thu 07 Jul, 21:00 88.7
Lowest Rated:
1. Him & Her (BBC One), Wed 06 Jul, 23:15 66.3
2. Daybreak (ITV1), Fri 08 Jul, 06:00 66.6
3. Daybreak (ITV1), Thu 07 Jul, 06:00 67.1
4. Daybreak (ITV1), Wed 06 Jul, 06:00 67.5
5. The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws (BBC One), Wed 06 Jul, 22:35 67.8
6. Daybreak (ITV1), Mon 04 Jul, 06:00 69.4
7. Candy Bar Girls (Channel 5), Thu 07 Jul, 22:00 70.7
8. Eyes Wide Shut (ITV1), Sun 10 Jul, 22:45 70.7
9. The National Lottery Friday Night Draws (BBC One), Fri 08 Jul, 23:25 71.0
10. Daybreak (ITV1), Tue 05 Jul, 06:00 71.9
scores out of 100.
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“You can't compare My Family with The Royal. The former has a more sophisticated audience (or did) who would be aware of its axing and also the declining quality. The Royal and Heartbeat are different - Sunday night nursing home mush for those who like their veg overboiled. You could show the same episode week after week and a large number of the audience wouldn't notice.
Actually, I think Heartbeat did manage something close to that trick for nearly 20 years....”
“You can't compare My Family with The Royal. The former has a more sophisticated audience (or did) who would be aware of its axing and also the declining quality. The Royal and Heartbeat are different - Sunday night nursing home mush for those who like their veg overboiled. You could show the same episode week after week and a large number of the audience wouldn't notice.
Actually, I think Heartbeat did manage something close to that trick for nearly 20 years....”
I completely disagree with that. I'd argue that while My Family skews younger, it's not more 'sophisticated' than The Royal by any stretch of the imagination. Indeed, it's probably less sophisticated nowadays.
Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Highest Rated:
7. Luther (BBC One), Tue 05 Jul, 21:00 90.1”
“Highest Rated:
7. Luther (BBC One), Tue 05 Jul, 21:00 90.1”
Very impressive AI for it to be the top original British primetime programme in that list. The icing on the cake, for what has been a really successful second series ratings wise.
ITV have no programmes in the top 20, and have taken up six slots in the bottom ten. Says it all.
How do the soaps generally do in the AIs, please?
How do the soaps generally do in the AIs, please?
Originally Posted by rzt:
“Very impressive AI for it to be the top original British primetime programme in that list. The icing on the cake, for what has been a really successful second series ratings wise.”
“Very impressive AI for it to be the top original British primetime programme in that list. The icing on the cake, for what has been a really successful second series ratings wise.”
Completely agree. I don't think anybody expected Luther S2 to be anywhere near as successful as it has been. But credit to the BBC for having the faith, one of the great ratings surprises of 2011 so far.
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