LOL, they moved Dr Who to October to get away from the good weather.

Well at least it will be dark outside by the time it's on. I really hope Dr Who does well this week it's been a fantastic series

BB was never going to average 3m on C5, looking at the length of the series - 2.5m was very unlikely also. I would say 2m would have been the target audience with a young demo that advertisers want, it has found an audience though and is pretty stable. (1st 7 are barb officials)

Monday 12th Sept 1.69m
Tuesday 13th Sept 1.61m
Wednesday 14th Sept 1.65m
Thursday 15th Sept 1.37m
Friday 16th Sept 1.93m & 1.41m
Saturday 17th Sept 1.14m
Sunday 18th Sept 1.44m
Monday 19th Sept 1.4m
Tuesday 20th Sept 1.46m
Wed 21st Sept 1.3m
Thursday 22nd Sept 1.31m
Friday 23rd September 1.49m
Saturday 24th September 1.1m
Sunday 25th September 1.34m
Monday 26th September 1.4m

The recent overnight average appears to be 1.4m, with most officals 1.5m+. this years housemates appear to be the most normal in a decade, maybe the lack of 'freak' housemates has affected ratings (okay Tom and Heaven are off the wall but harmless) - This is the 1st series I have watched in many years and it is easy viewing to watch on catch up.

One thing that they ought to have tried - would be a live 1 hour show on 5* at 11pm have live tasks, live nominations, live house guests - anything to make it worth watching - but still showing the previous days highlights on C5 at 10pm.

Or couldn't be bothered with the start because they were halfway through watching something else. Fans who might be upset to miss the first thirty minutes of a studio show, might not worry too much about missing thirty minutes of the mid-series lull.

It is a shame that BB isnt doing that well as it is actually a really good series with a great cast.

It has become uncool though hasnt it? We used to all talk about it at school but I cant see them doing that now, it certainly isnt talked about at work.

Two series lows in a row suggest that its going to be lower than '09. Last week was the lowest season premiere ever and this week is the lowest performance show rating ever. Its going to be a rough ride for Dancing with the Stars (and by extension ABC) and to answer your question ABC really aren't ready for life without Dancing with the Stars.


Or they couldn't be bothered with the start because they know nothing happens in the first 30 minutes?

Indeed.

Terra Nova's numbers are dissapointing considering how expensive the show is, I think if it can hold steady, it'll be renewed but FOX does seem to unlucky with high concept series, both Human Target and The Sarah Connor Chronicles were cancelled in their second season but I do give FOX credit for trying to find a new action series.

The CBS comedies are doing very well, even 2 Broke Girls did well despite moving to 8.30pm, think it would have been at 15-16m had it been behind TAAHM and Mike and Molly did great as well. Hawaii Five-0 had a good drop and even it was slightly beaten by Castle viewer wise, demo wise it did well as very few shows crack a 3 at 10pm.

I bet they want to, but they haven't got the balls - they know it just won't get the ratings on Christmas Day that it would get the previous Sunday, even if they did pull off an almost unheard of Christmas Night ratings victory. They simply can't risk something that could pull 11-12m viewers without massive competition in the hope it gets 9m and pulls off a shock Christmas NIght win.

BTW, I assume your reference to the TXF Final being on Sunday 18th is a mistake, and not something you know that we all don't? I thought it was confirmed as 10/11 December?


Staggering.

Fincham resigned as BBC1 boss because some clot at the independent production company edited footage of The Queen in the wrong order. Will he have to fall on his sword again?

(Not saying he should do. I don't think he should have quit last time either)


Good. "BBC bosses grow some balls" shocker....


Not ideal, I suppose. Nobody could have expected that. But there's a world of difference between 6pm at the start of October, even in an unseasonal heatwave, and 6pm during a July one.

Besides, I'm sure Sir Brucie has arranged biblical snowfalls for the day of the Final again...

I see the BBC Press Office has the following show times for Sat 8 October:

Strictly 7pm-8pm (must be a typo, clearly it's on for 2 hours)

Merlin 8.15pm-9pm

Casualty 9pm-9.50pm

That would suggest a 15 minute lotto draw 8-8.15pm - but that's madness given how much Merlin thrives on the SCD lead in, why send 6-7m viewers over to TXF whilst the lottery is on and risk them not coming back?

They don't usually put transmission times on the Press Office site until confirmed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pro...wk41/sat.shtml

The Super League Show often airs in Northern England on Sunday Nights during the season

BBC1 North East has another opt-out this Sunday at 10.55pm for "Mr Rich and The Terriers"



Fair enough if you've got less time but likewise I do enjoy seeing the off-peak Channel 5 ratings


I'd agree with the former Panorama editor. It's valuable PSB programming. Events in Syria are being sidelined by other news. It's certainly not good when it damages other shows but on the other hand it would be a very sorry situation if 30 minutes of primetime couldn't be given over to heavyweight current affairs on a PSB channel. Even if it is boring to many, the BBC has a duty to expose and report on issues such as Syria and arms dealing to a wide audience

So what Panorama got 1.7 million on Monday? The BBC isn't a commercial channel

If people want 'populist' current affairs, then Tonight provides that - Indeed it provides a good counter balance to Panorama's more heavyweight offering

A consistent night from Five if not a brilliant one. The 7.30pm slot is still quite weak, but the lead in didn't hurt Big Brother at all; it has stabilised around the 1.4m and it'll be interesting to see if there was a boost tonight after the fallout in yesterday's show. Bit On The Side does very well for the channel in the late slot.

Coronation Street's 7.30pm share is very good - the first time the 40% mark has been hit in a while. The 8.30pm didn't do too badly either, while Emmerdale started the evening off well. Doc Martin saw a slight dip though the share is still good, and Exposure didn't do dreadfully in the late news slot though was well beaten by A Question of Sport.

The 8pm hour performed brilliantly for BBC Two but Dragon's Den could do so much better in another slot, though that is still a good rating for it. Have I Got Old News For You pulled in a reasonable figure for a repeat and even Coast didn't do badly at 7pm. Overall, a good night for the channel.

It was a poor night for BBC One with only EastEnders standing out as recording a decent rating. Panorama especially took a hit, though Bang Goes The Theory was also down on last week. A Question of Sport did well after the news. The Queen's Palaces is performing as filler usually does against tough programming.

Rude Tube is still putting in a decent effort for Channel 4 at 10pm despite now falling behind Big Brother in the direct head to head. Embarrassing Bodies is struggling badly in it's current slot. Dispatches didn't disgrace itself in the 8pm hour.

They often put down the wrong timeslots and programme lengths on the Press Office site especially for Saturdays in the preliminary press release.

Relatively speaking, Dancing with the Stars' figures are not dreadful, but for a show of that size they are pretty poor. They lack a big character this season to pull viewers in IMO; a lot of accomplished dancers but where's the big name? Castle did reasonably well in the 10pm slot, nearly retaining a 3.0 figure.

It was an excellent night for CBS despite the widely suspected falls each show suffered. 2 Broke Girls' retention was good considering the lack of lead in (relatively speaking, compared to last week) but How I Met Your Mother and Mike & Molly both did well and that's a very good figure for Two and a Half Men. Hawaii Five-0 performed well in the 10pm slot.

Considering all the hype that's poor for Terra Nova. The thing is The X Factor may grow over the series; neither the UK or Australian versions hit the ground running. But I think Terra Nova needed to find it's footing a lot quicker than that...but was it really wise of FOX to launch it on a very competitive Monday night?

The Sing Off is holding up respectably for NBC in the demo and I think the broadcaster will just be pleased that The Playboy Club didn't dip below the 1.0 mark!

I guess the demos aren't dreadful for The CW considering CBS was pulling in a big audience between 8pm and 11pm; the figures are low though.

I just watched Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen and while it's in the same vein of Mary Queen of Shops and The Hotel Inspector, it's quite good, think it should on at 9pm rather than 8pm.

A few overnights from yesterday:

Gok’s Clothes Roadshow (C4): 1.2m (5.3%)
Seven Dwarves (C4): 1.3m (5.7%) , +1: 234,400 (1.4%)
Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen (C5): 550,000 (2.4%)

Source: Attentional

Bad start for Superior Interiors, that slot usually rates around 1m. Also poor for Gok Wan's show- the previous series averaged 1.7m.

Body Farm - 4.7m

Hedge Wars - 2.4m


Great British Bake Off - 3.9m

Superior Interiors - 500,000

Steady for the Body Farm, about the same as last week. Looks like it'll settle at that 4.5/4.6/4.7m overnight level for the rest of the series, quite similar to how fellow new BBC1 drama Silk was rating in that slot earlier this year (and got recommissioned). As it'll timeshift 0.9/1.0m per episode, they're most likely looking at an official series average in the high 5's which ought to be enough for another series.

Good rating for Great British Bake Off, will ceratinly top 4m next week for the final

I reckon the next series is heading for BBC1.

How low did ITV1's primetime lineup rate last night, Bushmills ?

With even Cowell now pitching a reality cooking format a la Masterchef, it looks like we've a bit of primetime cookery to lookforward to. Then again, if Cowell is now in his Partridge/second series/smell my cheese/Monkey Tennis phase, who knows what other wacky formats he'll come up with?

Indeed, Red and Black even secured £15m of ITV's money and actually made it to our screens!

I think Bake-Off will stay on BBC2. It doesn't "feel" BBC1 no matter how well it rates.

at that C5 rating. Horrible.

Body Farm did well, as did the Great British Bake Off.

Channel 4 seems low, Gok Wan seems to be loosing his appeal...

l wonder if a late night doc about garden hedges managed to outrate any of ITV's primetime offerings.....?

Not quite….but it was close. Figures for ITV1 +1 in brackets.

Mayday Mayday – 2.5m (2.6m)
Missing Millions - 2.4m (2.5m)
71 Degrees North – 2.5m (2.7m)